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In looking at photos on my PC, when I right click on a photo and select elements, how can I find out the settings for the shot taken.

Or is that not what elements discloses. There are many times that I would like to know the settings of particular shots.

Thanks

Malcolm
 
Is it the EXIF data you are referring to?

If you right click a photo that has been saved to your desktop, click properties, then select Summary and then choose Advanced you may be able to see this data

This works on a number of browsers
 
Hi Glen,

thanks for that, but is it possible to obtain the information without saving to desktop, or is that part of the process. I was thinking particularly of some of the photos on this sites Sport section. Just to know what settings were used?

Malcolm
 
Google for "EXIF Viewers". There are loads available as free downloads. Once the viewer is installed you simply right-mouse-click on the image currently on screen and select Exif viewer. Data is then displayed (usually - sometimes the owner of the image withholds some or all of the data) No saving of images necessary.
 
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alexam said:
Hi Glen,

thanks for that, but is it possible to obtain the information without saving to desktop, or is that part of the process. I was thinking particularly of some of the photos on this sites Sport section. Just to know what settings were used?

Malcolm
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If you are looking at images on here, you may not see much info as the "save for web" process in Photoshop strips out the exif data
 
Thanks Pete, that looks good, I will have a look around.

Malcolm
 
Malcolm, try Photo ME, I use this and it is very good. Its from a German website but it is all in english.
 
In Elements when you have opened a photo go File & File Info.. you'll get the exif details. You could also download for free FastStone Image viewer and when viewing a photo move the cursor to the right and you'll get exif details.
 
Hi Paul,

Suppose I look at one of your photos in your gallery and want to know the settings of the camera when taken. By right clicking I can inspect elements and loads of info comes up. Where can I see those settings?

Alternatively, is there another way to get that information, like exposure, speed etc?

Malcolm
 
Hi Malcom

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. If you wanted to view the exif details in a shot in a gallery you need to double click on it to get the large image. Right click and save the image to a folder on your computer. Then open up the image in Elements and then go edit - File info.. If the exif detail haven't been stripped out you should see details. I'm using Elements 8. Dont forget to delete the image from your computer as soon as you've finished

Paul
 
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