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July 22, 2011

P: Wrong folder names organizing by date when using camera USB

  • July 22, 2011
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When importing from a camera connected to USB (at least for a Canon EOS 40D Firmware 1.1.1 in my case), lightroom generates wrong folder names when organizing folders by date, at least for the "2011/2011-07-22" format (I guess it's the same for the other formats). 

I use Lightroom 3.4.1 on Windows XP 32 Bit SP 3 and my time zone is CET+DST (Paris, Berlin). I shot six photos an hour apart around midnight CET+DST from 21:30 on Thursday to 02:30 on friday (I changed the camera's time for that) and got the following folder/file structure using a USB connection to the camera: 

2011\2011-07-21\20110721-213022-IMG_0314.CR2 
2011\2011-07-22\20110721-223033-IMG_0315.CR2 <<< wrong folder 
2011\2011-07-22\20110721-233041-IMG_0316.CR2 <<< wrong folder 
2011\2011-07-22\20110722-003049-IMG_0317.CR2 
2011\2011-07-22\20110722-013055-IMG_0318.CR2 
2011\2011-07-22\20110722-023102-IMG_0319.CR2 

Clearly, the two marked files are in the wrong folder. Note that the file naming itself (date and time) is absolutely correct! 

When I import the same six photos using a card reader from the CF card, I get the correct structure: 

2011\2011-07-21\20110721-213022-IMG_0314.CR2 
2011\2011-07-21\20110721-223033-IMG_0315.CR2 <<< now correct folder 
2011\2011-07-21\20110721-233041-IMG_0316.CR2 <<< now correct folder 
2011\2011-07-22\20110722-003049-IMG_0317.CR2 
2011\2011-07-22\20110722-013055-IMG_0318.CR2 
2011\2011-07-22\20110722-023102-IMG_0319.CR2 

This seems to be some "time zone / daylight savings time bug" affecting all photos made from two hours before midnight until just before midnight (my local time is UTC plus two hours) - but why only for camera USB and not for card reader? I didn't test it for a date that has no DST, but I would bet that it would affect photos from *one* hour before midnight, then. 

P.S. The wrong folder structure also already shows in the folder preview in the import dialog. Here is the wrong structure using USB to camera: 

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...and the correct one using a card reader: 

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    jeffreyheller
    jeffreyheller
    Participant
    December 10, 2012
    Is there any other workaround to this problem? It is causing hundreds of duplicates to be added to my collection. I use an iPhone so the workaround of using a card reader is not practical not is the directory as it would require me copying all the files from my camera and probably break duplicate detection.
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    November 30, 2012
    When I import photos from my digital camera (Sony DSC-RX100) into Lightroom 4, the photos are placed into the wrong date folders.

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    cygnl7
    Known Participant
    October 21, 2012
    I'm using a filename template that includes the photo/video hour, minutes, and seconds. When I import videos from my iPhone 4S running iOS 6.0 into Lightroom 3.6 the hour looks like it is GMT, whereas for pictures it is in timezone time. So, for example, I'm in the mountain timezone, so a video taken at 12:00:00 mountain time gets 18:00:00 in its filename. Photos get the 12:00:00.

    I really don't care too much which way it goes (although for consistency it would be nice to be GMT so timezone doesn't play into it). I really just want them to be consistent so sorting works.

    Here's the strange thing. If I batch rename the videos the filenames then reflect the timezone time! I'd use this as a workaround, but I also like to include the original camera filename in the final filename, and there's no way to get at that when renaming. (Maybe I need to move away from including the original filename...)

    Any ideas? Or is this just a bug?

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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    October 21, 2012
    I have Lightroom 4.1 64bit for Windows installed and experience following issue: When I import the exposures from my Nikon D7000 sometimes the importer splitts the files into two different folders, even though the exposure date is from the same day.
    I presume that there is a problem with date comparison. I live in the timezone Berlin, Rome, Vienna; the camera shows the correct time (additional info is UTC+1; summertime) and my pc is synchrone. When I import the exposures, all files with time greater 22:00 are put into a folder with exposuredate + 1. It seems as if the importer treats the filedate as plain UTC, adds 1 hour (UTC+1) PLUS adds another hour for summertime.
    Is this problem already known?

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    Longstag
    Known Participant
    August 16, 2012
    When I import videos from my iPhone with Lightroom (even LR4) I choice to rename the file during import:
    Format: "Date (YYYYMMDD)_HourMinuteSeconde_iPhone_OriginalFilename.
    Wrong time in renamed filename after import captured video from an iPhone.
    Unfortunately the filename is exactly 1hour later than the video is captured in meta data.
    If I import it without rename the file during import and do the rename later (via library --> rename photo) the filename is correct.
    These bug already exists a few versions earlier in LR3.
    Now in LR4 it's back 😞

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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    May 30, 2012
    Just installed LR4.1 release, still seems to be there?
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    May 23, 2012
    In Lightroom 4, when importing photos directly from camera (USB), LR puts some images into wrong date folder. Seems it doesn't check cameras time settings (timezone and summer time settings).
    For example, photo taken on 18th of May at 22.05 pm, LR puts it in 19-05 folder although it shows correct exif data (my time settings in nikon d90 are: gmt +2, and automatic daylight saving time option is "on")

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    Benjamin Warde
    Participating Frequently
    April 9, 2012
    Yup, it's still on the list. 🙂 Sorry for the wait. In the meantime, if you'd like to work around the problem now, you can use a card reader when you import. Bug only happens when importing directly from a connected camera. (If your experience is different than that, please let me know.)

    Thanks,
    Ben
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    April 9, 2012
    Looks like this bug remains in LR4. It's a big annoyance having to move files after doing an import organized by date.

    I'm sure it does not take 9 moths to fix. Probably it's sitting at the bottom of the bug tracker. Is anyone actually looking into solving this?
    alexr96146249
    alexr96146249
    Participant
    March 30, 2012
    Hello.

    It seems that LR4 don't take into account user's time zone when creating folders and sorting pictures during import.

    For example:
    My Time Zone is GMT+4.
    Pictures with DateTime = 28/03 20:07 were placed into 2012-03-29 folder (folder with wrong date).
    At the same time pictures with Date=28/03 but time before 20:00 were placed into folder 2012-03-28 (no error here)

    Please see enclosed screenshot.

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