Exif Data - Digital Camera Data

When you take a picture with your digital camera the camera settings are stored in a digital file and then attached to the photo, this file is known as Exif data. To view this information right click on your image icon and click properties, a windows box will open, once this has opened click the summary tab and then advanced, you should be presented with this information:



As you can see you are presented with alot of information, heres a run down of the most important of that info:

Manufacturer
Who made the Camera?

Model
What model of camera took the picture?

Date and Time
This records exact date and time the picture was taken

Compression
Was the picture saved as a Jpeg or in RAW format

Exposure Time
How long was the exposure?

F Stop
How big was the apeture?

Exposure Compensation
Was exposure compensation used?

Focal Length
What focal length was the lens set to?

Metering Mode
Was there a metering mode used?

Flash
Was the flash fired in the shot?

Width
The width of the picture in pixels

Height
The height of the picture in pixels