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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 378995" data-attributes="member: 12496">The Makers Notes section of Exif is not a standard format, and Nikon modifies that format from time to time.&nbsp; This seriously confuses older Exif viewers.The Opanda download link says:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Download Opanda IExif&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Version: 2.3License: Freeware&nbsp; ( License Agreement )Size: 2.5 MbSystem: Win98 / Me / 2000 / XP / VistaDate: 2008-04-22That is more than six years without update.&nbsp; Which is ancient, and is a&nbsp; common fate for most Exif viewers (most are largely abandoned now).&nbsp; When I&nbsp; got a <a href="http://nikonites.com/products/dslr-3/d800-227/" target="_blank">D800</a>, I had to give up PhotoME for the same reason (it was OK for <a href="http://nikonites.com/products/dslr-3/d300-110/" target="_blank">D300</a>,&nbsp; but was very out of date for D800).&nbsp; Because, Nikon changes their Exif&nbsp; format, causing conflicts from newer cameras.&nbsp; Not in the basic stuff&nbsp; like exposure,&nbsp; but in the Manufacturers section, which needs new to access,&nbsp; but is where the good stuff is.There is a very good solution though.&nbsp; ExifTool, which has been updated 28 times in 2014, if I count correctly. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; &nbsp; Active development, and the best there is.&nbsp; And free.&nbsp;&nbsp; Probably the reason the rest have been abandoned?&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />It is a command line viewer, and has many complex options, a serious&nbsp; tool.&nbsp; Which is Not spooky however, it does not cause any problems, because we&nbsp; can ignore all of that part.&nbsp; Because there is also a Windows GUI&nbsp; interface (Windows program operated regularly with the mouse, even drag&nbsp; and drop) that takes all the mystery out of it, in the best possible&nbsp; way. It is fantastic.&nbsp;&nbsp; It will show your Exif, all of it.Exiftool&nbsp; -&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/%7Ephil/exiftool/" target="_blank">ExifTool by Phil Harvey</a>Then towards that page bottom, section Related Utilities - Windows, there is ExifTool GUI for Windows<a href="http://u88.n24.queensu.ca/%7Ebogdan/" target="_blank">ExifToolGUI</a>Just put them both into the same folder (and remove -k from file name as&nbsp; instructed) and run it as ExiftoolGUI.&nbsp; It is very pleasant to use, in&nbsp; conventional Windows sense.&nbsp; They ought to package it that way, but it requires the two downloads as described.This one surely operates your newest cameras files, but you&nbsp; might subsequently also get a newer version now and then too. With this one, there will be&nbsp; newer updates.&nbsp; Which are largely to add new cameras, but some fixes&nbsp; too.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 
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[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 378995, member: 12496"] The Makers Notes section of Exif is not a standard format, and Nikon modifies that format from time to time. This seriously confuses older Exif viewers. The Opanda download link says: Download Opanda IExif Version: 2.3 License: Freeware ( License Agreement ) Size: 2.5 Mb System: Win98 / Me / 2000 / XP / Vista [B]Date: 2008-04-22[/B] That is more than six years without update. Which is ancient, and is a common fate for most Exif viewers (most are largely abandoned now). When I got a [URL="http://nikonites.com/products/dslr-3/d800-227/"]D800[/URL], I had to give up PhotoME for the same reason (it was OK for [URL="http://nikonites.com/products/dslr-3/d300-110/"]D300[/URL], but was very out of date for D800). Because, Nikon changes their Exif format, causing conflicts from newer cameras. Not in the basic stuff like exposure, but in the Manufacturers section, which needs new to access, but is where the good stuff is. There is a very good solution though.[B] ExifTool[/B], which has been updated 28 times in 2014, if I count correctly. :) Active development, and the best there is. [B]And free[/B]. Probably the reason the rest have been abandoned? :) It is a command line viewer, and has many complex options, a serious tool. Which is Not spooky however, it does not cause any problems, because we can ignore all of that part. Because there is also a Windows GUI interface (Windows program operated regularly with the mouse, even drag and drop) that takes all the mystery out of it, in the best possible way. It is fantastic. It will show your Exif, all of it. Exiftool - [URL="http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/%7Ephil/exiftool/"]ExifTool by Phil Harvey[/URL] Then towards that page bottom, section Related Utilities - Windows, there is ExifTool GUI for Windows [URL="http://u88.n24.queensu.ca/%7Ebogdan/"]ExifToolGUI[/URL] Just put them both into the same folder (and remove -k from file name as instructed) and run it as ExiftoolGUI. It is very pleasant to use, in conventional Windows sense. They ought to package it that way, but it requires the two downloads as described. This one surely operates your newest cameras files, but you might subsequently also get a newer version now and then too. With this one, there will be newer updates. Which are largely to add new cameras, but some fixes too. [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/LEFT] [/QUOTE]

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