Do you use the time/date stamp feature on your camera?

I would only use it if I have to document the image but, at most cases, I really don't like my pictures with details like that. It really ruins the image and I do agree with the resentment that you have for it. If I accidentally get an image with a date stamp, perhaps I'd use a photo editing application and try to crop the part with the date if not do a very good editing wherein the image is actually clear from that date stamp. (^_^ )

I don't think there's any problems if it's a digital camera? Anyway I haven't washed any photos from the digital camera up till now?Erm...did I miss something? You were referring to the washed out photos right?

I occasionally do some mystery shopping. The task often requires a photo of the store to be taken. I use it then to prove that I was there when I said that I was. Otherwise I don't bother. It just messes up the photo. As you say - ugly. My shots are automatically put in date order on the computer anyway.

I have it turned off on my camera. It's annoying to me. I do use it when necessary (we just moved into a place we are renting, so before we moved in we set the date on the camera and took pictures of any damages that were made BEFORE we started living here). With digital cameras, I think it's easier to keep track of dates without using that feature, because you can date them in the files when you upload them to your computer. That's what I do, that way I know the date and don't have to have the stupid vivid yellowish-orange dates on the actual photos.

I agree with you. The first thing I do with a camera is turn that feature off. I find it totally obnoxious.

Yup it is very annoying!! don't use date stamp anymore.. you can play guessing game with the pictures with the date stamps.. first to get the correct date will win $5000!!!!

HA!I'm glad you said somethign cause I've got mine set to show the date (not time though) and I've been meaning to change that becuase it really IS ugly and annoying...so I shall do that right now while I'm thinkin about it..

I do not know but it has become a habit for us to put it there. I am quite forgetful about dates and seeing them in the picture reminds me of how old the picture is and gives a sense of history to the picture taken. But of course for professional photography it is not really good to look at.

I hate that time/date stamp feature also. I always turn that feature off on my camera, but I see people posting their pictures on MySpace and Facebook with it. I even saw one of my friends with wedding pictures with the time/date stamp, what is up with that?! Sometimes it's nice when you are looking through peoples pictures to be like, "Wow, that was 5 years ago, it feels like yesterday" but for the most part it is ugly and in the way.

When I was young I didn't have a digital camera I just had a 35mm camera. There was no option to add a date to the picture. I had a camera case that I kept my camera in and it had a little notebook that I put in there. Everytime I took a picture I would write down what the picture was of and the date the picture was taken so that when I got the pictures developed I could write the exact date the picture was taken on the back. That way I didnt have to just write a month or year I would know right to the exact day when the picture was taken. I think back now and realize I was either way to organized or a bit obsessive. Now my digital camera has the option to put the date on the picture but I don't want that. I don't want a beautiful picture ruined by having any ugly date stamped on the front. I hardly ever print out my pictures but if I did I usually can only estimate when the picture was taken to write the date on the back.

I hate it personally speaking. I find that it just looks so ugly, in my opinion makes the pic look demented.

I desavtivate that functionality on my camera because i just dont like that on my photos.

I dont use that feature I hate it and dont like it I absolutley agree with you

I have to say that I hate it as well. I have so many nice pictures that are all but ruined due to the prominent orange glowing date/time stamp across the bottom. It took me a long time to figure out how to turn the stupid thing off, but I finally did it. I too would rather guess at the year than have that unnatural apparition in my pictures.

I have never used it when taking pictures. Because if you choose to use it and want to share your photos it is there, and it can be annoying to look at for sure. Not even sure why they have to include this option for sure.

Timestamps are hideous!!! I don't ever like to see them on photos! I've actually seen photos entered in artistic photo competitions that have timestamps on them!!! That looks so unprofessional! Digital cameras record the time and date the photo was taken in the EXIF data which you can look at on your computer if you really want to know when the photo was taken... You don't need to have it stamped on top of your photo as well!!!!!! It is not visually appealing in the least! So please, do everyone a favor! Turn off the timestamp function on your camera!

i like pics with date and time because its nice to think the past and its easily to figure it out.

I really don't like it.And I don't think the time/date of the picture taken is important.I can remind the spcial date and the moment in my mind and I just want to look at the beautiful picture. Good luck and happy mylotting.

ya....i too never uses it .... it just badly effects the person skill of photogrphy.. moreover if we look at a photo with date ..our attraction will mostly towards date stamp.... so ....its better to not to use the date stamp on the photo u take....... happy lotting........ Bye............####

i don't mind, just as long as it doesn't stand out. though i use a digital camera, so i don't get them on my pics. i did used to use a regular camera that adds a time stamp, but it was always tucked away in the corner and doesn't stand out among the rest of the picture.