System and method for printing a digital camera image with time stamp

A method for interpreting time stamp information from a digital camera, the method comprising:

• opening a first format interpreter;
• receiving image information from a digital camera in a first format selected from the group including joint photographic experts group (JPEG) and tagged image file format (TIFF) formats, with a corresponding time stamp information;
• displaying the images with corresponding time stamps for editing;
• selecting the “print time stamp” option;
• selecting a time stamp layout for a corresponding image;
• converting the image information and time stamp information to bitmap information;
• and,
• supplying the edited images with corresponding time stamps for printing.

A system for interpreting time stamp information from a digital camera, the system comprising:

• a controller having a port to receive image information from a digital camera in a first format with a corresponding time stamp and a port to supply images with corresponding time stamps, converted into bitmap information;
• a user interface having a port connected for communication with the controller;
• and,
• a printer engine having a port connected to the controller for accepting the images with corresponding time stamps for printing.