Bug 484802

Summary:	The 'album date' is updated to the 'creation date' of a picture when that picture is renamed outside of Digikam
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	guenael <g>
Component:	Database-Files	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	minor	CC:	metzpinguin
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	8.3.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Microsoft Windows
OS:	Microsoft Windows
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:	8.4.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description guenael 2024-03-31 08:13:48 UTC

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Activate  'monitor the albums for external changes' in the Digikam configuration
2. Set an album date to an arbitrary date
3. Using Windows file explorer, rename a picture of that album

OBSERVED RESULT
The album date is updated to the date of that picture.

EXPECTED RESULT
The album date should stay unchanged.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows 10 latest version

Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2024-03-31 09:18:17 UTC

This is not a bug, you can set in the digiKam setup whether for new/changed images the album date is changed to the newest, to the oldest, to an average or not.

Maik

Comment 2 guenael 2024-03-31 09:39:53 UTC

Well, I have spent quite a long time looking for any option related to the album date and haven't found it. Could you let me know where I can change that setting?

Comment 3 Maik Qualmann 2024-03-31 09:51:57 UTC

https://docs.digikam.org/en/setup_application/miscs_settings.html#miscellaneous-settings

See: Get album date source

Maik