Bug 518334

SUMMARY
 I request that the QuickTime metadata field CreationDate be used if present rather than QuickTime CreateDate in the digiKam the database for display and sorting of MOV files.

BACKGROUND
I believe based on observation and a search of other bugzilla reports that digiKam uses the QuickTime metadata field CreateDate when MOV files are scanned.  This field is UTC and contains no time zone info.  I believe that digiKam therefore applies a correction to the UTC time based on the current time zone of the computer when the file is added to the database.

I believe that newer Apple devices including iPhones now prioritize the field CreationDate over CreateDate.  CreationDate includes time zone information.  If CreationDate is present, this would allow digiKam to treat MOV files the same way as other image files that contain time zone information.  If CreationDate is not present, digiKam could default back to the way dates are currently being handled using CreateDate.

This issue became apparent when downloading iPhone Live Photos to a PC and scanning them in with digiKam.  Live Photos consist of a still HEIC image and a short 3-sec MOV video that are created at the same time.  If the Live Photo was taken in a different time zone than the digiKam computer is set to, the creation times for the HEIC and MOV files are different and therefore will sort out of order.  Use of CreationDate would fix this I believe.

I am attaching the HEIC and MOV files from a sample Live Photo.  The photo was taken with the iPhone set to the Paris time zone, and was downloaded to a computer set to New York.  (The time displayed on the clock in the image is Paris time - 4:26 pm or 16:26.)  I also am attaching a screenshot of digiKam after the file was scanned in.  Currently, a correction must be applied to the MOV date to allow them to be sorted together.  If my suggestion is implemented, digiKam would display Paris time for both files, since that was the local time of the phone when the photo was taken.  

Finally, I am attaching a screenshot of some info from an AI search regarding this subject.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
digiKam 9.0.0 - Windows version
Windows 11