Sometimes you need to change the capture
time for your photos. For example, you might need to change the
capture times if you traveled to a different time zone and didn’t change
your camera’s date/time setting before you started photographing,
or if you imported a scanned photo into Lightroom, the photo would
contain the creation date of when it was scanned, rather than when
it was taken.
Note: The Edit Capture Time command cannot be undone
by pressing Ctrl-z (Windows) or Command-z (Mac OS). You would need
to use the Revert Capture Time To Original command.
With photos selected in the Grid view or the Filmstrip, or
with photos in Loupe Compare, or Survey view, do one of the following:
Choose Metadata > Edit Capture Time.
In the Metadata panel with EXIF information displayed, click
the arrow in the Date Time field.
In the Edit Capture Time dialog box, select the type
of adjustment:
Adjust To A Specified
Date And Time
Changes the capture time to the date and time you specify.
Shift By Set Number of Hours (Time Zone Adjust)
Changes the capture time by the number of hours you add
or subtract to the original time.
Change To File’s Creation Date
Changes the capture time in the camera EXIF data to the
file creation date. If you select this option, skip step 3.
In the New Time area of the dialog box, do one of the following:
If you selected Adjust To A Specified Date
And Time, type a new date and time in the Corrected Time text box.
You can also select the date and time values and then use the up
or down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the values.
If you selected Shift By Set Number Of Hours, choose
a value from the pop-up menu to adjust the time forward or back.
You might need to edit a changed capture time back to
its original.
With photos selected in the Grid view or the Filmstrip, or
with photos in Loupe Compare, or Survey view, choose Metadata >
Revert Capture Time To Original.
Revert the capture time back to the original
With photos selected in the Grid view or the Filmstrip, or
with photos in Loupe Compare, or Survey view, choose Metadata >
Revert Capture Time To Original.