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Duker
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July 04, 2014, 12:41:19 PM »
I have a case where I am trying to figure out what time some pictures were taken. I do not know the date/time settings that the camera was actually set to at the time the pictures were taken so I know without this knowledge it is a moot point trying to figure it out.
I need some help figuring out the difference between the File Modification Date and the Original Date.
File Modification Date/Time : 2006:05:23 17:20:10-04:00
Date/Time Original : 2006:05:23 18:20:11
Create Date : 2006:05:23 18:20:11
Does this mean that the pic was taken at 18:20? Or 17:20? Does this give me any indication as to the time zone the camera was set to?
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Phil Harvey
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Re: Need some assistance
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July 04, 2014, 01:05:17 PM »
The FileModifyDate is the date/time you see when you get a directory listing of the file. It isn't metadata in the file itself. So DateTimeOriginal is what you want. Add the
-G1
option to see where the information is stored.
- Phil
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...where
DIR
is the name of a directory/folder containing the images. On Mac/Linux, use single quotes (
'
) instead of double quotes (
"
) around arguments containing a dollar sign (
$
).
Duker
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July 04, 2014, 01:15:24 PM »
Thanks Phil
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Alan Clifford
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July 04, 2014, 03:09:02 PM »
You'll need other clues to work out the timezone. At 18:20, was it dark? Should it be dark in the timezone where the pictures were taken? Or maybe there is a church tower with a clock in one of the photos.
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