How to Add Date to Images [Computers/Camera/Mobile Phones]

The images we capture through our smartphones or cameras often don't include the date stamp. Although we can easily know the date of the image through stored image details, we sometimes want to add date to images. For instance, we may want to add date stamp to images when printing them to keep track of their captured date.

How to add date to image is a common query many people explore on the web. Therefore, we have decided to create a comprehensive guide on it and discuss all the best ways and steps to easily add date to photos. So, let's get started!

Part 1. Choose Your Situation and Get the Right Solution for Adding Date to Images

There are multiple situations when it comes to adding date to images. Some intend to do it on the computer, while others are looking for mobile-related solutions. That's why we have covered all such situations separately. So, choose your situation from below and get the right solution and steps to follow:

1. Add date to images before printing on computer – Read Part 2.
2. Add date to photos on camera by enabling date stamp feature – Read Part 3.
3. Add date to images on mobile phones – Read Part 4.

Now, you can head to the relevant parts of this guide to add date stamp to images according to your situation. Alternatively, you can simply use UPDF right away, as it allows you to easily add date to single or multiple photos either on a computer or smartphone. It allows you to add date as date stamp or any place on multiple images effortlessly.

So, if you want a faster way to add date to images, download and use UPDF right away.

Part 2. Add Date to Images Before Printing on Computer

When printing a digital image, it won't automatically add a date stamp like we used to get with film camera prints. For that, we have to manually add date stamp to images before printing. Let's now discuss specific scenarios from this perspective:

1. Add Date As Date Stamp on Multiple Images Before Printing

To add date stamp on multiple images, you need a reliable desktop tool that can easily and instantly add them. One such best tool to use is UPDF.

UPDF is a powerful image and PDF editor tool that can easily add date stamp to single or multiple images. Its "Header & Footer" option allows you to insert a date stamp on the header or footer of images with a specific style, color, font, and size.

Try UPDF now to effortlessly add a date to your images.

Why UPDF is the best tool to add date stamp to images is evident from its below top-notch features:

• It can add a date stamp to a single or multiple images.
• It can add a date stamp at different header and footer positions on images.
• It allows you to choose the style, color, font, size, and other elements to insert any type of date stamp.
• It can add the same date stamp to multiple images at once.
• It can add different date stamps to different images from a single interface.
• It can print the images directly after adding date stamps.

In short, UPDF provides a feature-rich and effortless way to add date stamp to images. Follow the below steps to learn how to insert date stamp to images with UPDF:

Step 1. Download and launch UPDF on Windows or Mac and click File > Create > PDF from Image.

Select a single or multiple images, drag and drop it/them to UPDF.

Step 2. Click the "Page Tools" icon from the left sidebar and then tab "Header & Footer". Afterward, click "Add" from the bottom right corner.

Step 3. Choose the appropriate position of the date stamp from the "Layout" section.

Step 4. Click the "Date" icon from the right sidebar and choose the style of your choice.

Step 5. Specify the color, font, size, and margin of the date stamp, and then click "Save".

From here, you can also choose the page range to apply the date stamp by clicking the icon in the top-right corner.

Step 6. After the date stamp is added to all the images, you can click "Ctrl + P" to print them or click Export PDF > Image to save them back as images.

That's it! This way, UPDF provides the click-based approach to add date stamp to images with extensive customization options.

So, why think more? Download UPDF now and add date to photos effortlessly.

2. Add Date to Any Place on Multiple Images Before Printing

Instead of adding date as date stamp, some people intend to add date to any other place on the image. For that, you can use UPDF's "Edit" feature to easily add date to any place on multiple images. Here is how to do it:

Step 1. Drag and drop the images to UPDF to open them.

Step 2. Click the "Edit" icon from the left sidebar.

Step 3. Choose the "Text" option from the top and then type the date in any place on the image. You can also customize the font, color, and size of the date.

This way, you can quickly add date to any place on images with UPDF.

3. Add Date to Images Manually One by One

You can also add date to images manually one by one using your computer's default image viewing app. Let's take Windows as an example and discuss how to add date to images manually one by one:

Step 1. Open the image with the Windows built-in "Photos" app.

Step 2. Click Edit & Create > Edit with Paint 3D.

Step 3. Click the "Text" tab from the top.

Step 4. Type and insert the date anywhere in the image you want.

Step 5. Repeat the above steps again to add date to other images.

This way, you can use the computer's default viewing app to add date to photos. However, this method is not recommended due to complicated and time-consuming steps.

Part 3. Add Date to Photos by Enabling Date Stamp Feature on Camera

Many camera models have a built-in feature to add date stamp to all the images they capture. This feature is available in most compact cameras, such as:

• Nikon D3500
• Fujifilm X-A7
• Sony RX100
• Panasonic G9

To use this feature, all you have to do is enable this option and start capturing the images with an auto date stamp. Follow the below steps to learn how to enable the date stamp feature on the camera:

Step 1. Check whether your camera offers the date stamp feature. You can check it through its manual.

Step 2. Make sure that your camera's date and time settings are accurate.

Step 3. If your camera supports adding a date stamp to the image, you should activate it. For that, open the camera menu/setting and look for the option labeled as "Date Stamp", "Time Stamp", "Write Date", "Text Stamp", or similar other wordings.

Once enabled, your camera will now add a date stamp to all the images you capture with it. However, the major disadvantage is that the date stamp is permanently pasted on the image and cannot be removed.

Part 4. Add Date to Images on Mobile Phones

Just like adding date to images on the computer, you can also add date to images on mobile phones. There are two ways to add date to images on mobile phones, as follows:

1. Use UPDF for iOS/Android

UPDF not only dominates as the best tool to add date stamps to images on the computer, it also offers intuitive iOS and Android apps. With the UPDF's iOS/Android app, you can easily add date to photos directly from your smartphone using its editing feature. Follow the below steps to do it:

Step 1. Install and launch the UPDF mobile app by clicking the button below. Open the image in UPDF (if you are Android users, you have to convert it to PDF before opening).

Step 2. Tap the "Edit" icon from the top.

Step 3. Select the "Text" option and then insert the date anywhere you want in the image.

Step 4. It also offers many annotation tools that you can use to draw on images for perfection. To access that, click the "pencil-shaped" icon from the top and then choose the annotation tool of your choice.

That's it! This way, you can quickly add date to images directly from your smartphone.

2. Use Selfie Camera

You can use a selfie camera app to create a fresh pic and instantly add the date to it. Such apps also support adding dates to existing photos. Let's take the YouCam Perfect app as an example and see how to add date to image with it:

Step 1. Install and launch the YouCam Perfect app.

Step 2. Click the "Camera" button to take a fresh pic or click "Photo Edit" to add date to an existing photo.

Step 3. Select the "Edit" tab and then click "Text".

Step 4. Enter the date anywhere in the photo and customize its style. Once done, save the photo.

This way, you can use a selfie camera app to add date to new or existing photos.

Part 5. Create a Photo Collection and Present It at the Family Gathering!

After adding a date stamp to all the photos, you may want to create a photo collection. This helps to keep those photos all together and present them nicely at the family gathering. To your surprise, UPDF can help you create a photo collection and present it easily whenever you want.

UPDF's PDF creation feature allows you to select multiple photos and create a single PDF. The PDF file will combine all the images into a single file while preserving the image quality and layout. Afterward, UPDF offers a PDF slideshow feature to present that PDF in your family gathering as slides.

Looks interesting! Here are the steps to use UPDF's PDF creation (from images) + PDF slideshow features:

Step 1. Launch UPDF on your computer and click File > Create > PDF from Image.

Select all the images. Once done, UPDF will create a single PDF and allocate every image to a separate page in the PDF.

Step 2. To present the PDF as a slideshow, click the "Slideshow" icon from the top and then choose either "Play from Start" or "Play from Current Slide". Afterward, the slideshow will start.

This way, UPDF presents as an all-in-one tool to add date to images, create image collections, and present them with its slideshow feature.

Conclusion

It is a common practice among people to add date to images to remember the dates of those memorable clicks. This guide thoroughly discussed multiple ways to add date stamp to images for different scenarios. Out of all the ways we discussed today, UPDF dominated as the best tool to choose. It allows users to add dates anywhere on images on computers/mobile phones, can handle multiple images simultaneously, and also supports photo collection and slideshow. Therefore, we will conclude the discussion by recommending using UPDF to add date to photos effortlessly.