HDR and NIGHT MODE in exif?

The free ExifTool for Windows (or Mac) can reveal all EXIF, IPTC, etc metadata content in a Photo. Neither Apple, nor the camera manufacturers control the EXIF standard.

No, but they put proprietary stuff in there, not readable unless you have the decoder ring.

Lawrence Finch wrote:

Yes, I have an EXIF editor that can write to the exif. But it would have to be values that are supported by the exif standard; Apple shouldn’t go their own way with it.

It’s common to have vendor-specific tags embedded within otherwise standard metadata formats, and most tools will contend properly with these extensions.

CSS, SMTP, and NNTP are various examples with vendor-specific metadata extensions, and the tools will accept and ignore the tags. (ANSI-formatted terminal control sequences, too. Many if not most programming language language compilers, too.

If the vendor extension becomes widely accepted, it or some variation of it then becomes part of the standard.

And yes, if a standard tag exists already (maybe using CustomRendered, here?), then the vendor should use it and not invent their own extension.

Log feedback.

paulie_reklama wrote:

…is it technically possible to write this information to the exif? This could be a requirement for apple for future iOS upgrades, it would be very beneficial for users who are more immersed in photography.

Past exiftool, send your suggestion directly to Apple, as they may or may not see this suggestion here: Product Feedback - Apple

paulie_reklama wrote:

I would like to know if it is possible to find out in PC (not Mac in my case) in which camera mode the photo was taken? I mean information about HDR on/off, night mode on/off... I couldn't find anything in exif. I don't see this directly in the phone in the photo viewing app either.

Just in theory - is it technically possible to write this information to the exif? This could be a requirement for apple for future iOS upgrades, it would be very beneficial for users who are more immersed in photography.

Yes, I have an EXIF editor that can write to the exif. But it would have to be values that are supported by the exif standard; Apple shouldn’t go their own way with it.

ExifTool is pretty close to a decoder ring… 🤓

It is probably written into the exif file. Someone like Adobe could probably reverse engineer it. What software are you using to read the exif?