capture NX and metadata

[jeanie]

can someone tell me why when i view pics from folder using Nikon capture NX, some pics shows the full metadata and some didnt?

[Squid]

The pictures may have been saved without metadata or that the metadata are from different camera, so Nikon CaptureNX unable to interpret all the information.

[jeanie]

Originally Posted by Squid The pictures may have been saved without metadata or that the metadata are from different camera, so Nikon CaptureNX unable to interpret all the information.

all the pics are taken on the same day, same event with the same camera.

[Cheesecake]

since this is a nikon software and nikon camera u're using..
u shud post this in the Nikon subforum to get more replies and help.

[Cheesecake]

and for the record, i've no solution as i dun own CaptureNX.

[jeanie]

cheese, thanks for always being there for me.

so do i start a new thread there?i cant move this thread since i not moderator rite?

[Cheesecake]

Originally Posted by jeanie cheese, thanks for always being there for me. so do i start a new thread there?i cant move this thread since i not moderator rite?

erm.. pls dun say tat...

pm the mods and seek their help to move this thread to Nikon subforum.

[agape01]

Just curiously wondering...

Why is metadata so important?

[jeanie]

i just want to know the settings on the cam with respect to the pics.

[flower]

i have this problem too. some shows metadata.

[agape01]

That is EXIF and not metadata.

If you use nikon view or any image viewing software, you ought to be able to see it.

[jeanie]

Originally Posted by agape01 That is EXIF and not metadata. If you use nikon view or any image viewing software, you ought to be able to see it.

what's the difference?

[DeusExMachina]

Originally Posted by jeanie what's the difference?

Metadata is data about data, which can be image data, text data etc. EXIF is a format of metadata created by JEITA (a professional body of japanese electronics manufacturers) which describes an extensible framework for tagging of image metadata in the header and trailer sections of the binary image file. Most people here use the words metadata interchangeably with EXIF, this is not always correct. EXIF is a subset of metadata. There is also no law to prevent camera companies from omitting metadata or creating it in proprietary formats. Metadata is neither compulsory nor automatic in digital image creation and hence, whilst all the companies implement EXIF, most implement it slightly differently, from which arises the problem of software compatibility in reading the EXIF headers. Indeed some EXIF segments are entirely encrypted and unreadable by 3rd party software.

[agape01]

Originally Posted by DeusExMachina Metadata is data about data, which can be image data, text data etc. EXIF is a format of metadata created by JEITA (a professional body of japanese electronics manufacturers) which describes an extensible framework for tagging of image metadata in the header and trailer sections of the binary image file. Most people here use the words metadata interchangeably with EXIF, this is not always correct. EXIF is a subset of metadata. There is also no law to prevent camera companies from omitting metadata or creating it in proprietary formats. Metadata is neither compulsory nor automatic in digital image creation and hence, whilst all the companies implement EXIF, most implement it slightly differently, from which arises the problem of software compatibility in reading the EXIF headers. Indeed some EXIF segments are entirely encrypted and unreadable by 3rd party software.

Thanks so much for the very detailed explaination.

I just know that metadata and EXIF are two different things but why are they different, I haven't got a clue until now.