Show Timezone offset does not work

[Mees Dekker]

If I recall correctly, this was reported earlier by somebody else, but I can't find the topic.

I've activated "Always show timezone offset" in the metadatapanel. However: the metadata panel still works as default: no timezoneoffset is shown when it matches my local timezone.

Anything I'm overlooking here?

[axel.hennig]

Does the file contain a timezone?

[Mario]

Is this an Apple file?
Does it have an XMP record with time stamps without a time zone offset?

I've just explained about this particular problem here:

https://www.photools.com/community/index.php/topic,13524.msg95295/topicseen.html#msg95295

[Mees Dekker]

No, this is not an Apple file but a regular CR2 file
Yes, it does have a XMP record, but no timeoffset (see below). However: creator tool was IMatch

I've read the explanation from Mario.
https://www.photools.com/community/index.php/topic,13524.msg95295/topicseen.html#msg95295

Could there be a glitch somewhere? If needed, I can send both the original file and the XMP.

[Mario]

I assume the metadata in the file was written with a version before IMatch 2023 and the new time zone offset handling.
You can send me the file with a link back to this topic.

[Mees Dekker]

This file indeed created before IMATCH 2023

However: also all files cretaed yesterday (August 17, 2023) by Imatch have the same issue. Files will be send to you.

[Mario]

Thanks for sending the files.

The file Croonemate (454).CR2 has these EXIF time stamps:

[ExifIFD]      Date/Time Original : 2021:08:17 16:00:13
[ExifIFD]      Create Date        : 2021:08:17 16:03:13

and no EXIF time zone offsets.

The XMP record was produced by Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw and has these time stamps:

[XMP-photoshop] Date Created  : 2021:08:17 16:00:13.03
[XMP-xmp]      Create Date    : 2021:08:17 16:03:13.030

IMatch now (with the bug fix #2011 in the release notes) sets the date subject created and create date as follows:

2021:08:17 16:03:13.030+02:00
2021:08:17 16:03:13.030+02:00

+02:00 is my current time zone.

The file "Probus Tegelroute (009).CR2" has these EXIF time stamps:

[ExifIFD]      Date/Time Original              : 2023:08:16 11:28:11
[ExifIFD]      Create Date                    : 2023:08:16 11:28:11

and no time zone offset.

The XMP was written by IMatch and has these time stamps:

[XMP-photoshop] Date Created                    : 2023:08:16 11:28:11.00
[XMP-xmp]      Create Date                    : 2023:08:16 11:28:11.00

IMatch now (with the bug fix #2011 in the release notes) sets the date subject created and create date as follows:

2023:08:16 11:28:11.00+02:00
2023:08:16 11:28:11.00+02:00

which is the correct offset.

Unless disabled, the files will be marked as pending due to the added time zone after import (or an explicit metadata reload using Shift+Ctrl+F5 > Reload Metadata).

If you write the file back at some time, IMatch will write the new time stamps, with the correct time zone offset.