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Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu
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Date Imprint
The date and time of recording can be imprinted directly onto pictures, allowing
the information to be printed even from printers that do not support date printing
(
A
81).
At settings other than
Off
, the icon for the current setting is displayed in the
monitor (
A
6).
B
Date Imprint
•
Imprinted dates form a permanent part of image data and cannot be deleted.
•
Dates imprinted at an
Image mode
setting (
A
75) of
TV screen (6
40
)
may be difficult to read.
Choose
PC screen (
1024
)
or larger when using date imprint.
•
The date is recorded using the format selected in the setup menu’s
Date
item (
A
16, 94).
•
The date cannot be imprinted in some shooting modes (
A
117).
•
Date imprint cannot be used together with Electronic VR (
A
100). Selecting date imprint while
electronic VR is set to
Auto
automatically changes the electronic VR setting to
Off
.
C
Date Imprint and Print Set
When printing from DPOF-compatible printers that support the printing of dates and photo
information, you can print date and photo information on pictures even if
Date imprint
has not
been applied. You can do this by using the
Print set
option and configuring
Date
and
Info
(
A
71).
Off (default setting)
Date and time are not imprinted on pictures.
Date
Date is imprinted on the bottom right corner of pictures taken while this option is in
effect.
Date and time
Date and time are imprinted on the bottom right corner of pictures taken while this
option is in effect.
Date counter
Time stamp shows number of days between date of recording and selected date.
