Over the past few years, I’ve used the EXIF data stored by modern digital cameras in a couple of programs I’ve worked on. Having access to the date the photo was taken – or which way the camera was rotated when it was – is useful information to have. Even though it’s relatively easy to do, finding the right identifier for the information you want is much harder than it should be. This page fills that niche – the most useful/popular EXIF properties in an easy-to-find format.
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Better Printed Photos: Naming with Date Taken
Whenever I’ve needed to print digital photos, I’ve found that Photolab – the photo processing arm of the Canadian grocery chain Loblaws – has always done a great job. Photos are typically printed in a day or less, are easy to pick up – just stop by your local supermarket! – and have always turned [...]
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2012 Mobile Outlook
2011 was an active year for mobile platforms – new versions of the major smartphone operating systems were released, Android tablet manufacturers responded en masse to the iPad, and partnerships, acquisitions, and new players that will shape the space in the coming year all came about.
What does that mean for 2012?
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