TechNote (Archived)

Camera raw image files have incorrect creation times (Bridge 1.0)

Issue

Adobe Bridge lists incorrect creation times for camera raw image files from some Canon digital cameras.

(See the Background information section for a partial list of Canon camera models that may have this problem.)

Details

Incorrect creation times appear in the Metadata panel (Date Created value in File Properties, and Date Time and Date Time Original values in Camera Data [EXIF]).

Incorrect creation times appear in the Date Created value of the image thumbnail.

Incorrect creation times appear in all files you create from the camera raw image files (for example, PSD files, JPG files, and DNG files).

The File Browser in Photoshop CS lists correct creation times for the camera raw image files.

Solution: Install the Adobe Camera Raw 3.2 update.

Download the update from the Photoshop Windows section of the Adobe downloads web page at www.adobe.com/support/downloads .

Background information

The Camera Raw plug-in (version 3.1 and earlier) incorrectly reports the Date Time Original value saved with some Canon camera raw formats. Bridge uses this value to generate the Date Created value for the camera raw image files.

Setting the system clock to Greenwich Mean Time generates correct Date Created values in all new (non-camera raw) image files that you create from Canon camera raw image files.

Adobe customers have reported this issue with camera raw image files from the following Canon camera models:

EOS 10D

EOS D30

EOS D60

EOS 300D (Digital Rebel/Kiss Digital)

EOS-1Ds Mark II

PowerShot S45

PowerShot S50

PowerShot S60

PowerShot S70

PowerShot G2

PowerShot G6