EXIF
EXIF is an acronym which stands for Exchangeable Image File. Digital cameras not only record the image seen through its lens but also information pertaining to the camera that took the image, and its settings. Various operating systems and photo editing software will show some or all the EXIF information. Typically, the date and time when the image was recorded and the various camera settings. This information is always available to the original file, making the Date Stamp feature nearly useless. VW strips this information when publishing a contri, or the user might when selecting the Save for the web... option is used inside a photo editing application, such as Photoshop.
Some examples of EXIF presentations available follow:
as show in EXIF Viewer:
| Camera Make {0x010F} | Canon |
| Camera Model {0x0110} | Canon PowerShot G6 |
| Picture Orientation {0x0112} | normal (1) |
| Last Modified Date/Time {0x0132} | 2007:08:05 20:30:37 |
| Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) {0x829A} | 1/125 second ===> 0.008 second |
| Lens F-Number / F-Stop {0x829D} | 40/10 ===> ƒ/4 |
| Original Date/Time {0x9003} | 2007:08:05 17:47:17 |
| Shutter Speed Value (APEX) {0x9201} | 223/32 |
| Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) | 1/125.26 second |
| Aperture Value (APEX) {0x9202} | 128/32 |
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Flash {0x9209} | Flash did not fire, auto mode |
| Focal Length {0x920A} | 358/32 mm ===> 11.19 mm |
| Image Width {0xA002} | 3072 pixels |
| Image Height {0xA003} | 2304 pixels |
The EXIF data as presented in GraphicConverter:
Make: Canon
Model: Canon PowerShot G6 Orientation of image: 1 X resolution: 180.0 ppi (pixel per inch) Y resolution: 180.0 ppi (pixel per inch) Resolution unit: inch Software: QuickTime 7.2 File date and time: 2007:08:05 20:30:37 Host Computer: Mac OS X 10.3.9 Y and C positioning: centered -- Exif IFD -- Exposure time: 1/125 s F number: 4.0 Exif version: 0220 Date and time of original data generation: 2007:08:05 17:47:17 Unknown tag (36868): 2007:08:05 17:47:17 Meaning of each component: reserved Image compression mode: 3.0 Shutter speed: 7.0 APEX = 1/125 s Aperture: 4.0 APEX = F4.0 Exposure bias: 0.0 Maximum lens aperture: 2.3 APEX = F2.2 Metering mode: Pattern Flash: Flash did not fire, auto mode. Lens focal length: 11.2 mm Manufacturer notes: 916 bytes User comments: 264 bytes Supported Flashpix version: 0100 Color Space: Uncalibrated Valid image width in pixel: 3072 Valid image height in pixel: 2304 Focal plane x resolution: 10816.9 (768000/71) ppi (pixel per inch) Focal plane y resolution: 10816.9 (2304000/213) ppi (pixel per inch) Focal plane resolution unit: inch Sensing method: One-chip color area sensor File source: DSC Custom image processing: Normal process Exposure method: Auto exposure White balance: Auto white balance Digital zoom ratio: 1.0 Scene capture type: Night scene -- Thumbnail IFD -- Compression scheme: JPEG X resolution: 180.0 ppi (pixel per inch) Y resolution: 180.0 ppi (pixel per inch) Resolution unit: inch Offset to JPEG SOI: 2030 Bytes of JPEG data: 4751 Y and C positioning: centered |
XML data of the EXIF as presented in Photoshop:
<?xpacket begin="" id="W5M0MpCehiHzreSzNTczkc9d"?>
<x:xmpmeta xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/" x:xmptk="Adobe XMP Core 5.0-c060 61.134777, 2010/02/12-17:32:00 ">
<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http;//www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">
<rdf:Description rdf:about=""
xmlns:xmp="http;//ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/">
<xmp:ModifyDate>2007-08-05T20:30:37-05:00</xmp:ModifyDate>
<xmp:CreateDate>2007-08-05T17:47:17-05:00</xmp:CreateDate>
<xmp:CreatorTool>QuickTime 7.2</xmp:CreatorTool>
<xmp:MetadataDate>2007-08-05T20:30:37-05:00</xmp:MetadataDate>
</rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about=""
xmlns:crs="http;//ns.adobe.com/camera-raw-settings/1.0/">
<crs:AlreadyApplied>True</crs:AlreadyApplied>
</rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about=""
xmlns:photoshop="http;//ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/">
<photoshop:ColorMode>3</photoshop:ColorMode>
<photoshop:ICCProfile>Camera RGB Profile</photoshop:ICCProfile>
<photoshop:DateCreated>2007-08-05T17:47:17</photoshop:DateCreated>
</rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about=""
xmlns:tiff="http;//ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/">
<tiff:ImageWidth>3072</tiff:ImageWidth>
<tiff:ImageLength>2304</tiff:ImageLength>
<tiff:BitsPerSample>
<rdf:Seq>
<rdf:li>8</rdf:li>
<rdf:li>8</rdf:li>
<rdf:li>8</rdf:li>
</rdf:Seq>
</tiff:BitsPerSample>
<tiff:PhotometricInterpretation>2</tiff:PhotometricInterpretation>
<tiff:Orientation>1</tiff:Orientation>
<tiff:SamplesPerPixel>3</tiff:SamplesPerPixel>
<tiff:YCbCrPositioning>1</tiff:YCbCrPositioning>
<tiff:XResolution>11796480/65536</tiff:XResolution>
<tiff:YResolution>11796480/65536</tiff:YResolution>
<tiff:ResolutionUnit>2</tiff:ResolutionUnit>
<tiff:Make>Canon</tiff:Make>
<tiff:Model>Canon PowerShot G6</tiff:Model>
</rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about=""
xmlns:exif="http;//ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/">
<exif:ExifVersion>0220</exif:ExifVersion>
<exif:FlashpixVersion>0100</exif:FlashpixVersion>
<exif:ColorSpace>65535</exif:ColorSpace>
<exif:ComponentsConfiguration>
<rdf:Seq>
<rdf:li>1</rdf:li>
<rdf:li>2</rdf:li>
<rdf:li>3</rdf:li>
<rdf:li>0</rdf:li>
</rdf:Seq>
</exif:ComponentsConfiguration>
<exif:CompressedBitsPerPixel>3/1</exif:CompressedBitsPerPixel>
<exif:PixelXDimension>3072</exif:PixelXDimension>
<exif:PixelYDimension>2304</exif:PixelYDimension>
<exif:DateTimeOriginal>2007-08-05T17:47:17</exif:DateTimeOriginal>
<exif:DateTimeDigitized>2007-08-05T17:47:17</exif:DateTimeDigitized>
<exif:ExposureTime>1/125</exif:ExposureTime>
<exif:FNumber>40/10</exif:FNumber>
<exif:ShutterSpeedValue>223/32</exif:ShutterSpeedValue>
<exif:ApertureValue>4000000/1000000</exif:ApertureValue>
<exif:ExposureBiasValue>0/3</exif:ExposureBiasValue>
<exif:MaxApertureValue>73/32</exif:MaxApertureValue>
<exif:MeteringMode>5</exif:MeteringMode>
<exif:Flash rdf:parseType="Resource">
<exif:Fired>False</exif:Fired>
<exif:Return>0</exif:Return>
<exif:Mode>3</exif:Mode>
<exif:Function>False</exif:Function>
<exif:RedEyeMode>False</exif:RedEyeMode>
</exif:Flash>
<exif:FocalLength>358/32</exif:FocalLength>
<exif:FocalPlaneXResolution>3072000/284</exif:FocalPlaneXResolution>
<exif:FocalPlaneYResolution>2304000/213</exif:FocalPlaneYResolution>
<exif:FocalPlaneResolutionUnit>2</exif:FocalPlaneResolutionUnit>
<exif:SensingMethod>2</exif:SensingMethod>
<exif:FileSource>3</exif:FileSource>
<exif:CustomRendered>0</exif:CustomRendered>
<exif:ExposureMode>0</exif:ExposureMode>
<exif:WhiteBalance>0</exif:WhiteBalance>
<exif:DigitalZoomRatio>3072/3072</exif:DigitalZoomRatio>
<exif:SceneCaptureType>3</exif:SceneCaptureType>
</rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about=""
xmlns:dc="http;//purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
<dc:format>image/jpeg</dc:format>
</rdf:Description>
</rdf:RDF>
</x:xmpmeta>