Kodak C360 date resets on battery removal

eganders wrote:
>
> On Nov 30, 5:21 am, John Turco <j....TakeThisOut@concentric.net> wrote:
> > eganders wrote:
> >
> > > I got a reply from Kodak that the camera, being out of warranty, would
> > > incurr charges. They knew that I had gotten an RA number back in July
> > > when it was in warranty, but now, even though I am asking for a
> > > warranty repair for the same thing, they will not honor the old RA or
> > > fix it under warranty. I know they have every right to maintain that
> > > position, but it would seem a positive move to honor it since it is
> > > obvious that the camera was defective during the warranty period.
> > > Welcome to the mechanical new millennium!!!
> >
> > <deleted previous messages, for brevity>
> >
> > Hello, eganders:
> >
> > I heartily concur, Kodak should give you a break. Still, if that's the
> > only problem you're having with your C360, is it truly so bad?
> >
> > Cordially,
> > John Turco <j....TakeThisOut@concentric.net>
>
>
> Until I have to change the battery, no, the problem is not so bad.
> That is why I have been dragging my feet. I really like the thing.
> For example, I can't believe the type of movies a "still" camera
> produces and the shots are easily taken and of good quality. Couldn't
> ask for more. The problem is you are usually in quite a hurry to
> change the batteries when they go out, because you are trying to get an
> important shot. Sometimes I just default through the time/date so I
> can get the shot. Of course I have no clue when the shot was taken,
> which is not a good thing.


Hello, eganders:

Well, my old Kodak DC3200's internal clock was permanently disabled, at
the factory; this was a problem, with that particular model (thanks,
Kodak!). Consequently, all the photos stored on the camera's CF card
defaulted to "1/1/00 12:00 AM."

Eventually, I found a freeware program that enabled me to correct the
images' dates/times (on my hard drive), in a batch mode. Here it is:

Free Downloads Center - File Date Changer 1.61
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Utilities/File_Maintenance_and_Repa...Utiliti

Good luck!


Cordially,
John Turco <jtur.TakeThisOut@concentric.net>

John Turco wrote:
> eganders wrote:
>> On Nov 30, 5:21 am, John Turco <j... RemoveThis @concentric.net> wrote:
>>> eganders wrote:
>>>
>>>> I got a reply from Kodak that the camera, being out of warranty, would
>>>> incurr charges. They knew that I had gotten an RA number back in July
>>>> when it was in warranty, but now, even though I am asking for a
>>>> warranty repair for the same thing, they will not honor the old RA or
>>>> fix it under warranty. I know they have every right to maintain that
>>>> position, but it would seem a positive move to honor it since it is
>>>> obvious that the camera was defective during the warranty period.
>>>> Welcome to the mechanical new millennium!!!
>>> <deleted previous messages, for brevity>
>>>
>>> Hello, eganders:
>>>
>>> I heartily concur, Kodak should give you a break. Still, if that's the
>>> only problem you're having with your C360, is it truly so bad?
>>>
>>> Cordially,
>>> John Turco <j... RemoveThis @concentric.net>
>>
>> Until I have to change the battery, no, the problem is not so bad.
>> That is why I have been dragging my feet. I really like the thing.
>> For example, I can't believe the type of movies a "still" camera
>> produces and the shots are easily taken and of good quality. Couldn't
>> ask for more. The problem is you are usually in quite a hurry to
>> change the batteries when they go out, because you are trying to get an
>> important shot. Sometimes I just default through the time/date so I
>> can get the shot. Of course I have no clue when the shot was taken,
>> which is not a good thing.
>
>
> Hello, eganders:
>
> Well, my old Kodak DC3200's internal clock was permanently disabled, at
> the factory; this was a problem, with that particular model (thanks,
> Kodak!). Consequently, all the photos stored on the camera's CF card
> defaulted to "1/1/00 12:00 AM."
>
> Eventually, I found a freeware program that enabled me to correct the
> images' dates/times (on my hard drive), in a batch mode. Here it is:
>
> Free Downloads Center - File Date Changer 1.61
> http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Utilities/File_Maintenance_and_Repa...Utiliti
>
> Good luck!
>
>
> Cordially,
> John Turco <jtur RemoveThis @concentric.net>

This problem is common enough that such software as Photoshop Elements
has the feature built in. What it (v3) does NOT do is offer to change
the file date to the EXIF date, which is what I REALLY would like.
What do I CARE what date I got around to transferring the pictures from
the camera to me HD?