topic Re: Time sync from mobile? in Alpha & NEX interchangeable lens cameras

Time sync from mobile?

ThorEgil — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:17:36 GMT

Hi.

Is there a way to sync the time/date from the mobile app to the camera? When working with multiple cameras it would be very nice to get the exact time stamp on the photos.

Thanks.

Re: Time sync from mobile?

The_Black_Rose — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 15:06:02 GMT

Hi ThorEgil,

I'm not quite sure if this can be done. What's the model number of your camera so that we can check?

Cheers,

The_Black_Rose

Re: Time sync from mobile?

ThorEgil — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 18:41:37 GMT

It's an A7 III, but I guess there would alos have to be some functionality in the mobile or PC app to support this - and I can't find anything.
(My Olympus OM-D E-M1 gets a time sync every time it is connected to the mobile phone).

Re: Time sync from mobile?

The_Black_Rose — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 09:26:50 GMT

Hi ThorEgil,

I've just had a look into the help guide of the camera. I found that the camera on its own is incapable of putting a date stamp on pictures, this has to be done through Play Memories Home on PC. You can find this here: http://bit.ly/2IpjAnm.

Cheers,

The_Black_Rose

Re: Time sync from mobile?

ThorEgil — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 18:37:45 GMT

I'm not talking about printing the time on the picture. The camera will of course put the capture time and date into the metadata for the picture - like every other digital camera.

What I need is a time sync function from PC or mobile to get the correct time.

Re: Time sync from mobile?

Win_88 — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 10:40:00 GMT

Hi Thor,

If you're only concerned with the time / date stamp in the metadata, you should have it set reliably by making sure the date and time settings on each of your cameras is set correctly.

Win_88

Re: Time sync from mobile?

ThorEgil — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 21:39:35 GMT

Exactly. And if there were a way to sync the date/time from PC or mobile it would be the best solution to get the excact time.

Re: Time sync from mobile?

Vanilla_ — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 11:35:43 GMT

Hi Thor,

I see where you're coming from. I'll try to pass your feedback regarding this to Sony for consideration.

Best,

Vanilla