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METADATA

EXIF Metadata Viewer

See exactly what's hidden in your photos - camera model, exposure settings, date taken, and GPS location - without uploading anything anywhere.

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EXIF data - including GPS location - never leaves your browser. We just read what's already in the file.

Drag & drop a photo, or browse

JPG and TIFF carry the most EXIF data

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Why check your photo's metadata?

Privacy check

See if GPS location is embedded before sharing online.

Photo credit

Verify camera settings and copyright info for portfolios.

Troubleshooting

Check capture settings to understand exposure issues.

What we can read from your photo

Camera

Make, model, lens, firmware/software version

Shooting settings

Aperture, shutter speed, ISO, focal length, flash, white balance

Date & time

Original capture date, GPS timestamp

Location

GPS latitude, longitude, altitude with map preview

File info

Pixel dimensions, color space, orientation, EXIF version

Ownership

Artist name, copyright notice, description

Cameras store GPS data in a degrees/minutes/seconds (DMS) format inside the EXIF block - not as plain decimal coordinates. This tool converts that raw DMS data into standard decimal latitude and longitude, then renders it on an OpenStreetMap preview so you can see exactly where the photo was taken at a glance, without leaving the page.

Frequently asked questions

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This usually means the photo was edited, screenshotted, or downloaded from a platform (like Instagram or WhatsApp) that strips metadata for privacy reasons before serving the file. PNG and GIF files also rarely carry EXIF data even straight from a camera.

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