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CaptureDate,  Version 1.05
Return the capture date and time for the specified image file

Usage:   CAPTUREDATE  image  [ options ]

Where:   image        specifies the image file(s) (wildcards allowed)

Options: /D:seconds   minimum Difference in seconds between current file
                      timestamp and capture date/time; if the difference
                      exceeds the specified number of seconds, the file
                      timestamp will be set to the capture date/time
                      (default: 3600 seconds = 1 hour; requires /S switch)
         /F           set capture date/time to current File timestamp
                      (requires /S and /X switches)
         /R           Recursive (include subdirectories); you probably want
                      to use wildcards for image with this option
         /S           Set the image file's timestamp to the capture date/time
         /T           return the timestamp without "-" and ":" delimiters,
                      e.g. 20221004T222328 instead of 2022-10-04 22:23:28.
         /X           use eXiftool by Phil Harvey (https://exiftool.org/;
                      requires exiftool.exe in the current directory or in
                      a directory listed in the PATH)
         /Y           do not ask for confirmation before changing the image
                      file's timestamp (requires /S switch)

Notes:   Result will be displayed on screen, e.g. 2022-10-04 22:23:28.
         The date/time is extracted by searching for the earliest date/time
         in the first 1048576 bytes (1 MB) of the image file. If no
         capture date/time is found that way, and the /X switch is used,
         exiftool.exe is used to try and read the capture date/time from the
         image's EXIF data. If this also fails, you can use the /F switch to
         set a new capture date/time in EXIF equal to the file date/time.
         With /S switch used, the timestamp is changed only if the difference
         between the current timestamp and the capture time exceeds 1 hour or
         the threshold set with the /D switch.
         The program will ask for confirmation before changing the file's
         timestamp, unless the /Y switch is used.
         Return code ("errorlevel") is -1 in case of errors, or with /S it
         equals the number of files renamed, or 0 otherwise.

Written by Rob van der Woude
http://www.robvanderwoude.com