Date and time stamp

The camera does not have a date stamp mode. However the date and time (and a lot more) are stored with every picture in its EXIF metadata. Any photo viewing/editing program should be able to display this data. To print this data, please consult the documentation for whatever program you're using to print your pictures. Depending on the program and printer you may print the date on the image, in the margins, or on the back.

The date and time (and a lot more) are stored with every picture in its EXIF metadata. Any photo viewing/editing program should be able to display this data. To print this data, please consult the documentation for whatever program you're using to print your pictures. Depending on the program and printer you may print the date on the image, in the margins, or on the back.

Go into the settings of the camera and look for anything called "Date/Time Stamp." Enable this setting and the date will be printed on every picture. Be careful, though. Date/Time Stamps are not easily removed so make sure you want it on whatever you are photographing.

Hope this helps.

Sorry, not nearly enough info. What model camera, what software are you using on the computer (if any) to alter/save photos, what format are you shooting in (RAW, .jpeg, etc.)...

My hunch is that your rear screen is DISPLAYING time/date but that you don't have the option enabled to actually EMBED the stamp on the photos. Check your settings or ideally check the manual if you have it.

Hello Dear,

In all Canon PowerShot and IXUS series cameras date and time can be stamped on the photos shot in Post Card Size, to set the Camera into this mode do the following:
On Camera in Shooting mode (Live view is visible on LCD)
Press Function/Set button once
From right-left move to the Post Card Size
Press Function/Set again.
Now, Press Menu Button
From up-down move down
On Stamp Date (Option Name written, Visible on the Right top Corner of Screen)
From right-left move and select you want only Date or Date and Time both.
Press Menu again
Now, you are ready.

For more clarification please revert.

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Joseph Manoj

The date is printed on the photos using the "pict bridge" software. The date printing option is set on the computer, not the camera. If the printer has it disabled or it is a printer that doesn't support it, you won't get the date.

The best way to add date/ time stamp to your photo is to use watermark software like Bitwar Watermark Expert.
Add Watermark
So users need to download and install the best watermark software on the computer system first. Then, users can choose Watermark Photo or Watermark Video tool based on the required file format but the steps below will show how to add watermark to photo:
Step 1: Choose the Watermark Photo tool and upload the Image file into the software.
Step 2: Choose Add Text to add text watermark or Add Image to add image watermark to the picture.
Step 3: Type in the Text into the textbox as text watermark and edit the watermark by editing the Font, Size, Rotate, Opacity, and Position. Besides, browse the Image to insert as image watermark and edit the image through the Size, Rotate, Opacity, and Position.
Step 4: After finish editing the watermark, click Apply to start the conversion.
Step 5: When the conversion is complete, tap on Open Path to preview the new photo.

To get the date/time to be on your photos while taking the picture so you don't have to use the software later do this:

When in the mode to take pictures, press the round "Function Set" button and change the recording pixels to "Postcard 1600 X 1200". "Postcard" is the only setting that will allow the time/date stamp to be recorded on the picture.

Then press the "Menu" button and scroll down to "Date Stamp". You can select "Date", "Date & Time" or "Off". You can only do this when your pictures are set to the "Postcard" mode.

Set the resolution to PostageCard (1600x1200).
Many of these cameras have only ONE RESOLUTION setting which allows you to have a date/ date and time stamp on the file, which will print on the viewed or printed photo.

How to do it:
Turn the camera on M mode.
Use the func. set.
go down the menu to the resolution settings. (on the bottom of menu).
Pick only the postagecard (1600x1200) setting.

I also was like you, and had an awful time with a camera I was fixing. I then looked it up on the Net and found an online user manual for the Canon SD 500, which should be basically the same.