How to change time taken of a photo in metadata?

Question

I want every single detail to indicate the date that I want to.

Answer 1

EXIFTOOL is a wonderful metadata editor for JPEG files. It's a command line program, so some people may find it hard to use. If you know how to write batch scripts, that will make life easier. This program is the most complete free program out there.



Another excellent tool for JPEG files is JHEAD, another command line program. It is much easier to use than EXIFTOOL since you don't need to understand the low-level metadata lingo. I use this program if my camera was set to the wrong time. This program is free.



If you need to adjust the date/time on raw images, use the program that came with your camera. These often have a function to adjust the time by an offset.



If you are trying to fool legal authorities, they can tell if the metadata has been altered.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Set the camera date and time to the time you want. The camera time will go into the metadata, not the actual time.

Answer 4

You'd have to do so through an app/service that allows that. Google Photos allows that (as far as a website/app) or Picasa (as far as a desktop app). Try those.

Answer 5

If the file's a JPEG you can edit the exif data - google "edit exif" for tools and OS capabilities. Changing the date / time information is the obvious thing to do, but if you're going to change the date by a significant amount you'll need to make sure that the recorded camera and lens were available at that time. If you really want "every single detail" you may need to change the shutter count to something that fits your camera's use.

Answer 6

Google “exif editor”. There are a number of different programs.