When it became acquainted with the world of digital photography, sooner or later you will undoubtedly hear the word EXIF called. Either when you read the manual, either when he heard the conversation between the photographer or something when you follow the thread in an online photography forum.
Basically metadata is a term in the world of information technology, which more or less means that the data record important information about a file. While EXIF metadata itself is specifically used in the world of digital photography. EXIF save a lot of detailed information about a digital photo files. EXIF is an acronym that kepanjanganannya Exchangeable Image Format.
By looking at the data EXIF photo, at least we can know the following information:
date and time created photo
what brands and types of cameras used
what type of lens used
how its focal length
exposure data, such as: how many of its shutter speed, aperture her, how his ISO
whether the flash was used or not
and if you wear a GPS-equipped camera, EXIF also record the position where the photo was taken
Actually there are many recorded information in addition to the information above, but at least you know the big picture.
How can I view EXIF data from a photo
If you want to know the EXIF data of a photo, open a photo on your computer, then:
If you are in Windows Explorer, right-click your photo and then click Properties
if you are on a Mac (Finder), right-click and then click more info.
Why should I know my photo EXIF data
Can see the photo EXIF data that we produce has many uses, some of which are:
we can compare the two photos taken with different settings, and then see the difference in the results so that we can know which setting is better for specific shooting conditions
we can group photos by the type of lens, shooting date or by
we can learn from the work of other photographers, for example, you come to the photo sharing site Flickr.com and find a good photo and you want to know how to photograph was taken, we can see its EXIF data like this:
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