Absolute Beginner's Guide to Digital Photography

CHAPTER 2 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF DIGITAL CAMERAS 25

FIGURE 2.9
Click the double
arrows in
Photoshop
Elements or
Photoshop to
display the
directory tree
and EXIF data.

FIGURE 2.10
Select EXIF in
the image
browser to view
image data.

3. Click All at the bottom of the browser window and select EXIF (see Figure
   2.10). The EXIF information will appear in the browser window.


4. You can also view an images EXIF metadata by choosing File, File Info in
   Elements or Photoshop. Click and choose EXIF in the Section drop-down list.

The most helpful information is probably the date the image was created and the X

and Y sizes, which tell you how large the image is in pixels.

Exif Print

Exif Print is another name for the EXIF 2.2 standard, but it’s a little snazzier! The

Exif Print standard records exposure information and information about the camera

and thumbnails in a JPEG image when it is created.

The Exif Print standard ensures cameras include the following data in every JPEG, in

the following order:

■ Number of pixels

■ Compression mode

■ Date taken

■ Device name

■ Color space

■ Thumbnail image (160×120)

■ Image data