P: Camera model names containing parentheses are treated inconsistently

[John R Ellis]

LR handles camera model names containing parentheses inconsistently (e.g. "iPhone SE (2nd generation)").  The model name shown in the Metadata panel and returned to plugins via photo:getFormattedMetadata () discards everything from the first parenthesis to the end, while smart collections and the Camera column in the Metadata browser see the entire model name.

I first noticed this using my Any Filter plugin.

1. Make a new catalog.

2. Import the attached photo.

3. In the Metadata > EXIF panel, observe that Model is "iPhone SE":

4. Observe that the Camera column in the Metadata browser shows "iPhone SE (2nd generation)":

5. Create a smart collection "Camera contains words 2nd generation".

6. Observe that the smart collection matches the photo.

7. Exiftool shows that EXIF:Model is:

$ exiftool -a -G -s -model IMG_2955.jpeg 
[EXIF] Model : iPhone SE (2nd generation)

8. Observe that photo:getFormattedMetdata ("cameraModel") returns "iPhone SE":

9. Use Exiftool to change EXIF:Model to:

$ exiftool -a -G -s -model IMG_2955.jpeg 
[EXIF] Model : Johns phone (is very very tiny)

9. Do Metadata > Read Metadata From File.

10. Observe similar inconsistent results as in steps 3 - 8.

Tested on LR 11.4 / Mac OS 12.4 and Windows 10.

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

Adding Bug Number 

[John R Ellis]

Note that the effects of this problem are visible without using plugins or the SDK -- there's an inconsistency between what's displayed in the Metadata browser's Camera column (and what is searched by smart collections) and what is displayed in the Metadata panel.