37.19 Metadata Included in Photos

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Using exiftool, exiftool, exiftool you can extract all of the metadata stored with a photo. There is a lot! See Section 78.16 for a discussion of the privacy issues of photo metadata, like location, make and model of the camera, and the date and time of the photo.

The resolution of the photo, focal length, exposure time and F number are interesting for photographers.

To list the metadata use exiftool.

exiftool myphoto.jpg

A subset of the data is listed below.

ExifTool Version Number         : 11.65
File Name                       : 20200218_092410_00.jpg
File Modification Date/Time     : 2020:02:18 09:24:14+11:00
File Access Date/Time           : 2020:04:11 09:00:31+10:00
File Inode Change Date/Time     : 2020:04:11 09:40:25+10:00
File Permissions                : rw-r-----
File Type                       : JPEG
File Type Extension             : jpg
MIME Type                       : image/jpeg
Make                            : Google
Camera Model Name               : Pixel 4
Orientation                     : Rotate 180
X Resolution                    : 72
Y Resolution                    : 72
Modify Date                     : 2020:02:18 09:24:10
Y Cb Cr Positioning             : Centered
Exposure Time                   : 1/24
F Number                        : 1.8
Exif Version                    : 0231
Date/Time Original              : 2020:02:18 09:24:10
Create Date                     : 2020:02:18 09:24:10
Offset Time                     : +11:00
Image Width                     : 4032
Image Height                    : 3024
GPS Altitude                    : 0 m Above Sea Level
GPS Date/Time                   : 2020:02:18 03:24:08Z
GPS Latitude                    : 27 deg 36' 42.90" N
GPS Longitude                   : 78 deg 3' 37.10" E
GPS Position                    : 27 deg 18' 42.63" N, 34 deg 0'
Megapixels                      : 12.2
Create Date                     : 2020:02:18 09:24:10.028893+11:00

Many photo sharing sites and apps, including WhatsApp, strip location and other personal meta data from photos as they are shared.

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