Seems to be a bug with timestamps on Image Capture

Image Capture does not appear to be accounting for summer time correctly i.e. take a picture and the time shown in Image Capture is an hour off if time is not currently summer time

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Feb 22, 2023 6:14 PM

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VikingOSX

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Feb 23, 2023 4:43 AM in response to s_i_r_e

If you are using Image Capture to retrieve images from an iPhone, it will use the image's internal EXIF DateTimeOriginal date stamp and not the current operating system time. I doubt that Image Capture will take into account any date/time conversions based on the current observed time (e.g. summer time).

Feb 23, 2023 4:01 AM in response to s_i_r_e

Since this is a user to user community, you might want to submit your bug report to Apple here:

Feedback - macOS - Apple

s_i_r_e Author

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Feb 23, 2023 9:44 AM in response to VikingOSX

Understood but the image on the phone has the correct time and image capture used to work

s_i_r_e Author

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Feb 23, 2023 1:18 PM in response to Randall_2023

Thanks. This is very helpful

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Seems to be a bug with timestamps on Image Capture