Jpg Data file: I recently purchased a used D500 and I have noticed that the Jpg date file is showing that the author of the pics is someone other than myself. Is there any way of...

prcb1949 Loc: Ex Zimbabwe - Now UK

I recently purchased a used D500 and I have noticed that the Jpg date file is showing that the author of the pics is someone other than myself. Is there any way of changing this without having to edit each individual pic?

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

Check the manual, and edit the data which is automatically recorded. While I used to do this in-camera, I now let LrC handle this task. Best of luck.

prcb1949 Loc: Ex Zimbabwe - Now UK

cjc2 wrote:

Check the manual, and edit the data which is automatically recorded. While I used to do this in-camera, I now let LrC handle this task. Best of luck.

Thank you!!

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

prcb1949 wrote:

I recently purchased a used D500 and I have noticed that the Jpg date file is showing that the author of the pics is someone other than myself. Is there any way of changing this without having to edit each individual pic?

In the Setup menu on the second page, go to Copyright Information. Verify that "On" is selected and that the name marches the one you are seeing. If so, simply edit that field, replacing the name with your own.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Consult your downloaded PDF copy of the D500 User's Manual, pages 304-306 for relevant instructions.

prcb1949 Loc: Ex Zimbabwe - Now UK

larryepage wrote:

In the Setup menu on the second page, go to Copyright Information. Verify that "On" is selected and that the name marches the one you are seeing. If so, simply edit that field, replacing the name with your own.

Thank you very much for this.

prcb1949 Loc: Ex Zimbabwe - Now UK

CHG_CANON wrote:

Consult your downloaded PDF copy of the D500 User's Manual, pages 304-306 for relevant instructions.

Thanks will do.

Bill_de Loc: US

CHG_CANON wrote:

Consult your downloaded PDF copy of the D500 User's Manual, pages 304-306 for relevant instructions.

Will the paper manual work as well?

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larryepage Loc: North Texas area

Bill_de wrote:

Will the paper manual work as well?

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Cameras bought used often do not come with a manual.

GLSmith Loc: Tampa, Fl

Reset the camera to factory defaults, then add your own name as author & copyright

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Bill_de wrote:

Will the paper manual work as well?

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Some of the newer cameras of some brands (Nikon?) do not come with a printed paper manual, you have to download (PDF) it or read it off the company's WEB site.

prcb1949 Loc: Ex Zimbabwe - Now UK

GLSmith wrote:

Reset the camera to factory defaults, then add your own name as author & copyright

Thanks

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Bill_de wrote:

Will the paper manual work as well?

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Seemingly no.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

prcb1949 wrote:

I recently purchased a used D500 and I have noticed that the Jpg date file is showing that the author of the pics is someone other than myself. Is there any way of changing this without having to edit each individual pic?

There should be a menu selection for that... Read The *Fine* Manual for the details. Most of the time, how to do it is not obvious.

Manuals are available in PDF form for download from manufacturers' support pages, if your used D500 didn't come with a paper copy.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

One comment..."Do a factory reset" is a standard knee-jerk response to problems on this forum. Please do not get into that habit with your D500. It is unnecessarily brutal, erasing almost all of your custom setup configuration, will many times not fix the problem, and if it should happen to do the fix, you will never know what was initially the source of the trouble. It is much better to do a little diagnosis on your own, ask some questions, identify the real, underlying problem, and fix it once and for all. If it should happen again, you will know exactly what to do.