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Expert: Jim Delillo Date: 4/13/2008 Subject: Getting date and time on images
Question QUESTION: Hi,
I am using Sony cyber shot DSC-W30 digital camera.. I would like to have date and time on the images. I tried all options in the camera but it seems this camera does not support.
I am using Cyber shot viewer to download the images from the camera..
Could you please let me know how can i get date and time on the images.
Your help is highly appreciated.
Thanks/Suneel
ANSWER: Sorry, this camera does not support Time and Date stamp.
See Specification below:
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Sony DSC-W30 Specifications:
Imaging Device: 1/ 2.5" Super HAD CCD
Megapixel: 6.0 MP
Recording Media: 32MB 1 internal memory or Memory Stick DUO or Memory Stick DUO PRO media only
Lens Construction: 6 Elements in 5 Groups (2 Aspheric Elements)
White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Flash
Color Mode(s): Black & White, Natural, Rich, Sepia
Date/Time Stamp: No/No
Erase/Protect: Yes/Yes
Media/Battery Indicator: Yes/Yes
Still Image Modes:Burst, JPEG (Fine/Standard), Multi-Burst
ISO: Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1000
Scene Modes: Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Soft Snap, Landscape, Beach, Snow, High Sensitivity
Self-Timer: Yes, 10 Seconds, 2 Seconds, Off
MPEG Movie Mode: MPEG VX Fine (640 X 480, 30 fps) with Audio, (MPEG VX Fine Requires Memory Stick PRO Duo media) MPEG VX Standard (640 X 480, 16.6 fps) with Audio, Video Mail (160 x 112, 8.0fps) with Audio
Microphone/Speaker: Yes/Yes
USB Terminal: Yes, Supports USB 2.0 Hi-speed2
Memory Stick PRO Duo Media Compatibility: Tested to support up to 2GB3 Memory Stick PRO Duo; does not support Access Control security function
Audio/Video Outputs: Yes
Battery Type: Lithium-Ion NP-BG1
Battery Capacity: 3.6V
Supplied Software: Cyber-shot Viewer Vers 1.0 + USB Driver, (Windows)
Operating System Compatibility:Microsoft 2000 Professional, ME, XP Home and Professional; Macintosh OS 9.1/9.2/OS X (10.0-10.4)
Limited Warranty: 1 Year Parts & Labor
Real Imaging Processor Technology: Yes
PictBridge Compatible: Yes
Clear Color/Clear Luminance NR: Yes
Multi-Pattern Measuring: Yes
Supplied Accessories: NP-BG1 Lithium-Ion Battery, BC-CSG Battery Charger, A/V Connecting Cable, USB Cable, Wrist Strap, Software CD-ROM, Note: No Memory Stick DUO media or adapters are included.
Color: Silver
Dimensions: 3 1/2" x 2 5/16" x 15/16" (89 x 59 x 23 mm)
Weight: 4.5 oz (123 g) Body; 5.6 oz. (153g) including Battery and optional Memory Stick
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QUESTION: Thanks for the information provided. But i would like to know using any other means if i can get the date stamp on my photos.. May be using some software or application which can print the date on the photo.
Thanks/Suneel
Answer Well there are lots of photo editing programs around (Photoshop, MSPaint, CorelDraw, Illustrator) use the text tool , but probably one of the easiest way to do this is with MSWord (word processing software).
Follow these steps.
Open up a new MSWord document.
From the Main Menu bar:
Insert>Picture>From File
navigate to your photo and Click on Insert.
Your photo will appear in your document.
Next
From the Main Menu bar:
Insert>Textbox
Drag the '+' cursor to a location on your photo (document).
Click and drag to size the box.
Note: The location and size are not important, you can control that later.
Type in your Date/Time or other text.
Move it to any location by dragging the box into position.
Change the attributes by right clicking the box
Format TextBox
Set the Fill to 'No Fill' and the Line to 'No Line' to hide the box itself. You will be left with text on a transparent background.
To change the Font size and color, just highlight the text and select the text attributes from the MSWord toolbar.
