Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2020 July 11

= July 11 =

Get exact time in EXIF data of a photo in Windows
How can I get the exact time in the EXIF data of a photo in Windows? I know ways to get it to the minute, but I need the second. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 02:55, 11 July 2020 (UTC)
 * , the EXIF format specifies that the "DateTime" is a character string, and allows it to specify the seconds. Perhaps if it does not show in your application, it is not recorded. Elizium23 (talk) 03:09, 11 July 2020 (UTC)


 * Somehow I've seen them before on my computer with photos from the same camera. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 03:33, 11 July 2020 (UTC)


 * If I review the photos on my camera, it gives the seconds. (Nothing else does.)  Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 07:11, 11 July 2020 (UTC)


 * If you enable WSL and install Ubuntu (or some other flavour of Linux) then you can install the exiftool suite. I've only run it on a Windows box from within an Ubuntu window, but is should also be runnable via BASH directly, or possibly even from the Window/R box.  When I use this on my main machine it certain shows "Date/Time Original : 2020:01:05 09:26:08" for example.  Martin of Sheffield (talk) 11:26, 11 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Exiftool has a Windows version. 93.136.74.131 (talk) 15:28, 11 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Can you clarify? I assume that  is using the Windows version of exiftool and it is crocked.  Hence my slightly round-about way.  Does the Windows version report the required seconds? Martin of Sheffield (talk) 15:45, 11 July 2020 (UTC)


 * EXIFtool won't execute because some DLL is missing. But I can easily get the time to the second on the back of my camera, so that does what I need.  Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 03:55, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
 * , if a missing DLL concerns you like it concerns me, you may try repairing it with this procedure. This is for missing system files; I don't know if the DLL you need will be included, but it can't hurt to run this. Elizium23 (talk) 03:58, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
 * SFC didn't find any problems. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 04:11, 12 July 2020 (UTC)