A method for editing a date of a digital image file having a predefined date stamp location in an imaging device, wherein the image data of the digital image, and a position coordinate of the predefined date stamp location, are stored in the digital image file. The method includes: selecting the digital image having the predefined date stamp location; obtaining and saving the image data and the position coordinate of the predefined date stamp location from the digital image file; generating a new date according to a user input; modifying the image data of the predefined date stamp location with the new date to form a first date stamp; and applying the first date stamp according to the position coordinate of the predefined date stamp location.