The "Right" Time

Submitted by Syv Ritch on 30. September 2010 - 7:33

In the good old prehistoric days, I mean the film days, there was a counter on the top of the camera that showed which frame was going to be next. So during events, weddings... you could write film AB-103 frame 1 to 7: Kathy Schputz. Frame 8 to 19: John Turkey & Jane Pinkus...

Now in the digital world, we don't really know, unless you have a lot of money. The Canon 1D serie and the Nikon D3 serie have an LCD counter in the lower back portion of the camera. For the cheap, poor, suds like me who can't afford 2 Canon 1DMk700 + the super extra long lenses needed, there's the good old clock.

You can't see the date and time on your camera, but it's recorded on every photo with a date and time stamp.

  1. Make sure that your watch has the "right" time. It's very useful if your watch has a second hand and clear readings of the minutes. There are many website with the "right" time. I use the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Usually, Microsoft Windows computers are "synced" to an Internet clock, once per week. Macs are usually synced to Apple's.
  2. Set the time on your camera to match the time of your watch.
  3. When writing down the names, always right the time.
  4. When processing the photos, use your notes to match the photos and the persons.
  • Removing the small cell battery only resets the date and time. It doesn't clear your custom settings.
  • You must remove the big, Canon LP-E6 battery for a few seconds after you have done a firmware upgrade or the new firmware will not be loaded in memory.