This property refers to the time when the original image data was generated.
Reference
DateTimeOriginal is the data and time when the original image data was generated.
The format is "YYYY:MM:DD HH:MM:SS" with the time shown in 24 hour format, and the date and time separated by one blank character.
Example: "1996:09:01 09:15:30"
Explanation
The property value can be set or retrieved by executing the FileIO.GetImageFileType or the FileIO.GetImageFileTypeMem methods.
This property value is derived from the image tags related to the date and time.
the DateTimeDigitized and the DateTimeOriginal properties refer to the time when the original image data was generated and when this data was stored as digital data. If, for example, an image was captured by a DSC (Digital Still Camera) and at the same the the file was recorded, then the DateTimeDigitized and the DateTimeOriginal will have the same contents.
Setting this value
This value can be set at runtime.
Retrieving this value
This value can be retrieved at runtime.
[Differences from the ImageKit7 ActiveX]
In the IK7 this was a read only property. It can now be set.