Time on your camera
Nov 8, 2021 09:39:58 #
Why?
--Bob
--Bob
Jim Plogger wrote:
Did you remember to set the time back on your camera today?
Nov 8, 2021 09:48:46 #
Jim Plogger wrote:
My three Canons have that option. It has never worked.
On my Sony it works fine.
Nov 8, 2021 10:12:35 #
Jim Plogger wrote:
My three Canons have that option. It has never worked.
Really? I have 6 Canons (2 DSLRs and 4 Powershots), and the DST setting works on all. What am I doing wrong? 🥴🤔😎
Nov 8, 2021 10:52:25 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
I never did set the time on my cameras and probably never will !!!
Nov 8, 2021 10:56:19 #
rmalarz wrote:
Why?
--Bob
--Bob
I don't own an actual watch and don't carry a phone. The only time I go somewhere that the time is not readily available is when I'm out shooting. The camera is my timepiece.
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Nov 8, 2021 11:45:30 #
Nov 8, 2021 11:53:42 #
Jim Plogger wrote:
Did you remember to set the time back on your camera today?
Never change it, not important.
Nov 8, 2021 12:13:02 #
As long as the date is accurate on my pics, because that is how I do a quick search and sort after a Nikon holiday.
Nov 8, 2021 13:15:33 #
Jim Plogger wrote:
My three Canons have that option. It has never worked.
On my Nikons, the option controls whether you're on DST or not. It does not change automatically. When DST starts you have to set it on. When DST ends you have to set if off. Just a bit easier than actually changing the hour.
Nov 8, 2021 13:18:40 #
Accurate time is not always required for casual shots, but it can be helpful.
Went to a wedding last spring. The pro sent some photos. There were two shooters and not only were their cameras not synchronized, they weren't set to the right time. Trying to arrange the photos chronologically was a real chore. Both shooters had multiple bodies.
Went to a wedding last spring. The pro sent some photos. There were two shooters and not only were their cameras not synchronized, they weren't set to the right time. Trying to arrange the photos chronologically was a real chore. Both shooters had multiple bodies.
Nov 8, 2021 13:29:30 #
Thanks for the reminder. I have 4 cameras to address, dang! What's even worse, this weekend I will be photographing at an evening concert in a different time zone. I don't care for UTC.
Nov 8, 2021 15:08:16 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
Accurate time is not always required for casual shots, but it can be helpful.
Went to a wedding last spring. The pro sent some photos. There were two shooters and not only were their cameras not synchronized, they weren't set to the right time. Trying to arrange the photos chronologically was a real chore. Both shooters had multiple bodies.
Went to a wedding last spring. The pro sent some photos. There were two shooters and not only were their cameras not synchronized, they weren't set to the right time. Trying to arrange the photos chronologically was a real chore. Both shooters had multiple bodies.
Sad they were not synchronized.
Actual time is irrelevant just relevant.
Nov 8, 2021 15:17:55 #
Jim Plogger wrote:
Did you remember to set the time back on your camera today?
I am oversea since a couple of months. I did not bother changing the time at all, so… Time change? AH!
Nov 8, 2021 16:04:26 #
My bigger problem is forgetting to change for time zones across Europe. Only really matters if my wife has remembered to change on her camera – makes it hard to put all the images together. 
Nov 8, 2021 16:05:53 #
That still doesn't answer the question of why I should set the time back on my camera.
--Bob
--Bob
Bill_de wrote:
I don't own an actual watch and don't carry a phone. The only time I go somewhere that the time is not readily available is when I'm out shooting. The camera is my timepiece.
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