Bug 279556

Summary: Editing captions in metadata editor sets the exif image creation date to file modification date
Product: [Applications] digikam Reporter: Stefan Holmström <stefan.ca.h>
Component: Plugin-Generic-MetadataEditAssignee: Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: caulier.gilles
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 2.0.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Ubuntu   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In: 2.5.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Stefan Holmström 2011-08-06 21:04:57 UTC 
Version:           2.0.0 (using KDE 4.6.2) 
OS:                Linux

I use the metadata editor to change image captions. The new format of the editor puts EXIF in the first tab. When I change caption there and apply, the image creation date is changed to the date and time of that change. I think that is incorrect. When I do the change in the IPTC tab, the date is not changed, i.e. it is kept as the original camera date.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Use the metadata editor and change caption in the EXIF tab. Then apply. The image date is changed.

Actual Results:  
See the steps above.

Expected Results:  
See the details
Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2011-08-06 21:10:32 UTC 
There is an option in digiKam metadata settings dialog to change this behavior...

Gilles Caulier