To help keep track the date and time an image is captured, 990 has a built in clock and timer. This clock and timer is run by a rechargeable battery in the camera which is different from the batteries for running the camera operations. This "hidden" rechargeable battery is charged when you have batteries in the battery bay. However, this "hidden" rechargeable batter has no power at all when (1) you receive the camera and (1) you store the camera for a long period without the batteries in the battery bay, for a long time (and hence the "hidden" rechargeable battery consumes all of its power). Should one of these two conditions happens, the camera does not have correct date and time. In this case, a blinking clock icon will be shown in the upper-right corner of the LCD monitor when the camera is in the A-REC mode or the M-REC mode. If you take a photo, the time stamp would be January 1, 2000, 0:00! So, when you see a blinking clock, it is the time to setup a correct date and time!
Each of the A-REC mode, M-REC mode and PLAY mode has an option for setting date and time. However, the easiest one is using the A-REC mode. In the following, the multi-selection button will be used to browse the menu system and to make a selection.
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Use up and down to browse | Use right to select |
Here is the procedure: