My Sony DCR-SX41 has the wrong time stamp on a video I took back in 2020 and says 2009. Is it possible to change that date to the proper one or is it stuck like that?

The video was recorded in 2020, but when I recorded it I must have had the wrong date, as it says 2009. Is it possible to change this date or am I stuck with it now? Can't find this answer anywhere and the manual doesn't help me on editing the date for an already taken video.

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No you are stuck with that date. It is encoded and added to the footage in real time.

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

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