Bug 440909

Summary:	Import's "Auto-creation of Albums" using file modified date rather than date taken
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	Chris W <kde>
Component:	Import-Albums	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	caulier.gilles, metzpinguin
Priority:	NOR
Version:	7.3.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Microsoft Windows
OS:	Microsoft Windows
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:	8.0.0
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	Screenshot demonstrating the result

Description Chris W 2021-08-12 21:36:53 UTC

SUMMARY
When I import images, I expect album folders to be generated based upon when photos are taken, but they seem to only be using the data the image file was last modified (in my case, the date the image was copied from my iPhone to my OneDrive cloud storage).

The file formats I'm able to recreate this issue are: heif (Apple iPhone) and NEF (Nikon Raw)

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open Digikam
2. Select Import > Add images
3. Navigate to a folder with photos (that contain EXIF data, including date captures)
4. Confirm "Date-based sub-albums" is enabled in the "Auto-creation of Albums" setting, with date format of Custom and "yyyy/yyyy-MM/yyyy-MM-dd"
4. Click Download
5. Note that the generated folders only use the file modified date, not the camera capture date in EXIF.

OBSERVED RESULT
(described above)

EXPECTED RESULT
(described above)

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: Win 10 (19042.1165)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Chris W 2021-08-12 21:50:29 UTC

Created attachment 140675 [details]
Screenshot demonstrating the result

Comment 2 Maik Qualmann 2021-08-13 06:37:05 UTC

Activate the use of file metadata under Behavior in the digiKam Camera settings. For speed reasons they are deactivated by default.

Maik

Comment 3 Maik Qualmann 2021-08-13 06:41:08 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 331167 ***

Comment 4 Chris W 2021-08-13 17:39:02 UTC

(In reply to Maik Qualmann from comment #2)
> Activate the use of file metadata under Behavior in the digiKam Camera
> settings. For speed reasons they are deactivated by default.
> 
> Maik


That worked great, thanks Maik!  For the benefit of others who may see this, the setting is at: Settings > Configure DigiKam > Camera > Behavior > Use file metadata (enable)

Really appreciate the help, and it inspired me to Donate to the project :-)

Comment 5 caulier.gilles 2022-11-24 07:23:00 UTC

Fixed with #331167