Exiv2 Tag Tables

There are three different Nikon MakerNote formats. Exiv2 will automatically detect the correct format for the Exif data from a particular Nikon camera model.

Nikon (format 1) MakerNote Tags defined in Exiv2

Tags found in the MakerNote of images taken with Nikon cameras, such as the E990 and D1. These tags are defined by Exiv2 in accordance with [3].

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0001 1 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.Version Undefined Nikon Makernote version
0x0002 2 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.ISOSpeed Short ISO speed setting
0x0003 3 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.ColorMode Ascii Color mode
0x0004 4 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.Quality Ascii Image quality setting
0x0005 5 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.WhiteBalance Ascii White balance
0x0006 6 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.Sharpening Ascii Image sharpening setting
0x0007 7 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.Focus Ascii Focus mode
0x0008 8 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.FlashSetting Ascii Flash setting
0x000a 10 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.0x000a Rational Unknown
0x000f 15 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.ISOSelection Ascii ISO selection
0x0010 16 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.DataDump Undefined Data dump
0x0080 128 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.ImageAdjustment Ascii Image adjustment setting
0x0082 130 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.AuxiliaryLens Ascii Auxiliary lens (adapter)
0x0085 133 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.FocusDistance Rational Manual focus distance
0x0086 134 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.DigitalZoom Rational Digital zoom setting
0x0088 136 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.AFFocusPos Undefined AF focus position information

Nikon (format 2) MakerNote Tags defined in Exiv2

Tags found in the MakerNote of images taken with Nikon cameras, including the E700, E800, E900, E900S, E910, E950. These tags are defined by Exiv2 in accordance with [1].

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0002 2 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.0x0002 Ascii Unknown
0x0003 3 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.Quality Short Image quality setting
0x0004 4 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.ColorMode Short Color mode
0x0005 5 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.ImageAdjustment Short Image adjustment setting
0x0006 6 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.ISOSpeed Short ISO speed setting
0x0007 7 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.WhiteBalance Short White balance
0x0008 8 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.Focus Rational Focus mode
0x0009 9 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.0x0009 Ascii Unknown
0x000a 10 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.DigitalZoom Rational Digital zoom setting
0x000b 11 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.AuxiliaryLens Short Auxiliary lens (adapter)
0x0f00 3840 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.0x0f00 Long Unknown

Nikon (format 3) MakerNote Tags defined in Exiv2

Tags found in the MakerNote of images taken with newer Nikon cameras, e.g., the E5400, SQ, D2H, D70.

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0001 1 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.Version Undefined Nikon Makernote version
0x0002 2 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ISOSpeed Short ISO speed setting
0x0003 3 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ColorMode Ascii Color mode
0x0004 4 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.Quality Ascii Image quality setting
0x0005 5 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.WhiteBalance Ascii White balance
0x0006 6 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.Sharpening Ascii Image sharpening setting
0x0007 7 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.Focus Ascii Focus mode
0x0008 8 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.FlashSetting Ascii Flash setting
0x0009 9 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.FlashDevice Ascii Flash device
0x000a 10 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.0x000a Rational Unknown
0x000b 11 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.WhiteBalanceBias SShort White balance bias
0x000c 12 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ColorBalance1 Rational Color balance settings 1
0x000d 13 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ProgramShift Undefined Program shift
0x000e 14 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ExposureDiff Undefined Exposure difference
0x000f 15 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ISOSelection Ascii ISO selection
0x0010 16 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.DataDump Undefined Data dump
0x0011 17 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.Preview Undefined Offset to an IFD containing a preview image
0x0012 18 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.FlashComp Undefined Flash compensation setting
0x0013 19 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ISOSettings Short ISO setting
0x0016 22 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ImageBoundary Short Image boundary
0x0017 23 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.0x0017 Undefined Unknown
0x0018 24 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.FlashBracketComp Undefined Flash bracket compensation applied
0x0019 25 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ExposureBracketComp SRational AE bracket compensation applied
0x001a 26 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ImageProcessing Ascii Image processing
0x001b 27 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.CropHiSpeed Short Crop high speed
0x001d 29 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.SerialNumber Ascii Serial Number
0x001e 30 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ColorSpace Short Color space
0x0080 128 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ImageAdjustment Ascii Image adjustment setting
0x0081 129 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ToneComp Ascii Tone compensation
0x0082 130 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.AuxiliaryLens Ascii Auxiliary lens (adapter)
0x0083 131 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.LensType Byte Lens type
0x0084 132 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.Lens Rational Lens
0x0085 133 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.FocusDistance Rational Manual focus distance
0x0086 134 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.DigitalZoom Rational Digital zoom setting
0x0087 135 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.FlashMode Byte Mode of flash used
0x0088 136 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.AFFocusPos Undefined AF focus position information
0x0089 137 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ShootingMode Short Shooting mode
0x008a 138 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.AutoBracketRelease Short Auto bracket release
0x008b 139 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.LensFStops Undefined Lens FStops
0x008c 140 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ToneCurve Undefined Tone curve
0x008d 141 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ColorMode Ascii Color mode
0x008f 143 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.SceneMode Ascii Scene mode
0x0090 144 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.LightSource Ascii Light source
0x0091 145 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.0x0091 Undefined Unknown
0x0092 146 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.HueAdjustment SShort Hue adjustment
0x0094 148 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.Saturation SShort Saturation
0x0095 149 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.NoiseReduction Ascii Noise reduction
0x0096 150 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.CompressionCurve Undefined Compression curve
0x0097 151 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ColorBalance2 Undefined Color balance settings 2
0x0098 152 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.LensData Undefined Lens data settings
0x0099 153 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.NEFThumbnailSize Short NEF thumbnail size
0x009a 154 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.SensorPixelSize Rational Sensor pixel size
0x009b 155 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.0x009b Short Unknown
0x009f 159 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.0x009f SShort Unknown
0x00a0 160 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.SerialNumber Ascii Camera serial number
0x00a2 162 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ImageDataSize Long Image data size
0x00a3 163 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.0x00a3 Byte Unknown
0x00a5 165 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ImageCount Long Image count
0x00a6 166 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.DeleteImageCount Long Delete image count
0x00a7 167 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ShutterCount Long Number of shots taken by camera
0x00a8 168 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.0x00a8 Undefined Unknown
0x00a9 169 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ImageOptimization Ascii Image optimization
0x00aa 170 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.Saturation Ascii Saturation
0x00ab 171 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.VariProgram Ascii Program variation
0x00ac 172 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ImageStabilization Ascii Image stabilization
0x00ad 173 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.AFResponse Ascii AF response
0x00b1 177 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.HighISONoiseReduction Short High ISO Noise Reduction
0x0e00 3584 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.PrintIM Undefined PrintIM information
0x0e01 3585 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.CaptureData Undefined Capture data
0x0e09 3593 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.CaptureVersion Ascii Capture version
0x0e0e 3598 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.CaptureOffsets Undefined Capture offsets