[Digikam-users] Re: (OT?): EXIF information in Nikon extracted EXIF thumbnail images. (D7000, EXIF image plugin ???)

[gerlos]

In data giovedì 04 novembre 2010 08:56:16, Gilles Caulier ha scritto:
> 2010/11/4 Linuxguy123 <linuxguy123 at gmail.com>:
> > Today I got a Nikon D7000.  I can still generate my jpegs from images
> > embedded in the raw file.  To do this, I use  "exiv2 -ep3 *.NEF"
> > 
> > This works well, except that the Nikon extracted images DO NOT contain
> > EXIF data, whereas the Canon extracted images did.
> > 
> > Why ?  How would one easily get around this ?
> 
> Because image is extracted as well from a makernotes section. The
> image data are alone. the image do not contains metadata. In fact the
> metadata are already here in RAW image . why to duplicates it in a sub
> section...
> 
> Why not to shot in RAW+JPEG ?

I'm guessing: because he wants to save space on the memory card, and don't 
want duplicates? :-)

bye
gerlos

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