SONY Z7 Date and time recorded on, no way to remove it at DVinfo.net

Matt Thomas · December 18th, 2011, 01:37 PM

Shooting with the Z7 The date and time was recorded on footage, there's no way to remove it right? Other then cropping in post.

Adam Gold · December 18th, 2011, 02:04 PM

Right. It's not metadata, it's actually burned into the picture if you used DATE REC.

Some people report success using effects in post to sort of blur it so it's not too noticeable.

This is all assuming it really was recorded with DATE REC on, and is not just displaying CAM DATA DISPLAY on playback. (But with the Z7 I think that's all data and it doesn't give you a choice for just date and time.)

Matt Thomas · December 18th, 2011, 02:12 PM

Yes, it was recorded burned in, I didn't notice it while shooting because they were rented cameras and when I've used them before they never had anything burned in, so I didn't think anything of it at the time.

James E. Thomas · December 18th, 2011, 10:40 PM

I made that mistake once on a wide shot of a dance recital. I used a region filter and blured and feathered it, not perfect but didn't get any complaints. Good luck.

Tom Hardwick · December 19th, 2011, 03:12 AM

I know we all know this, but quiet time spent as checking time (especially with unfamiliar hired kit) is time very well spent indeed.

Barry Hunter · January 25th, 2012, 05:10 PM

Some time back I downloaded a prog via the "Give Away of the day" site called "Remove Logo Now" I`ve never tried to use it as I havn`t had any justification but it might just do the trick, might be worth a try!

December 18th, 2011, 01:37 PM	#1
Matt Thomas Major Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: UK Posts: 232	SONY Z7 Date and time recorded on, no way to remove it Shooting with the Z7 The date and time was recorded on footage, there's no way to remove it right? Other then cropping in post. __________________ http://www.MatthewThomasFilm.com / https://www.facebook.com/MatthewThomasFilm / https://www.instagram.com/matthewthomasfilmuk/

December 18th, 2011, 02:04 PM	#2
Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	Re: SONY Z7 Date and time recorded on, no way to remove it Right. It's not metadata, it's actually burned into the picture if you used DATE REC. Some people report success using effects in post to sort of blur it so it's not too noticeable. This is all assuming it really was recorded with DATE REC on, and is not just displaying CAM DATA DISPLAY on playback. (But with the Z7 I think that's all data and it doesn't give you a choice for just date and time.) __________________ "It can only be attributable to human error... This sort of thing has cropped up before, and it has always been due to human error."

December 18th, 2011, 02:12 PM	#3
Matt Thomas Major Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: UK Posts: 232	Re: SONY Z7 Date and time recorded on, no way to remove it Yes, it was recorded burned in, I didn't notice it while shooting because they were rented cameras and when I've used them before they never had anything burned in, so I didn't think anything of it at the time. __________________ http://www.MatthewThomasFilm.com / https://www.facebook.com/MatthewThomasFilm / https://www.instagram.com/matthewthomasfilmuk/

December 18th, 2011, 10:40 PM	#4
James E. Thomas Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Seminole Texas Posts: 45	Re: SONY Z7 Date and time recorded on, no way to remove it I made that mistake once on a wide shot of a dance recital. I used a region filter and blured and feathered it, not perfect but didn't get any complaints. Good luck.

December 19th, 2011, 03:12 AM	#5
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	Re: SONY Z7 Date and time recorded on, no way to remove it I know we all know this, but quiet time spent as checking time (especially with unfamiliar hired kit) is time very well spent indeed.

January 25th, 2012, 05:10 PM	#6
Barry Hunter Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Newton Abbot Devon Posts: 46	Re: SONY Z7 Date and time recorded on, no way to remove it Some time back I downloaded a prog via the "Give Away of the day" site called "Remove Logo Now" I`ve never tried to use it as I havn`t had any justification but it might just do the trick, might be worth a try!