Date/Time Stamp On Photo

Nathan Lanni

Senior Member
Just purchased a D7000 - seems like a really great camera.

I've search this forum to find a way to switch on this function. Also read the manual. Every other digital camera I've used, including Nikon's, had this capability.

I'm aware pic internal data contains date and time info, and the internal data and the photo date/time stamp can be faked by changing the camera's date and time or Photoshop. There's also software does it as a batch process.

Regardless I need to know how to switch on this capability.

Thanks
 
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Fred Kingston

Senior Member
The D7000 doesn't embed a Date/Time stamp in the image. You'll have too use software to read the EXIF data, and add it to the image in post-processing... Sorry...
 

Dave_W

The Dude
If you look on page 186 of the owners manual (see HERE) you can print your photos with the date and time on them but you cannot force the date onto the actual image (at least not that I know of). Same with the D7100. Almost no one buying this level of camera would want anything other than the image permanently embedded on their images.
 

Nathan Lanni

Senior Member
Almost no one buying this level of camera would want anything other than the image permanently embedded on their images.

If I were a golfer I'd want to buy the best set of clubs I could afford, but if there's a hook in my swing no set of clubs will cure it. Pardon my irreverence but a camera is just a tool, a modern one at that, loaded with many technological software functions. Time and date stamp is a software function, and somebody commented out the code because the marketing guys said the camera should not have this function because it needed to appeal to a certain "level' of photographer. If we want to get really serious about our "art", I'll dig out my 1970's vintage Minolta 35mm SLR and manually set my aperture and shutter speed. Would that qualify me for any level of camera?

I just retired and wanted a versatile camera with enough capability to last me for a while. I'll be able to fulfill my photographic ambitions, however, my first task is to prepare some documentation for a report. Maybe a Nikon d7000 is too high level for such mundane tasks.

Cheers.
 
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If I were a golfer I'd want to buy the best set of clubs I could afford, but if there's a hook in my swing no set of clubs will cure it. Pardon my irreverence but a camera is just a tool, a modern one at that, loaded with many technological software functions. Time and date stamp is a software function, and somebody commented out the code because the marketing guys said the camera should not have this function because it needed to appeal to a certain "level' of photographer. If we want to get really serious about our "art", I'll dig out my 1970's vintage Minolta 35mm SLR and manually set my aperture and shutter speed. Would that qualify me for any level of camera?

I just retired and wanted a versatile camera with enough capability to last me for a while. I'll be able to fulfill my photographic ambitions, however, my first task is to prepare some documentation for a report. Maybe a Nikon d7000 is too high level for such mundane tasks.

Cheers.

What software are you using to process your photos? Most of the software will be able to put the date and time on the photo which will help you do what you want to do.
 

Nathan Lanni

Senior Member
What software are you using to process your photos? Most of the software will be able to put the date and time on the photo which will help you do what you want to do.


Haven't got any yet - wasn't aware I needed it until today. One of my searches turned up somebody talking about software. I use ThumbsPlus to manage my photos and it has some batch processing capabilities that I'll need to explore. It might do it.

Recommendations are welcome.
 
Haven't got any yet - wasn't aware I needed it until today. One of my searches turned up somebody talking about software. I use ThumbsPlus to manage my photos and it has some batch processing capabilities that I'll need to explore. It might do it.

Recommendations are welcome.

I think you mentioned a report. Are the pictures going to be printed in the report? If yes then what are you using to write the report?
 

pedroj

Senior Member
If I were a golfer I'd want to buy the best set of clubs I could afford, but if there's a hook in my swing no set of clubs will cure it. Pardon my irreverence but a camera is just a tool, a modern one at that, loaded with many technological software functions. Time and date stamp is a software function, and somebody commented out the code because the marketing guys said the camera should not have this function because it needed to appeal to a certain "level' of photographer. If we want to get really serious about our "art", I'll dig out my 1970's vintage Minolta 35mm SLR and manually set my aperture and shutter speed. Would that qualify me for any level of camera?

I just retired and wanted a versatile camera with enough capability to last me for a while. I'll be able to fulfill my photographic ambitions, however, my first task is to prepare some documentation for a report. Maybe a Nikon d7000 is too high level for such mundane tasks.

Cheers.



Get a point & shoot they have the feature you want...
 

Nathan Lanni

Senior Member
What I was asking is what are you going to use to write the report? What software? Like MS Word?

Sorry, misunderstood your question.

Typically what I do is use MS Word, create a table set up for a 8.5x11 in portrait mode - photos on 1/2 of the page with descriptions next to each photo.

I'm sure I could manually note the date on the page header, or even next to photo, but it would be preferable to have the date/time stamp on the photo itself.
 

Dave_W

The Dude
I have to agree with pedroj, a point-n-shoot seems like it would suit your needs better than a D7000. And be significantly less expensive.
 
Sorry, misunderstood your question.

Typically what I do is use MS Word, create a table set up for a 8.5x11 in portrait mode - photos on 1/2 of the page with descriptions next to each photo.

I'm sure I could manually note the date on the page header, or even next to photo, but it would be preferable to have the date/time stamp on the photo itself.

You can do that using the photo toolbar. Just set the text wrap wrapping to "In Front of The Text" then you can position it to wherever you want and also change the size and color to work with the photo.
 

Horoscope Fish

Senior Member
I suggest you download Photo Dater. This application is free, and will date/time stamp your photo's for you in the location you choose. You can choose to stamp entire directories or single photos. You can change the font, font size and font color as well.

Go nuts.





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Nathan Lanni

Senior Member
I suggest you download Photo Dater. This application is free, and will date/time stamp your photo's for you in the location you choose. You can choose to stamp entire directories or single photos. You can change the font, font size and font color as well.

Go nuts..

That worked really well.

It created a separate file in each case with the date stamp on it so the original does no bear the permanent mark. Best of both worlds. :)

Thanks
 

Horoscope Fish

Senior Member
That worked really well.

It created a separate file in each case with the date stamp on it so the original does no bear the permanent mark. Best of both worlds. :)

Thanks
Awesome. Glad to hear it works for you. I don't need Photo Dater very often, but it is a pretty nifty app for when I do need to date/time stamp photos and, like you, I appreciate the fact it creates a new image file with the date stamp and leaves my original unmodified.
 

kluisi

Senior Member
I'm a private investigator and would like to have a Nikon DSLR that has the time date stamp for testimony reasons. Is the a new model available?

I believe every Nikon DSLR records this information in its EXIF data. Wouldn't you be able to show the time from there?

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