Time on your camera
Nov 7, 2021 15:55:09 #
Nov 7, 2021 16:22:47 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
Jim Plogger wrote:
Did you remember to set the time back on your camera today?
Thanks for the reminder. I have have never bothered to do that. I'm more concerned with the date that images were captured. The timestamps being off by an hour is not important to me and images are still in the same relative order. The only issue might be capturing images around midnight which I never do.
Nov 7, 2021 16:28:01 #
Nov 7, 2021 16:40:44 #
The two cameras I actually used today are smart enough to know it was fall back day. Ain't modern technology grand! The others that I use regularly are a few years older and will probably need to have their clocks reset. The ones I don't use regularly don't have a battery in them so they will need to be set the next time I use one.
Nov 8, 2021 05:52:13 #
Jim Plogger wrote:
Did you remember to set the time back on your camera today?
I never did set the time on my cameras and probably never will !!!
Nov 8, 2021 06:42:26 #
Nov 8, 2021 06:42:42 #
Nov 8, 2021 07:00:12 #
Nov 8, 2021 08:11:23 #
Jim Plogger wrote:
Did you remember to set the time back on your camera today?
Thanks for the reminder. It's about time I re-synchronized it with my watch in any event; they are clearly no longer in synch.
Nov 8, 2021 08:17:27 #
Jim Plogger wrote:
Did you remember to set the time back on your camera today?
Do I really care if my camera is off an hour (for part of the year) when it marks my photo? Maybe if I was using the camera to take a photo that would be used as evidence in a crime investigation or something but I set enough clocks back without worrying about my camera's.
Nov 8, 2021 08:34:36 #
fourlocks wrote:
Do I really care if my camera is off an hour (for part of the year) when it marks my photo? Maybe if I was using the camera to take a photo that would be used as evidence in a crime investigation or something but I set enough clocks back without worrying about my camera's.
Well, maybe not. But if you geo-tag your photos using a GPS system outside of your camera then you need the camera and the GPS system to be using synchronized clocks.
Nov 8, 2021 09:00:49 #
No. I forgot. Maybe I'll remember later. I have ten clocks to set first. 
Nov 8, 2021 09:17:57 #
Bill_de wrote:
Most Nikons have a simple Daylight Savings "on or off" in the setup menu
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My three Canons have that option. It has never worked.
Nov 8, 2021 09:20:29 #
I got my first reminder to reset my clocks first thing in the morning. One of my clocks automatically adjusts for DST.
Actually so does my computer and my tablet and my Garmin watch. Oddly, the Garmin GPS in my car does not, though it easily could using the time data in the GPS signaling. Say, that gives me an idea. My camera does not support GPS but it does have WIFI and Bluetooth. Why is there no app to update the clock in my camera - or maybe there is one. The app could even remind you when an update might be needed.
Actually so does my computer and my tablet and my Garmin watch. Oddly, the Garmin GPS in my car does not, though it easily could using the time data in the GPS signaling. Say, that gives me an idea. My camera does not support GPS but it does have WIFI and Bluetooth. Why is there no app to update the clock in my camera - or maybe there is one. The app could even remind you when an update might be needed.
Nov 8, 2021 09:25:52 #
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