Losing date and time: Has anyone else had that problem?
1375425
I have been experiencing the EXACT same problem with my Canon A590IS since Nov. 2008. I replaced the lithium, button cell (not cheap or easy to find) and still have an occasional loss of date and time. My guess is the pull out battery carrier the button cell sits in is poorly designed allowing the cell to momentarily lose contact and thus require a reset. There have been at least a couple of complaints about this problem in the 590 reviews.
623009
yes there is, but the time and date is not accurate at first, once it syncs to your computer it becomes correct
874583
Yes prints date and time. Only problem I have is it doesnt switch over the date at end of month to new month
851296
I did notice that the date on one file was a day off, then the next one was correct, so there does seem to be an issue there. I would document the problem (we just did) in the event specific time/date would matter, although the file sequencing would probably show the discrepency if you saved the files before and after the critical one.
181275
it's simple.......you can't!!! the date and time is automatically synchronized with the GPS, the only thing you can do is set the time zone.
2023389
Yes you can set up the time and date.... but good luck. It is the most complicated and difficult to follow set of directions I have ever seen. I still don't have ours set up the way we want, but I have to be prepared to grow some new, stronger synapses for my neurons when I try again! Good luck.
1006401
Date yes but not sure about time.. I've never tried or looked into the booklet for instructions to add time stamp
1961111
I'm sure they do. I remember settings for time, date, etc. Don't know if I used them.
396688
Yes. If you have set your date and time on the device, the file will have the date/time in the file properties. (However, if you copy and paste/resave it elsewhere, later, you may see the Modified date/time on the file.
1465856
Sorry, but I have not had that problem. I think it gets the time from my internet connection, Verizon Fios.
516381
I don't have it here so I can't check the phone but is your date done properly? That is the only thing I can think of because it has always given the proper time stamp for us. sorry
2029944
The date and time are always in the lower left hand corner. Don't know about when recording, but assume so. I currently don't pay any attention about recording.
718690
I have been experiencing the EXACT same problem with my Canon A590IS since Nov. 2008. I replaced the lithium, button cell (not cheap or easy to find) and still have an occasional loss of date and time.My guess is the pull out battery carrier the button cell sits in is poorly designed allowing the cell to momentarily lose contact and thus require a reset.There have been at least a couple of complaints about this problem in the 590 reviews.
1088446
Sorry, no help here. However, if you received a CD with your unit, it may contain some Windows apps. Mine didn't but the manual did say that setting date/time was on a CD.
515418
No, I never tried to sync the time. But I thought it was a function of the camera to request a time. My time is all in the DVR. My cameras only supply the picture.
1364259
when I changed the time and date I followed a youtube video showing step by step. Try that, good luck.
597262
Thanks, A. Gray. I decided to contact customer service, too. I really wanted a printable reference for the times. Much to my surprise, they sent me an email with a spreadsheet table, listing all the times. And they responded in less than four hours. Incredible. I have to wonder, as do you, why the times aren't included in this manual. In looking back through their previous models' manuals (available online) I see the times listed in most all the ones I looked through. This seems like an oversight on their part. Perhaps it will be corrected with the next printing.