Can the Sony NEX-F3 stamp the shooting date onto photos?
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I want my Sony NEX-F3 photos to show the date they were taken, ideally printed on the image itself (for example in a bottom corner). Is this possible in-camera, or do I need to add the date later using software?
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[NOTE: When I first answered this, I was thinking NEX-3 rather than NEX-F3, so the information about available controls is likely not the same. I will leave the information for NEX-3 owners, but if you have the NEX-F3 (a much more expensive and capable version of the NEX camera series), my myopic observations may not apply.]
If the pictures are still in the camera: Press the Play button (the right arrow in a box on top of the camera) to bring up the previews of previous pictures, and rotate the rear control to get to the image you want to check. On the top rim of the dial control on back, press the DISP part of the ring repeatedly to advance through the various display options. One view will have very little printed info on the image, the next view will add in the information about the date, shutter speed, aperture and other EXIF data recorded when you took the picture. The last mode shows histograms of the color channels along with the EXIF data.
If you have already downloaded the pictures: For a Windows system, just right click on the desired image in the directory it was downloaded to and select Properties, then in the Properties window select the Details tab. This will show you the same information that is stored in each JPEG image. Hoping this helps...
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The Sony NEX-F3 does not appear to have an in-camera date-stamp feature that permanently writes the date onto the photo.
What it can do is show shooting information during playback, depending on the display mode, but that is only for viewing on the camera and does not become part of the image.
If you want the date printed on the photo itself, you’ll need to do it after capture using software. The community answers mention Sony PlayMemories Home, which can print or save images with the date, and other software such as Lightroom with Mogrify, Photoshop scripts, or Photoshop Elements can also add the date from EXIF metadata.
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