Date and Time Displayed on playback

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Jokerswild

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I was under the impression that the XH-A1 didn't record the date and time in minutes clicking off without some special software or something?

Just shot an interview. Got back to studio and placed the tape into a Canon HV20 that I use as my playback deck and tape ingesting to the computer. I was stunned that the date and time in minutes was showing on the monitor. (this is just on playback, not ingesting into the computer)

This made me panic a little because I sure didn't want the date and time burned into the tape I just shot!!!! So, I hooked up the XH-A1, popped the tape in and played it from there. No date and time showed up....WHEW!!!!!

Does anyone know what is going on here? And if the XH-A1 does indeed record the date and time, that would be useful for some instances like shooting legal video.
 
Pretty much every camera records that. All you have to do is turn off 'display date and time' on the HV20. It's just metadata. I'd assume it also doesn't show up on capture, even if you leave it on.
 
Hey thanks Cassius. I wonder if this could be turned on when ingesting to the computer say if I were doing a deposition for a lawyer?
 
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