Date/Time stamp in JPG files

[TheClueless]

Hello fellow fighters of ignorance,

I have a series of pictures that were emailed to me and I am trying to verify the datye at which they were actually created. This is what I have tried:

1. Cannot look at the properties in outlook
2. Cannot save the file and look at the created or modified date
3. Cannot copy the file and look at the created or modofied date
4. I do not have access to the original files.

Is there perhaps a date stamp somewhere embedded into the picture by default?

I know I am grasping at straws but I do not know much about cryptography or digital imaging.

Thank you for your help ahead of time,

The Clueless

 

[ngagne]

Some digital cameras will stamp the date/time into the header. Get a hex editor (

http://www.hexworkshop.com),

then open the file with the hex editor. Look for a date/time stamp.

 

[TheClueless]

I am struggling to figure out how to read hex, but I think the information is in there.

Thank you for the assistance,

The Clueless