Thanks to all for the info. My camera and computer are both set to my timezone (NY). I think I'll use the script Chris provided to reset the DateTimeOriginal to the same thing as DateTimeDigitized, then disable writing metadata to file until the issue is resolved. If I continue to use flickr, f-spot can send the tags along with it so it shouldn't be too big a problem.
I need to test that before import to f-spot, the DateTimeOriginal and DateTimeDigitized are the same. I assume they are, I just want to check. Thanks again for the help! Todd On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Chris Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Timezones do complicate things but regardless of if you either set your > camera date/time based on where you are, or you keep it set the same, > the DateTimeOriginal field in EXIF should accurately reflect what's on > your camera. (I verified this at least for Canon S200, 10D, 20D, 40D) > > However, If you count on f-spot to manage the different times, you're > out of luck, especially if you've imported some subset if your images > multiple times. > > -Chris > > Bengt Thuree wrote: >> Works as long as you do not take photos in different timezones... >> I have photos from about 7 or more different timezones... >> >> My photo times are totally f..ked up... >> >> >> >> On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 10:10 -0400, Chris Kelly wrote: >>> Other option is to let it keep writing metadata so you get to keep your >>> tags in your files, and use jhead to go in and fix the EXIF info before >>> you upload the images somewhere (or once fspot is fixed). >>> >>> I wrote an example script here: http://ckdake.com/node/225 >>> >>> -Chris >>> >>> Pat Suwalski wrote: >>>> We've had a big thread on this last month: >>>> >>>> http://mail.gnome.org/archives/f-spot-list/2008-April/msg00047.html >>>> >>>> The short of it is that the time management in f-spot is really, really >>>> broken. I suggest you disable writing metadata to the photos until this >>>> is resolved. >>>> >>>> --Pat >>>> >>>> Todd Slater wrote: >>>>> Apologies for not providing details: f-spot 0.4.2 on Ubuntu 8.04, >>>>> write metadata to file enabled. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 9:33 PM, Todd Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> Stimulus check, new camera. >>>>>> >>>>>> When I import photos taken with a Nikon D40, the DateTimeOriginal is 4 >>>>>> hours later than the time I took the picture, which according to the >>>>>> Metadata Browser is accurately reflected by the DateTimeDigitized. I >>>>>> read the thread here >>>>>> http://mail.gnome.org/archives/f-spot-list/2005-August/msg00076.html. >>>>>> It seems that in my case DateTimeOriginal and DateTimeDigitized should >>>>>> be the same. Is it the camera or f-spot that is causing this >>>>>> confusion, and is there a solution to get f-spot to display the >>>>>> correct time? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for any tips, >>>>>> >>>>>> Todd _______________________________________________ F-spot-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/f-spot-list
