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Date Taken EXIF Data for a Picture

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Reads the EXIF Data to find the actual original taken date. This is available on most camera's.

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  1. /// <summary>
  2.     /// Returns the EXIF Image Data of the Date Taken.
  3.     /// </summary>
  4.     /// <param name="getImage">Image (If based on a file use Image.FromFile(f);)</param>
  5.     /// <returns>Date Taken or Null if Unavailable</returns>
  6. public static DateTime? DateTaken(Image getImage)
  7.     {
  8.         int DateTakenValue = 0x9003; //36867;
  9.  
  10.         if (!getImage.PropertyIdList.Contains(DateTakenValue))
  11.             return null;
  12.  
  13.         string dateTakenTag = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetString(getImage.GetPropertyItem(DateTakenValue).Value);
  14.         string[] parts = dateTakenTag.Split(':', ' ');
  15.         int year = int.Parse(parts[0]);
  16.         int month = int.Parse(parts[1]);
  17.         int day = int.Parse(parts[2]);
  18.         int hour = int.Parse(parts[3]);
  19.         int minute = int.Parse(parts[4]);
  20.         int second = int.Parse(parts[5]);
  21.  
  22.        return new DateTime(year, month, day, hour, minute, second);
  23.     }

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