FAQs & troubleshooting

Adding a Date Stamp when Shooting (PowerShot SX400 IS / PowerShot SX520 HS)

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The camera can add the shooting date to images, in the lower-right corner.

For a list of shooting modes in which the [Date Stamp] setting can be configured, please refer to the table below.

Note that date stamps cannot be edited or removed, so confirm beforehand that the date and time are correct.

The position and shape of the operation buttons, screens displayed, and setting items may differ according to the model you use.

For setting or changing the date and time, please click here.

The following section explains the setting procedures when the camera’s shooting mode has been set to [Program AE] (

In some shooting modes it may not be possible to configure the [Date Stamp] setting.

The procedure for adding a date stamp to images during shooting is explained below.

1. Press the ⋖Power⋗ button to turn the camera on.

2. Press the ⋖⋗ button.

3. Press the Right button or the Left button to select the [ ] tab.

Press the Up button of the Down button to select [Date Stamp].

: Left button : Right button : Up button : Down button

4. Press the Left button or the Right button to choose [Date] or [Date & Time].

Press the ⋖⋗ button when finished.

5. When [Date Stamp] is set to [Date] or [Date & Time], [ ] is displayed on the LCD monitor.

5. The [Date Stamp] will be added to the images as shown below:

[Date]

[Date & Time]

It is not possible to edit the displayed date, color, style, or position of date stamps.

Shooting modes in which the [Date Stamp] setting can be configured are shown below.

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