Add Date and Time Stamp to Video

James asks: Hey Brian, I’m looking to get a handheld camera for private investigation work. For court, we must display the time and date on all videos. I need a camera that will “burn” the time/date stamp on the video itself as opposed to only being able to see that time/date stamp in the viewfinder. It would be nice to burn the timestamp on video from our smartphones too. I found your podcast yesterday and it sounds like you guys are the real experts.

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