TIme and Date stamp do not display on playback

From the 'Operating Instructions' manual:
"The recording date and time are not displayed while recording. however, they are recorded automatically onto the tape. To display the
recording date and time, press DATA CODE on the Remote Commander (remote control) during recording."

In playback mode, press DISP/BACK to select a playback display format. This will turn the Information display on, which will show you the date/time the picture was taken.

This camera does not have a Time/Date Stamp that actually stays on the picture like some cameras do. Instead, the Time/Date Stamp is included in the Image File Properties, and can be viewed or modified from any Windows PC.

Press [MENU/SET]. Press up/down to select [CLOCK SET]. Press up and down to set time. Under Appearence set date, time and the display order for the date and time. Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.

You can read more about this in the user manual, page 19: http://panasonic.com.au/content/library/files/F002107.pdf

I have the same camera and the only way to do this is to first, Make sure you have set the date and time correctly on your camera. Take a picture or View picture you want date & time stamped. Press the circular 'Menu/Set' button Press down arrow to playback mode Press right arrow on 'text stamp' Choose whether to apply stamp to single or multiple photos Press 'Menu/set' to select photo to stamp. Choose which stamps to add. Date, time, age etc.. Press 'Menu/set' again and select 'Yes' in box. The only problem with this is that it will resize your photos to 3m, which can make them grainier if you took them at a higher res. Gillian

Press Menu, to highlight Setup, then OK to access settings Options Return to previous menu.

Camera Sounds
Choose sound effects.
All On (default)
Shutter Only
All Off
Auto Power Off
Choose inactivity time until camera turns off.
10 minutes
5 minutes
3 minutes (default)
1 minute
Date & Time
See Setting the language, date/time.
Date Stamp
Imprint the date on pictures.
Choose a date option, or turn off the feature. (Default is off.)
Video Date Display
Display Date/Time at the start of video playback.
On (default)—choose from date formats.
Off
Blur Warning
See Understanding blur warning icons.
On Off
Language
See Setting the language, date/time.
Format
CAUTION:
Formatting deletes all pictures/videos, including those that are protected. Removing a card during formatting may damage the card.

Memory Card - deletes everything on the card; formats the card.
Cancel - exits this setting.
Internal Memory - deletes everything in internal memory including email addresses, album names, and favorites; formats the internal memory.
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I have the same camera and the only way to do this is to first, Make sure you have set the date and time correctly on your camera. Take a picture or, view picture you want date & time stamped. Press the circular 'Menu/Set' button. Press down arrow to playback mode. Press right arrow on 'text stamp'. Choose whether to apply stamp to single or multiple photos. Press 'Menu/set' to select photo to stamp. Choose which stamps to add. Date, time, age etc.. Press 'Menu/set' again and select 'Yes' in box. The only problem with this is that it will resize your photos to 3m, which can make them grainier if you took them at a higher res. Gillian

If the date and time appear during playback to a television from the camcorder, we discovered that the date and time stamp can be recorded during playback through a DVD Recorder.

I was having the same problem, and was tasked to find a solution at work.

I ended finding talking with a developer who wrote a custom utility that can extract the time/date data from the .MPG (it's hidden in there somewhere) as a special txt file.

Here's a link to that utility: (special version for NTSC footage):
http://dl.free.fr/pNo24JrdB (Special thanks to fnx91 on the videohelp forums)

Then you import that file into a piece of software called DVSubmaker which will convert that data in a special format (.sub) used by certain DVD/Video players to display subtitles.

Here's the best 2 options for playback:

1. Windows Media Player (need Mpeg2 codec) combined with a plugin called Vobsub - Free:)
2. ZoomPlayer (DVD Software) - $60

So in a nutshell, your displaying the original time/date stamp as subtitles on top of the video.

Contact me if you have any troubles.

got the remote that came with the camcorder? Hit data code button onthe remote and your date data should be there! Good luck.

Acording to the manual to display date and time press DATA CODE ON THE REMOTE CONTROL during playback. Useless if you dont have a remote like me. IT deos say the date and time are recorded automaticaly onto the tape.no idear how to view it. Hope i have helped Eric