Nikon D5100, User Manual

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Choose the date information imprinted on photographs as they are taken.
At settings other than Off , the selected option is indicated by a
d
icon in the information display.
❚❚
Date Counter
Up to three separate dates can be stored in slots 1, 2, and 3. The
first time you use the date counter, you will be prompted to
select a date for slot 1; enter a date using the multi selector and
press
J
. To change the date or store additional dates, highlight
a slot, press
2
, and enter the date. To use the stored date,
highlight the slot and press J .
To choose a date counter format, highlight Display options and
press
2
to display the menu shown at right. Highlight an option
and press J . Highlight Done in the date counter menu and
press J when settings are complete.
d5: Print Date
G
button
➜
A Custom Settings menu
Option Description
Off The time and date do not appear on photographs.
a
Date
The date or date and time are imprinted on
photographs taken while this option is in
effect.
b
Date and time
c
Date counter
New photos are imprinted with a time stamp showing the number of
days between the date of shooting and a selected date (see below).
A
Print Date
The date is recorded in the order selected for Time zone and date (
0
170). The date does
not appear on NEF (RAW) or NEF (RAW)+JPEG images and can not be added to or removed
from existing photos. To print the date of recording on photographs taken with print date
off, select
Time stamp in the PictBridge menu (
0
141), or select Print date in the DPOF
print order menu to print the date of recording on all pictures in the current DPOF print
order (
0
141).
Pictures taken while this option is in effect are imprinted with
the number of days remaining until a future date or the number
of days elapsed since a past date. Use it to track the growth of a
child or count down the days until a birthday or wedding.
Future date (two days remaining) Past date (two days elapsed)
15 15 . 04 04 . 2011 2011 15 . 04 . 2011
15 15 .. 04 04 . 2011 10 2011 10 : 02 02 15 . 04 . 2011 10 : 02
02 / 20 . 04 . 2011 2011 02 / 20 . 04 . 2011
02 / 24 24 . 04 . 2011 2011 02 / 24 . 04 . 2011