Where the date comes from
Cameras and phones record the moment each photo was taken in the file's EXIF data. The stamp reads that value from every photo, so a set shot over three days shows three different dates without you typing any of them.
Because nothing is typed by hand, a date can't be mistyped or copied onto the wrong photo. Every photo in the export gets its own, up to 500 at a time.
The time is shown as the camera's clock read it. A photo taken at 14:05 in Rome is stamped 14:05 (or 2:05 PM, depending on your format), even if you make the copy in New York. If a stamp looks wrong, check the camera's date and time setting, especially after travel or a battery change.
How the date is written
Dates follow the format of your language and region. The same photo might read 09/30/2026 in the US, 30.09.2026 in Germany or 2026/09/30 in Japan, with the time as 2:05 PM or 14:05.
Add your own words around the date to say what the photo shows. For example:
- Inspection {date}
- Site visit, {date} {time}
- Delivered {date}
- Unit 4B, move-out, {date}
Photos with no date
Some files carry no recorded date: screenshots, scans, and photos that passed through apps or websites that strip metadata, including some messaging apps. These get no date at all. It's left out rather than guessed, so a missing date never turns into a wrong one.
If the date sits in a phrase such as "Inspection {date}", an undated photo shows just "Inspection". When a set mixes dated and undated files, put the date on a layer of its own, so undated photos show nothing there.
Where date stamps help
A date on every photo answers the first question anyone asks about a record: when was this taken? It's most useful for work like this:
- Property inspections and move-in or move-out reports, where the condition on a given day matters.
- Construction and renovation progress, with each visit's photos showing their own date.
- Insurance claims, to show damage and repairs in order.
- Deliveries and returns, as a record of the condition goods arrived in.
- Field service and maintenance, so each job's photos match the work log.
A stamp shows what the camera's clock said, so it's only as reliable as that clock. Keep the original files too: JPEG copies can keep the date and camera details, but the location is always removed. Photos are processed in your browser and never uploaded.