Metadata reference tables

Exif Schema for Exif-specific Properties

The following table lists the XMP properties defined solely by Exif.

Note: A number of Exif 2.3 properties are not included in XMP. These are generally properties that relate directly to the image stream, or that are of little use without access to the image stream. A general XMP principle is that XMP metadata should have value in and of itself, separate from the primary file content. The omitted properties include: StripOffsets, RowsPerStrip, StripByteCounts, JPEGInterchangeFormat, and JPEGInterchangeFormatLength.

Note: Properties beginning with "GPS" are GPS properties that are also used by DIG-35 and are part of the JPEG-2000 standard.

Reference: XMP Specification and Documentation

Property Label Value type Exiv2 type Category Description
ExifVersion Exif Version Closed Choice of Text XmpText Internal EXIF tag 36864, 0x9000. EXIF version number.
FlashpixVersion Flashpix Version Closed Choice of Text XmpText Internal EXIF tag 40960, 0xA000. Version of FlashPix.
ColorSpace Color Space Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal EXIF tag 40961, 0xA001. Color space information
ComponentsConfiguration Components Configuration Closed Choice of seq Integer XmpSeq Internal EXIF tag 37121, 0x9101. Configuration of components in data: 4 5 6 0 (if RGB compressed data), 1 2 3 0 (other cases).
CompressedBitsPerPixel Compressed Bits Per Pixel Rational XmpText Internal EXIF tag 37122, 0x9102. Compression mode used for a compressed image is indicated in unit bits per pixel.
PixelXDimension Pixel X Dimension Integer XmpText Internal EXIF tag 40962, 0xA002. Valid image width, in pixels.
PixelYDimension Pixel Y Dimension Integer XmpText Internal EXIF tag 40963, 0xA003. Valid image height, in pixels.
UserComment User Comment Lang Alt LangAlt External EXIF tag 37510, 0x9286. Comments from user.
RelatedSoundFile Related Sound File Text XmpText Internal EXIF tag 40964, 0xA004. An "8.3" file name for the related sound file.
DateTimeOriginal Date and Time Original Date XmpText Internal EXIF tags 36867, 0x9003 (primary) and 37521, 0x9291 (subseconds). Date and time when original image was generated, in ISO 8601 format. Includes the EXIF SubSecTimeOriginal data.
DateTimeDigitized Date and Time Digitized Date XmpText Internal EXIF tag 36868, 0x9004 (primary) and 37522, 0x9292 (subseconds). Date and time when image was stored as digital data, can be the same as DateTimeOriginal if originally stored in digital form. Stored in ISO 8601 format. Includes the EXIF SubSecTimeDigitized data.
ExposureTime Exposure Time Rational XmpText Internal EXIF tag 33434, 0x829A. Exposure time in seconds.
FNumber F Number Rational XmpText Internal EXIF tag 33437, 0x829D. F number.
ExposureProgram Exposure Program Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal EXIF tag 34850, 0x8822. Class of program used for exposure.
SpectralSensitivity Spectral Sensitivity Text XmpText Internal EXIF tag 34852, 0x8824. Spectral sensitivity of each channel.
ISOSpeedRatings ISOSpeedRatings seq Integer XmpSeq Internal EXIF tag 34855, 0x8827. ISO Speed and ISO Latitude of the input device as specified in ISO 12232.
OECF OECF OECF/SFR XmpText Internal EXIF tag 34856, 0x8828. Opto-Electoric Conversion Function as specified in ISO 14524.
ShutterSpeedValue Shutter Speed Value Rational XmpText Internal EXIF tag 37377, 0x9201. Shutter speed, unit is APEX. See Annex C of the EXIF specification.
ApertureValue Aperture Value Rational XmpText Internal EXIF tag 37378, 0x9202. Lens aperture, unit is APEX.
BrightnessValue Brightness Value Rational XmpText Internal EXIF tag 37379, 0x9203. Brightness, unit is APEX.
ExposureBiasValue Exposure Bias Value Rational XmpText Internal EXIF tag 37380, 0x9204. Exposure bias, unit is APEX.
MaxApertureValue Maximum Aperture Value Rational XmpText Internal EXIF tag 37381, 0x9205. Smallest F number of lens, in APEX.
SubjectDistance Subject Distance Rational XmpText Internal EXIF tag 37382, 0x9206. Distance to subject, in meters.
MeteringMode Metering Mode Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal EXIF tag 37383, 0x9207. Metering mode.
LightSource Light Source Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal EXIF tag 37384, 0x9208. Light source.
Flash Flash Flash XmpText Internal EXIF tag 37385, 0x9209. Strobe light (flash) source data.
FocalLength Focal Length Rational XmpText Internal EXIF tag 37386, 0x920A. Focal length of the lens, in millimeters.
SubjectArea Subject Area seq Integer XmpSeq Internal EXIF tag 37396, 0x9214. The location and area of the main subject in the overall scene.
FlashEnergy Flash Energy Rational XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41483, 0xA20B. Strobe energy during image capture.
SpatialFrequencyResponse Spatial Frequency Response OECF/SFR XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41484, 0xA20C. Input device spatial frequency table and SFR values as specified in ISO 12233.
FocalPlaneXResolution Focal Plane X Resolution Rational XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41486, 0xA20E. Horizontal focal resolution, measured pixels per unit.
FocalPlaneYResolution Focal Plane Y Resolution Rational XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41487, 0xA20F. Vertical focal resolution, measured in pixels per unit.
FocalPlaneResolutionUnit Focal Plane Resolution Unit Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41488, 0xA210. Unit used for FocalPlaneXResolution and FocalPlaneYResolution.
SubjectLocation Subject Location seq Integer XmpSeq Internal EXIF tag 41492, 0xA214. Location of the main subject of the scene. The first value is the horizontal pixel and the second value is the vertical pixel at which the main subject appears.
ExposureIndex Exposure Index Rational XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41493, 0xA215. Exposure index of input device.
SensingMethod Sensing Method Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41495, 0xA217. Image sensor type on input device.
FileSource File Source Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41728, 0xA300. Indicates image source.
SceneType Scene Type Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41729, 0xA301. Indicates the type of scene.
CFAPattern CFA Pattern CFAPattern XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41730, 0xA302. Color filter array geometric pattern of the image sense.
CustomRendered Custom Rendered Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41985, 0xA401. Indicates the use of special processing on image data.
ExposureMode Exposure Mode Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41986, 0xA402. Indicates the exposure mode set when the image was shot.
WhiteBalance White Balance Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41987, 0xA403. Indicates the white balance mode set when the image was shot.
DigitalZoomRatio Digital Zoom Ratio Rational XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41988, 0xA404. Indicates the digital zoom ratio when the image was shot.
FocalLengthIn35mmFilm Focal Length In 35mm Film Integer XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41989, 0xA405. Indicates the equivalent focal length assuming a 35mm film camera, in mm. A value of 0 means the focal length is unknown. Note that this tag differs from the FocalLength tag.
SceneCaptureType Scene Capture Type Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41990, 0xA406. Indicates the type of scene that was shot.
GainControl Gain Control Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41991, 0xA407. Indicates the degree of overall image gain adjustment.
Contrast Contrast Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41992, 0xA408. Indicates the direction of contrast processing applied by the camera.
Saturation Saturation Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41993, 0xA409. Indicates the direction of saturation processing applied by the camera.
Sharpness Sharpness Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41994, 0xA40A. Indicates the direction of sharpness processing applied by the camera.
DeviceSettingDescription Device Setting Description DeviceSettings XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41995, 0xA40B. Indicates information on the picture-taking conditions of a particular camera model.
SubjectDistanceRange Subject Distance Range Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal EXIF tag 41996, 0xA40C. Indicates the distance to the subject.
ImageUniqueID Image Unique ID Text XmpText Internal EXIF tag 42016, 0xA420. An identifier assigned uniquely to each image. It is recorded as a 32 character ASCII string, equivalent to hexadecimal notation and 128-bit fixed length.
GPSVersionID GPS Version ID Text XmpText Internal GPS tag 0, 0x00. A decimal encoding of each of the four EXIF bytes with period separators. The current value is "2.0.0.0".
GPSLatitude GPS Latitude GPSCoordinate XmpText Internal GPS tag 2, 0x02 (position) and 1, 0x01 (North/South). Indicates latitude.
GPSLongitude GPS Longitude GPSCoordinate XmpText Internal GPS tag 4, 0x04 (position) and 3, 0x03 (East/West). Indicates longitude.
GPSAltitudeRef GPS Altitude Reference Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal GPS tag 5, 0x05. Indicates whether the altitude is above or below sea level.
GPSAltitude GPS Altitude Rational XmpText Internal GPS tag 6, 0x06. Indicates altitude in meters.
GPSTimeStamp GPS Time Stamp Date XmpText Internal GPS tag 29 (date), 0x1D, and, and GPS tag 7 (time), 0x07. Time stamp of GPS data, in Coordinated Universal Time. Note: The GPSDateStamp tag is new in EXIF 2.2. The GPS timestamp in EXIF 2.1 does not include a date. If not present, the date component for the XMP should be taken from exif:DateTimeOriginal, or if that is also lacking from exif:DateTimeDigitized. If no date is available, do not write exif:GPSTimeStamp to XMP.
GPSSatellites GPS Satellites Text XmpText Internal GPS tag 8, 0x08. Satellite information, format is unspecified.
GPSStatus GPS Status Closed Choice of Text XmpText Internal GPS tag 9, 0x09. Status of GPS receiver at image creation time.
GPSMeasureMode GPS Measure Mode Text XmpText Internal GPS tag 10, 0x0A. GPS measurement mode, Text type.
GPSDOP GPS DOP Rational XmpText Internal GPS tag 11, 0x0B. Degree of precision for GPS data.
GPSSpeedRef GPS Speed Reference Closed Choice of Text XmpText Internal GPS tag 12, 0x0C. Units used to speed measurement.
GPSSpeed GPS Speed Rational XmpText Internal GPS tag 13, 0x0D. Speed of GPS receiver movement.
GPSTrackRef GPS Track Reference Closed Choice of Text XmpText Internal GPS tag 14, 0x0E. Reference for movement direction.
GPSTrack GPS Track Rational XmpText Internal GPS tag 15, 0x0F. Direction of GPS movement, values range from 0 to 359.99.
GPSImgDirectionRef GPS Image Direction Reference Closed Choice of Text XmpText Internal GPS tag 16, 0x10. Reference for image direction.
GPSImgDirection GPS Image Direction Rational XmpText Internal GPS tag 17, 0x11. Direction of image when captured, values range from 0 to 359.99.
GPSMapDatum GPS Map Datum Text XmpText Internal GPS tag 18, 0x12. Geodetic survey data.
GPSDestLatitude GPS Destination Latitude GPSCoordinate XmpText Internal GPS tag 20, 0x14 (position) and 19, 0x13 (North/South). Indicates destination latitude.
GPSDestLongitude GPS Destination Longitude GPSCoordinate XmpText Internal GPS tag 22, 0x16 (position) and 21, 0x15 (East/West). Indicates destination longitude.
GPSDestBearingRef GPS Destination Bearing Reference Closed Choice of Text XmpText Internal GPS tag 23, 0x17. Reference for movement direction.
GPSDestBearing GPS Destination Bearing Rational XmpText Internal GPS tag 24, 0x18. Destination bearing, values from 0 to 359.99.
GPSDestDistanceRef GPS Destination Distance Reference Closed Choice of Text XmpText Internal GPS tag 25, 0x19. Units used for speed measurement.
GPSDestDistance GPS Destination Distance Rational XmpText Internal GPS tag 26, 0x1A. Distance to destination.
GPSProcessingMethod GPS Processing Method Text XmpText Internal GPS tag 27, 0x1B. A character string recording the name of the method used for location finding.
GPSAreaInformation GPS Area Information Text XmpText Internal GPS tag 28, 0x1C. A character string recording the name of the GPS area.
GPSDifferential GPS Differential Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal GPS tag 30, 0x1E. Indicates whether differential correction is applied to the GPS receiver.