Canon EOS 500QD - Manual (Page 40)

Taking Photographs with Date or Time
If your camera has the date function, please read the following section.
This camera comes with an auto date function which includes an auto
date calendar up to the year 2019. The date or the time can be printed
onto your photographs as you take them. The year, month, day and time
can be displayed on the auto date LCD display panel. The date or time
will be printed on your pictures as shown on the display.
The date LCD panel can be altered as follows by pressing the date mode
button (MODE).
For year, month, day
i
For day, hour, minutes
I
Hyphens
i
n 1 I I I ll
1 J I LI L IJ
(1993, October 20th)
(20th, 16:45)
(No print-out)
Month, day, year
i
(October 20th, 1993)
Day, month, year (20th October 1993)
• M indicates month.
•
” indicates that the input is recognized. If it biinks when the shutter is
pressed, the date or time will be printed on the photograph.
• When the figures on the date LCD panel become dim, please change the bat­
tery (see page 41).
When you do not wish to add the
date or time
When you do not wish to add the date
and time to your photographs press
the MODE button until the display
panel shows “------------- ”.
Example of photograph with
date imprinted on it.
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