Exif Check

canon400d · February 17, 2011

I often do an exif check by right clicking on an image and then Properties. I now use a 7D and when I look down the Exif it does not show the mode I use for example 'Manual' under Exposure Programme. Why is this? Because when I use my 40D it shows I am using 'Manual' under Exposure Programme on the Exif. Has anyone had a similar experience?
Cheers
Bob

ziggy53 · February 17, 2011

It sounds like you are on a Windows machine.

Your best bet is to use a file viewer that has EXIF view capability and then update that viewer software as needed to support any new camera.

The viewer that I use most and highly recommend is the freeware FastStone Viewer.

http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm

This should work with any original file from the camera. If you should edit the file, like in Photoshop, then you must pay special attention to retaining the EXIF from the original file.

Once you install FastStone you can right-mouse-click-point to a directory, from within Windows Explorer, and it will offer an option to open the directory using FastStone Viewer. Once in the viewer, double-left-mouse-click on a thubnail image to expand the image and then move the mouse cursor to the right side of the screen to open the File Information, which exposes the EXIF information for the file. It's really very easy once you do it a couple of times and you will wonder how you ever did without it.

canon400d · February 17, 2011

ziggy53 wrote: »

It sounds like you are on a Windows machine.

Your best bet is to use a file viewer that has EXIF view capability and then update that viewer software as needed to support any new camera.

The viewer that I use most and highly recommend is the freeware FastStone Viewer.

http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm

This should work with any original file from the camera. If you should edit the file, like in Photoshop, then you must pay special attention to retaining the EXIF from the original file.

Once you install FastStone you can right-mouse-click-point to a directory, from within Windows Explorer, and it will offer an option to open the directory using FastStone Viewer. Once in the viewer, double-left-mouse-click on a thubnail image to expand the image and then move the mouse cursor to the right side of the screen to open the File Information, which exposes the EXIF information for the file. It's really very easy once you do it a couple of times and you will wonder how you ever did without it.

Thanks a lot Ziggy.
Yes I am on Windows 7. I will install Faststone and once again thanks for you kind help.
Cheers
Bob

canon400d · February 17, 2011

ziggy53 wrote: »

It sounds like you are on a Windows machine.

Your best bet is to use a file viewer that has EXIF view capability and then update that viewer software as needed to support any new camera.

The viewer that I use most and highly recommend is the freeware FastStone Viewer.

http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm

This should work with any original file from the camera. If you should edit the file, like in Photoshop, then you must pay special attention to retaining the EXIF from the original file.

Once you install FastStone you can right-mouse-click-point to a directory, from within Windows Explorer, and it will offer an option to open the directory using FastStone Viewer. Once in the viewer, double-left-mouse-click on a thubnail image to expand the image and then move the mouse cursor to the right side of the screen to open the File Information, which exposes the EXIF information for the file. It's really very easy once you do it a couple of times and you will wonder how you ever did without it.

Hi Ziggy,
I have downloaded Faststone and it is as you say a great way to examine your Exif. However, I still find that when I go to the right of the screen and bring up the exif from the list and also in Properties and then Detail, I find that any photo taken with my 7D does not reveal 'Manual' under the Exposure Programme but once again it reveals it for any image taken with my 40D. It obviusly has to do with the 7D would you agree?
Cheers
Bob

denisegoldberg · February 17, 2011

canon400d wrote: »

...I find that any photo taken with my 7D does not reveal 'Manual' under the Exposure Programme but once again it reveals it for any image taken with my 40D. It obviusly has to do with the 7D would you agree?

I wonder if it's a setting somewhere. I just checked some photos from my 7D, and they do specify Exposure Program Manual. They were converted from Raw by LR.

--- Denise

ziggy53 · February 17, 2011

canon400d wrote: »

Hi Ziggy,
I have downloaded Faststone and it is as you say a great way to examine your Exif. However, I still find that when I go to the right of the screen and bring up the exif from the list and also in Properties and then Detail, I find that any photo taken with my 7D does not reveal 'Manual' under the Exposure Programme but once again it reveals it for any image taken with my 40D. It obviusly has to do with the 7D would you agree?
Cheers
Bob

That's odd. It sounds like you're not in the FastStone user interface when you say that you, "... bring up the exif from the list and also in Properties and then Detail ...". Those things are not in the FastStone interface.

Dan7312 · February 17, 2011

Exifutils, a command line app, does show the exposure mode from the exif data. Here is what it finds for one of my 7D images.

However the exposure "mode" is actually called "exposure program" in the exif data. Exifutils is a command line app, so it doesn't work from the file explorer, but you can get it here http://www.hugsan.com/EXIFutils/ .

Image
Exposure Time (sec) : 1/100
F-Number : 8.0
Exposure Program : Aperture Priority
ISO Speed : 100
EXIF Version : 0221
Date/Time Taken : 2011:02:03 09:22:51
Date/Time Digitised : 2011:02:03 09:22:51
Components Configuration : 01020300
Shutter Speed (sec) : 1/128
Aperture : 8.0
Exposure Bias (EV) : 1.33
Metering Mode : Multi-Segment
Flash : Flash not fired; Compulsory flash mode
Focal Length (mm) : 70.00
User Comment :
Subsec Time : 00
Subsec Time Original : 00
Subsec Time Digitised : 00
FlashPix Version : 0100
Colour Space : sRGB
Image Width : 5184
Image Height : 3456
Focal Plane X Resolution : 5715.5
Focal Plane Y Resolution : 5808.4
Focal Plane Res. Unit : Inch
Custom Render : Normal Process
Exposure Mode : Auto Exposure
White Balance : Manual
Scene Capture Mode : Standard

canon400d · February 18, 2011

denisegoldberg wrote: »

I wonder if it's a setting somewhere. I just checked some photos from my 7D, and they do specify Exposure Program Manual. They were converted from Raw by LR.

--- Denise

Thanks Denise, I do all mine in Raw and are coverted from ACR to photoshop CS4
Cheers
Bob

canon400d · February 18, 2011

ziggy53 wrote: »

That's odd. It sounds like you're not in the FastStone user interface when you say that you, "... bring up the exif from the list and also in Properties and then Detail ...". Those things are not in the FastStone interface.

Hi Ziggy,
I have downloaded FastStone Image Viewer onto my desktop. I open it and select an image and double click and reveals an image on a black background. If you then right click you get a list and scroll down you get 'Image properties Exif' and underneath you get File Properties' and both will not reveal my 'Manual' under Exposure Programme.
Cheers
Bob

ziggy53 · February 18, 2011

canon400d wrote: »

Hi Ziggy,
I have downloaded FastStone Image Viewer onto my desktop. I open it and select an image and double click and reveals an image on a black background. If you then right click you get a list and scroll down you get 'Image properties Exif' and underneath you get File Properties' and both will not reveal my 'Manual' under Exposure Programme.
Cheers
Bob

Hi Bob,

You don't need to right-click on the image, just move the cursor to the right border of the image and a pull-out window will appear. The left tab of that new window, and it should be the default tab, should be the EXIF for the image. (I see that your method makes the same information appear.

)

If your Exposure Program information does not show, I agree that is unusual. I don't know what is going on.

Can someone else who has a Canon 7D try to confirm?

canon400d · February 18, 2011

ziggy53 wrote: »

Hi Bob,

You don't need to right-click on the image, just move the cursor to the right border of the image and a pull-out window will appear. The left tab of that new window, and it should be the default tab, should be the EXIF for the image. (I see that your method makes the same information appear. )

If your Exposure Program information does not show, I agree that is unusual. I don't know what is going on.

Can someone else who has a Canon 7D try to confirm?

Yes Ziggy I agree with what you say. Every type of Exif I put up and click on a 7D image it will not show the mode under Exposure Programme. I know from the previous post with Denise, there is no problem. However, this is not a big deal but at times it is good to check on what mode one has been shooting on.
I sure hope someone can come up with an answer.
Cheers
Bob

canon400d · February 18, 2011

Dan7312 wrote: »

Exifutils, a command line app, does show the exposure mode from the exif data. Here is what it finds for one of my 7D images.

However the exposure "mode" is actually called "exposure program" in the exif data. Exifutils is a command line app, so it doesn't work from the file explorer, but you can get it here http://www.hugsan.com/EXIFutils/ .

Image
Exposure Time (sec) : 1/100
F-Number : 8.0
Exposure Program : Aperture Priority
ISO Speed : 100
EXIF Version : 0221
Date/Time Taken : 2011:02:03 09:22:51
Date/Time Digitised : 2011:02:03 09:22:51
Components Configuration : 01020300
Shutter Speed (sec) : 1/128
Aperture : 8.0
Exposure Bias (EV) : 1.33
Metering Mode : Multi-Segment
Flash : Flash not fired; Compulsory flash mode
Focal Length (mm) : 70.00
User Comment :
Subsec Time : 00
Subsec Time Original : 00
Subsec Time Digitised : 00
FlashPix Version : 0100
Colour Space : sRGB
Image Width : 5184
Image Height : 3456
Focal Plane X Resolution : 5715.5
Focal Plane Y Resolution : 5808.4
Focal Plane Res. Unit : Inch
Custom Render : Normal Process
Exposure Mode : Auto Exposure
White Balance : Manual
Scene Capture Mode : Standard

Hi there Dan I have tried to download the above link which you have kindly attached but it will not download for me.
Cheers
Bob

Dan7312 · February 18, 2011

This is the link for for the windows download.

http://www.hugsan.com/EXIFutils/Downloads/EXIFutilsWin3.05.exe

canon400d wrote: »

Hi there Dan I have tried to download the above link which you have kindly attached but it will not download for me.
Cheers
Bob

canon400d · February 19, 2011

Dan7312 wrote: »

This is the link for for the windows download.

http://www.hugsan.com/EXIFutils/Downloads/EXIFutilsWin3.05.exe

Thanks ever so much Dan for the download link which is brilliant.
Cheers
Bob

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