So, I will show you how to view the EXIF data of an image in Lightroom. More than 80 percent of photographers use Lightroom to process their images.
Using Post Processing Software 1.1.1 Lightroom as EXIF Data Viewer I will show you how we can use post-processing tools like Lightroom and Photoshop to get EXIF data. You can also use the post-processing tools which you use to edit photos. You can make use of dedicated photo viewer applications which are capable of showing these details. Offline methods to Read EXIF DataĪ photo viewer or a photo post-processing software can be used to view the EXIF of an image. You can either read it online or offline. There are many ways to view EXIF data from photos. Others remove it so that the size of the image gets reduced thereby making the image more browser friendly. Some photographers prefer not to share it. When you are uploading images you can even remove this data from the image if you are not interested in sharing these details with others. You will come to know what all the ingredients you need to add in what all proportions to get the desired image. It is like sharing the recipe for the food. So, these details make it easy for amateur photographers to learn photography. The only option at that time was to write it down, which is quite cumbersome. During the early days of film cameras, it was not possible to record all these information along with the image. It can even show the GPS coordinates if your camera or smartphone supports the geotagging feature.Īll this is possible only in digital cameras. It will show you the different camera settings used to capture the image like Aperture, Shutter speed, ISO, focal length, Camera White Balance, Camera Metering, camera model, camera lens, date and time. Whenever you capture a photo in your camera or a smartphone, the EXIF data gets stored along with the clicked photo.
1.2.1 Photos – Photo Viewer Application on Mac OS.1.1.2 Adobe Photoshop as EXIF Data Viewer.Users who prefer not to share these details should use one of the EXIF tools to erase image information. Since most smartphones and digital cameras are equipped with GPS functions and some images include a geotag (a location tag) and IP address, users should consider whether they wish to publish their personal metadata on the World Wide Web. However, as of 2016, a court judgment has ruled that Facebook is required to leave the metadata contained in users’ photos unchanged after being uploaded in order to allow the authenticity of images to be determined. Data security is both an important topic and a problem in relation to EXIF data.įor example, up until 2016, as much metadata as possible was removed from images after they were uploaded to Facebook in Germany to keep executable malware that could be contained in the metadata from infiltrating user devices and also to protect private data. I f these images are shared on social media or across other portals, certain undesirable details may be revealed in the metadata. Very few people are aware of just how much information a photo on our cell phones or a camera can reveal about us.