How do I learn the date on which photos were taken?

[cliffh73876430]

My Lightroom Classic contains photos taken over the years; all of which have been edited.

How do I learn the date on which they were taken?

Cliff (In Spain)

[dj_paige]

In the Library Module, on the right, under Metadata, the date the photo was taken is shown next to Capture Date (make sure the dropdown menu under Metadata is set to Default)

[cliffh73876430]

Please....where is the Default in the dropdown menu?

[dj_paige]

Right where it says Default

The capture date is shown in the screen capture you provided.

[cliffh73876430]

I haven't blushed since I was a boy but as I'll be 87 next month I thought those days are well behind me.

However this little episode is so embarrassing it deserves a blush.....

Thanks DG.....you helped me a while back and once again I'm grateful.

Warmly,

Cliff

[cliffh73876430]

A problem DG...I'm finding that some of the "Capture Dates" are correct. BUT not all.

I'd appreciate your comments.

Warmly,

Cliff

[dj_paige · Accepted solution]

Dates on scanned photos are sometimes wrong. Dates on photos from digital cameras should be correct, unless the clock on the digital camera is set wrong. In either case, these can be changed in Lightroom using the menu command Metadata->Edit Capture Time...

[cliffh73876430]

Sorry dj..please look at the screen captures showing a Capture Date of 10 January 2018 rather than what I know to be a few years ago.

I tried clicking on the button on the right of Capture time and also on Capture Date but without success. (Using "Change To files creation date")

Warmly,

Cliff

[dj_paige]

I referred to a menu command in my previous message.

[cliffh73876430]

The EDIT CAPTURE TIME window states "Modify the capture time stored in this photo by entering the correct time adjustments below"

I can't enter time adjustment as I don’t know the correct date on which the photo was created. That’s the information I hoped would be given by Lightroom.

Warmly,

Cliff

[dj_paige]

This doesn't make sense to me. You want the software to figure out what date the photo was taken?

[cliffh73876430]

"You want the software to figure out what date the photo was taken?"

Yes. I had believed that to be possible.

I had thought that the creation date would be shown after clicking on "Reset" while in DEVELOP mode. Or in "History" after clicking on the first item in the drop down list.

However as neither of these options yielded the original date I concluded that I must be doing something incorrectly. Hence my question.

Warmly,

Cliff

[dj_paige]

If the date is not in the photo file, then the software cannot help.

Where did this TIF file come from, anyway? What is the source, camera or scanner? If camera, how did it get turned into a TIF?

[cliffh73876430]

"If the date is not in the photo file, then the software cannot help." I understand.

"Where did this TIF file come from, anyway?" I take the 5th Amendment DJ. Not because I want to but because I don't have the answer.

"What is the source, camera or scanner" The source is my camera, a Sony "Cybershot DSC RX100". Although sometimes I take pics with my iPad then send myself an email with a photo included  and then import it into Lightroom.

Warmly,

Cliff

[dj_paige]

Some software turned the camera photo from a JPG or RAW, into a TIF. If you can figure that out and find the original (JPG or RAW), the date the photo was taken should be in there.

[cliffh73876430]

Thank DJ....

Warmly,

Cliff