RX100 - Quick way to change between date stamp on and off

RX100 - Quick way to change between date stamp on and off

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rich888

Original Poster:

2,610 posts

198 months

Saturday 18th April 2015
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I have a Sony RX100 MK1 and am wondering if there is a quick way to change between date stamp ON and OFF on the photos when they are taken, rather than having to trudge through all the menu options.

Reason for printing the date stamp on the pics is that I sometimes email a photo of products to customers before shipping, so it's very useful to have the date stamp on the pic, it would be even more useful to be able to put the time stamp on as well but that's not currently available - am waiting for Sony to add this option in the next RX100 MK1 firmware update rolleyes

I tend to forget to switch the option to print the date-stamp off, so end up with a load of photos with the date embedded into the images which looks a bit naff, and only realise when I download them off the SD card and view the images by which time is too late to do anything about it!

Colin RedGriff

2,525 posts

256 months

Sunday 19th April 2015
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Don't know how to do it in camera I'm afraid. Personally I would leave it off then add it in post production for those pictures that need it. The date and time is captured automatically so it would relatively straightforward in something like Lightroom to do an create an export process that automatically overlaid the the capture/date time data to the image

GetCarter

29,358 posts

278 months

Sunday 19th April 2015
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All I would add is that Sony (gits) don't tell you this in the written book of words, but if you search online, you'll find the full manual as a pdf (somewhere on the Sony site).

rst99

545 posts

201 months

Sunday 19th April 2015
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You may be able to use Memory Recall Mode



To set the Memory Recall (MR) custom settings simply follow these steps:

1. Dial in your settings... shoot mode or priority mode, aperture, shutter, iso, pic effects, etc

2. While those settings are set press menu and navigate to the shooting settings, there are 5 shooting menu pages, go to the "5th page". Note 'Memory' at the bottom of the list.

3. Select 'Memory', and it will show you the MR custom screen with 3 different pages of custom settings.

4. Use the directional controls left-to-right to jump to the 'page number' you want to save to. Press the center button to confirm.

5. The settings you just set on the camera will now be saved in the MR settings page you chose.

6. If you repeat this process and save different settings to the same 'page number' it will overwrite the original custom settings.




Info pinched from http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3239942#forum-post-42078564


rich888

Original Poster:

2,610 posts

198 months

Sunday 19th April 2015
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Thanks for the info which is appreciated, why do Sony make a dogs dinner of the RX100 menu system and why do they steadfast refuse to improve the firmware to owners of older cameras, this arrogant stance by sONY isn't likely to make me upgrade, it just pisses me off --- are you listening SONY???

Colin RedGriff I don't want to make the changes post production because this changes the file date and time, apart from which I want the date and time embedded at the time the photo was taken. Seems beyond the abilities of Sony for reasons only known to their marketing dept. Nope I'm not going to upgrade to the latest Sony RX100.

GetCarter, why Sony do this is beyond me, perhaps penny pinching or might just be a power thing which is quite surprising when they are in direct competition with the equally arrogant Canon and Nikon.

rst99, thank you, I wasn't aware of MR (memory Recall) settings, will have a go at what you have suggested because it does seem to be quicker than scrolling through all the menu options.

Why there is no toggle On or OFF option for Date and TIME strikes me as being somewhat lazy with the firmware options but then we are of course dealing with Sony which says it all. Is a great camera let down by camera firmware updates that are practically non-existant.

Mr Will

13,719 posts

205 months

Monday 20th April 2015
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rich888 said:
Colin RedGriff I don't want to make the changes post production because this changes the file date and time, apart from which I want the date and time embedded at the time the photo was taken.
It shouldn't do.

There are several dates stored with the photo, the date modified will change but the creation date and date taken will remain unchanged. The time on the photo will also be the time that the photo was taken, so no worries there.