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I'm not sure if your camera supports it or not, but another alternative to visibly watermarking an image is to embed your name and a copyright message in the EXIF data of the image. I know my camera automatically does this for me, but I also have a high end DSLR. I'm not sure if it is possible for your camera, but if it is, it would put information in ...

It is possible on certain Canon point and shoot cameras which can have their features extended via the Canon Hack Development Kit (CHDK). This example outlines some ways in which a watermark might be useful at the time of recording and shows how a perceptual coding / hidden watermark being added to captured images in near real time. With a bit of work this ...

I took a quick look thru the Sony W690 user manual, and it looks like there's no option for freely chosen text (your name) being added on the photos. But you can do it with a photo editor, only it happens in computer, not in-camera. The word "watermark" sounds a bit too fancy, when at its simplest form it could be just plain text drawn over the photo, ...

The related questions that Esa Paulasto gave links to them are great to understand what is a watermark and helps you understand the cons and pros. If you want to know if it is possible to add a watermark automatically via your camera like the date that was added, then NO. Moreover, even if it was possible it would probably be a bad idea It might cover ...

From my personal experience, most of the accomplished Landscape Photographers do not use them on their galleries that they post at their own website. It is really a distraction in a fine art photograph to be viewing and plop there is some letters that are not part of the art. This is for just the niche of displaying and selling fine art landscape ...

Unfortunately the digital revolution is a two-edged sword: It allows mass distribution of content at a much lower cost than the days of print catalogs. This makes it easier to get your content in front of the eyes of potential buyers. It also makes it easier for everyone else to publish content, to the extent that the sheer volume of content available is ...

Good Gravy, thanks for posing this question. I have struggled with this question for years, wanting my images to be seen as they are, not marred with marketing clutter. Being a full-time professional (and sole income provider) I have come to this conclusion...Watermarks are wonderful, powerful and absolutely necessary! Pros: They protect your property by ...

I don't think there is any stigma about tasteful watermarks on "free" and portfolio images. I do think there is for any images the customer is paying for unless it's a discounted rate. (For example, I have seen some photographers provide Facebook galleries of a large selection of photos with watermarks and/or their name tied to the image's captions for a ...

I assume you are talking about watermarking images you post on the internet, put in your portfolio or otherwise distribute "for free", paying customers are likely to get somewhat upset if you give them watermarked images. There are 2 ways people use watermarks: Marketing tool - you circulate watermarked images in the hope that people will see the images ...