Camera Time - Change for Shooting Location?

[Patti Edens]

Do you change the time in your camera to the time zone at the shooting location or just leave it at your home location?

I recently went overseas and when Downloader Pro downloaded my photos, it put some in the wrong day's folder because I didn't change the time in my camera. And the times don't match the time of day where I shot - very confusing.

[pookie]

I try to remember to change it. Sometimes it takes a day or so to remember.
Thank goodness for Lightroom that lets me edit the capture time:)

[danchez]

you travel outside of your timezone?!? Timezone travel is the DEVIL!!

[venchka]

My camera has only been out of CDT once. I forgot. It was a trip to EDT, so only one hour difference. I'll try to remember next time.

[wclavey]

Wayne, I expected you to say, "where do you set the time on a Hasselblad or Leica?"

[venchka]

I knew that. On my wrist. Or my phone does it automatically. Is there a cable that will feed the time from my phone to my camera?
Wait. My camera is my phone. My phone is my camera.

You do know that it is tres tacky to drop names like that around here. I don't know what you are talking about.

[LEO III]

I always change it - if I remember. If not, I fix it when I download the photos. Then, of course, I have to remember to change it back when I get home.

[Patti Edens]

Originally Posted by pookie

I try to remember to change it. Sometimes it takes a day or so to remember.
Thank goodness for Lightroom that lets me edit the capture time:)

Cool to know! I didn't know I could change it. I'll have to ask DH to see if he can do it. I don't use LR, but he does. Can I change it in Bridge?

Originally Posted by danchez

you travel outside of your timezone?!? Timezone travel is the DEVIL!!

- only when you come back home.

Originally Posted by venchka

My camera has only been out of CDT once. I forgot. It was a trip to EDT, so only one hour difference. I'll try to remember next time.

Yeah, I never change it just for an hour or so. I'd never remember to put it back. Brain dead after trips.

Originally Posted by wclavey

Wayne, I expected you to say, "where do you set the time on a Hasselblad or Leica?"

Originally Posted by LEO III

I always change it - if I remember. If not, I fix it when I download the photos. Then, of course, I have to remember to change it back when I get home.

Yep, that changing it back part is where I would mess up. With all the things they have programmed into those camera chips, they should have a temporary time you could set for 72 hours or whatever.

I just didn't know it could be changed after the fact. I found how to change most of the rest of the metadata, but not the time. Gotta look again.

Thanks All! Good info and nice to see I'm not the only one...

Patti

[jfoureyes]

I never mess with mine because I never go anywhere...I don't care what time it is anyway...it's either daylight or dark...retirement so sooo cool

[Patti Edens]

Originally Posted by jfoureyes

I never mess with mine because I never go anywhere...I don't care what time it is anyway...it's either daylight or dark...retirement so sooo cool

Sweet! Two more years!!!! And I'll be out at BBSP crawling around looking for bugs with ya.

[pookie]

Originally Posted by Patti Edens

Cool to know! I didn't know I could change it. I'll have to ask DH to see if he can do it. I don't use LR, but he does. Can I change it in Bridge?

I just took a quick peek in Bridge and I don't think you can edit capture time in Bridge... but I have not used bridge in over a year so I may be wrong.
In Lightroom, it's under Metadata tab in the tool bar.