Capture-Date by filetype.txt

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# Image Capture-Date samples, by filetype
(To-Do: Prioritize tags within each filetype.)
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---- SUMMARY ----
MOV:            Creation Date 
JPG, AVI, THM:  Date/Time Original 
AAE:            MDItemFS Creation Date 
PNG:            Date Created
MP4:            Create Date

---- MOV ----
### Apple iOS Live Photo (IMG_1495.MOV)
[QuickTime:Time:Main] Creation Date             : 2018:04:24 13:54:10-05:00     <-- recommended
[QuickTime:Time:Main] Create Date               : 2018:04:24 18:54:10
[QuickTime:Track1:Time:Main] Track Create Date  : 2018:04:24 18:54:10
[QuickTime:Track4:Time:Main] Media Create Date  : 2018:04:24 18:54:10

---- JPG ----
### Apple iOS Live Photo (IMG_1495.JPG):
[EXIF:ExifIFD:Time:Main] Date/Time Original     : 2018:04:24 13:54:10           <-- recommended
[EXIF:ExifIFD:Time:Main] Create Date            : 2018:04:24 13:54:10
[EXIF:ExifIFD:Time:Main] Sub Sec Time Digitized : 504
[EXIF:ExifIFD:Time:Main] Sub Sec Time Original  : 504
[Composite:Time:Main] Create Date               : 2018:04:24 13:54:10.504
[Composite:Time:Main] Date/Time Original        : 2018:04:24 13:54:10.504

### Canon Powershot a550 (IMG_0550.JPG):
[EXIF]          Date/Time Original              : 2016:06:30 06:35:04           <-- recommended
[EXIF]          Create Date                     : 2016:06:30 06:35:04

---- AVI ----
### Canon Powershot a550 (MVI_0157.AVI):
[RIFF]          Date/Time Original              : 2016:06:17 07:21:01           <-- recommended 

---- THM ----
### Canon Powershot a550 (MVI_0157.THM):
[EXIF]          Date/Time Original              : 2016:06:17 20:45:01           <-- recommended
[EXIF]          Create Date                     : 2016:06:17 20:45:01

---- AAE ----
### Apple iOS sidecar (IMG_1495.AAE):
[File:MacOS:Time:Main] MD Item FS Creation Date : 2018:04:24 13:54:10-05:00     <-- recommended

* Caution: It is possible for the macOS to change the MDItem Creation Date, but there isn't a better option (as of this writing).
* This format acts as sidecars for MOV files and Live Photos, but perhaps also non-destructive edits for still photos too.
* To return the macOS creation date in ExifTool, use `-api MDItemTags`, e.g., `$ exiftool -G0:1:2:3:4 -api MDItemTags -*creat* IMG_3596.AAE`  

---- PNG ----
[XMP:XMP-photoshop:Time:Main] Date Created      : 2018:02:27 08:05:00           <-- recommended

---- GIF ----
// TBD //

---- MP4 ----
[QuickTime:Time:Main] Create Date               : 2018:08:27 23:14:01           <-- recommended
[QuickTime:Track1:Time:Main] Track Create Date  : 2018:08:27 23:14:01
[QuickTime:Track2:Time:Main] Media Create Date  : 2018:08:27 23:14:01

* This format is used for iOS screen recordings and videos made by the Overlapse app.
* In MOV files, there are both CreaTE and CreaTION date tags.


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ExifTool shortcuts for tags:
-dateTimeOriginal = Date/Time Original