Should Digital Pics Include a Date?
As I was browsing through flickr looking at pictures from here and there, I couldn't help but notice a "flaw" in some photos. The "flaw" was an orange, ugly, date stamped in the corner. The date took away from the beauty of the photos, mainly by creating a distraction for the eye.
Back in the age 35 mm film cameras, automatic dating was a great feature. It enabled the owner to organize their pictures, and more importantly remember when the pictures were taken. On the contrary, a date feature in a digital camera is pretty much useless. In fact, I think they should eliminate the feature from all digital cameras.
Every digital picture comes with a plethora of information, including the date and even the time it was taken. So why put a blemish on a photo if you don't have to? Am I the only one who thinks date stamps on digital photos a bad idea?
Back in the age 35 mm film cameras, automatic dating was a great feature. It enabled the owner to organize their pictures, and more importantly remember when the pictures were taken. On the contrary, a date feature in a digital camera is pretty much useless. In fact, I think they should eliminate the feature from all digital cameras.
Every digital picture comes with a plethora of information, including the date and even the time it was taken. So why put a blemish on a photo if you don't have to? Am I the only one who thinks date stamps on digital photos a bad idea?
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posted by x @ 3:56 PM
6 comments
6 Comments:
At 1/07/2006 5:26 PM,
Ghalia said…
I Don't like the time stamp too, but it maybe useful on certain occasions!
At 1/08/2006 6:44 PM,
Yazan said…
ur not the only one!
At 1/09/2006 2:45 PM,
Amr Faham said…
no it's useless, I always hated it.. it really make an ugly spot on the photo.
At 1/09/2006 3:24 PM,
Bubidu said…
hey Jawaher...
how are ya?
yeah the date is very distracting.. I think date stamp in digital photography is irrelavent because you can add information about date, place, ..etc to the pictures once you upload the them on your pc. and most digital SLRs if not all don't have date stamp feature.
cheers.
At 1/11/2006 10:48 PM,
x said…
glad we have agreement :) that's interesting to know Ahmad. It's about time they reomve the "feature"
At 1/12/2006 9:08 AM,
Anonymous said…
it's ugliness surpasses its usefulness! if they were made to be smaller and a nicer colour...maaaayybbeee i'd use them :)
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