If you print albums or deliver client galleries, a clear date and time stamp keeps batches honest. Stamp here means the small text burned onto pixels, not the caption field in your gallery app.
Most smartphones and digital cameras still record capture time in EXIF metadata—look under Details or Properties. Desktop tools can read that data and render it as a watermark so viewers see the shot date on the image itself.

Why Should You Add a Date to a Photo?

When it is applied with care, a photo date stamp makes sorting and storytelling easier. You can group images chronologically without digging through filenames.
If you send files to a lab, a visible stamp reminds everyone which event or roll they came from. Vacation albums also read better when each spread shows when the pictures were taken.
Beyond neat folders, a small logo with your site name reinforces ownership.
As a stylistic bonus, a corner stamp can echo the look of film prints and vintage scans—just keep opacity modest so faces stay the focus.

Apart from programs like Batch Picture Protector, you can try other methods to add a timestamp when you do not need desktop batch power.

Add Time and Date Stamps Through Camera Settings

If you open the settings for the camera app on your smartphone, you should see an option for adding a time stamp to the photos. In Samsung cameras, there is an option for both Location Tag and Date and Time, which can be enabled.
For Canon DSLR cameras, you can enable date stamps by clicking on the Menu button and going to the camera setup options. Under that list, you will see an option for Date Stamp.

Nikon cameras also have a setting for date stamps under the camera setup menu. Click on Menu and click the wrench icon to turn on the date and time stamps.

Add Stamps While Printing

Windows lets you add the date and time when printing documents by clicking Print Settings and inserting an AutoText box in the header or footer. You can add timestamps for photos if you are connected to a special image printer or have downloaded some software.
For example, Olympus cameras can connect to your printer using the PictBridge app, or you can download Olympus Master 2 program, which has a print dialog box that lets you add date stamps.

You can use Instagram to add the date stamp to any image. Open the app and click the ‘+’ icon to add a story.
Next, click a photo or choose an existing image from your gallery, and click on the sticker icon – a smiling, square emoji. One of the options will be the date sticker!