Changing photo creation date and time
Sometimes the creation date and time for a photo is incorrect. This can happen, for example, if you forget to set the date and time on your digital camera before taking a picture. Media Manager allows you to correct the creation date and time for multiple photos at once.
You can change the date in the following ways:
n assign the same date and time to all photos (for example, set all files to July 1, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.)
n shift the date and time by a specified number of days and hours (for example, shift the date and time by 3 days and 8 hours; a photo dated July 3 at 1:00 a.m. will be redated July 6 at 9:00 a.m.)
n set the time and date of the earliest file. The time and date of the other files will be changed to keep the original time difference from the earliest file.
To change the photo creation date:
1 Select the photos for which you want to update the date or time.
2 Right-click one of the selected photos, and choose Date/Time Update Tool.
3 To change all files to the same date and time, follow these steps:
a Select Set Date & Time.
b In the date box, type a new date, or click the arrow to select a date from the calendar.
c In the time box, type a new time, or select the hours, minutes, or seconds, and use the arrows to increase or decrease them.
4 To shift the date and time, follow these steps:
a Select Shift Date & Time.
b To shift to a more recent date or time, click Forward; to shift to an earlier date or time, click Backward.
c In the Days box, specify the number of days by which you want to shift the date.
d In the Hours box, specify the number of hours by which you want to shift the time.
5 To adjust the date and time by specifying a new date and time for the earliest file, follow these steps:
a Select Set first date and maintain time difference.
b In the date box, type a date for the earliest file, or click the arrow to select a date from the calendar.
c In the time box, type a time for the earliest file, or select the hours, minutes, or seconds, and use the arrows to increase or decrease them.
6 To see the effect of your change, click Preview.
Tip: To change back to the original date and time, click Reset.
7 If you are satisfied with the new date and time, click OK.
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