[Stephen47]

My wife's cousin has a Sony FD 73 camera. I don;t know how old it is but it uses a 3.5" floppy disk to record the pictures.
The instruction book I downloaded says the recommended OS is Windows 3.1 Windows 95 or later, so it is sort of an antique I suppose.
He needs to have the date embedded in the pictures I can't find a setting for this in the manual. Is there a way to change settings so he can do this?
Thanks.

[DaveA]

If it is NOT in the manual, then I would say that it can not be done.

[Stephen47]

How about on a Casio EX-Z57?

[colinsp]

Probably not as the date is stored in the exif data of the image. I remember seeing a programme some time ago that read the exif data and put the date on the photo as a watermark in post processing. Google may find it for you.

[hewee]

Is it a Mavica MVC-FD73
Also there are post on the page below the Questions? Answers!.

So bookmark the site.

Has these two manuals.
User Guide for Sony MVC - FD73
Operating Instruction for Sony MVC - FD73

Page 13 and 14 on Operating Instruction for Sony MVC - FD73 tells you how.

Note: when you get to the download you DO NOT need to give out your email address.

[Stephen47]

That tell you how to set the date and time but it doesn't say anything about the date stamp being on the viewed photo.

[hewee]

Is it the right camera model?

[Stephen47]

yes

[hewee]

OK thanks.

Well the small battery needs to in the camera your see on page 33.

But do you know if the camera ever had a date stamp?
I would think if it has a date stamp that the booklet would say how to turn it on or off..

Link to Sony
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/mod...e0ba#/howtoTab

OK it looks like it has a date/time stamp.
Additional Features - Demonstration mode, auto power save, progressive scan CCD system, date/time stamp, display brightness control
http://www.1000009.com/index.php/Dig...specifications

Note this is another model.
http://www.steves-digicams.com/camer...-review-3.html
Maybe you need to be in the record mode.

Record mode menu options:

Self-timer - Enable the 10-second self-timer

EFFECT - Picture Effects: Solarize, B&W, Sepia, Negative art
Date/Time: Stamp date and time or just time on the photo

FILE - Format (Memory Stick or Floppy), File Number (Sequential numbering or Off), Clip motion (160x120 or 80x72 size), Image Size (1600x1200, 1600 3:2, 1024x768 or 640x480), Record Mode (Normal, Email, Voice, Text, TIFF)

CAMERA - Digital Zoom (On/Off), Sharpness (+/-2), Flash Level (High, Normal, Low), Exposure (+/-2EV)

SETUP - Video Out (NTSC or PAL), Language (English/Japanese), Clock Set, Beep (On, Off, Shutter), LCD brightness adjustment

Look in the booklet pages 17 to 19 to see if that helps.

It is on recording the date/time but not sure if it also records it on the image as a date/time stamp