(Click the button on the bottom right marked with an “i” to open up this panel)ĭepending on variables such as the file type (.jpg. You can see that your dates have been updated by viewing the metadata information listed below your photos and videos in the “Editing” view.Īdditionally, you will see the corrected date listed in the Properties Panel on the righthand side. Your photo(s) will now be adjusted with the new settings. You have the option of adjusting all of the selected photos by the amount, or to the same date and time.įinally, click the “ OK” button to close the window. If you are adjusting the date and time for more than one photo at a time, you will see a slightly different looking window. If you aren't sure of the actual time the photo was taken - as is usually the case with older photos - do your best to approximate it. In the “ New photo date” fields, enter the new date and time.

Go up to the top menu and click on “ Tools” and then select “ Adjust Date and Time” from the list. However, you can only adjust photos or videos from one folder or album at a time. Select the photo(s) or video(s) that you'd like to adjust. The following instructions work for both the Windows and Mac versions of Google's Picasa. How to Change the Date and Time Metadata in Picasa Or it's possible you scanned a bunch of prints or film negatives and they are still reflecting the dates and times when you actually scanned them.Įither way, you'll be happy to know as of version 3.5 of Picasa ( changelog), you now have the ability to easily correct the date and time of your pictures and videos using the following steps.

Maybe the date and time weren't set correctly in your digital camera before you took these photos. This is actually the date when the photo was scanned. Unfortunately, Picasa is showing it was taken on June 9, 2013.

Here's a scanned print that was photographed on June 4, 1968.

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