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General => Metadata => Topic started by: KenO on September 22, 2014, 03:07:33 PM

Title: Can ExifTool Determine the Cell Phone Camera Module Mfr?
Post by: KenO on September 22, 2014, 03:07:33 PM
Hi,

Am trying to determine the Camera Module Mfr. for my Kyocera Hydro.  http://www.gsmarena.com/kyocera_hydro_c5170-4748.php

Have tried a number of Hardware Detection Apps and while they detect the mfrs of Light, Accelerometer, proximity, compass sensors, I have not found an App that lists the Camera Module Mfr. 

Hope that the Camera Module Mfr info is someplace in the EXIF file and ExifTool can detect it.

If ExifTool can not do this would still be interested in any suggestions how to find the Camera Module Mfr.

Thanks

Ken
Title: Re: Can ExifTool Determine the Cell Phone Camera Module Mfr?
Post by: Phil Harvey on September 22, 2014, 03:30:55 PM
Hi Ken,

If you could send me a sample (philharvey66 at gmail.com), I'll take a look.

- Phil
Title: Sent Photos, Can ExifTool Determine the Cell Phone Camera Module Mfr?
Post by: KenO on September 24, 2014, 10:24:47 AM
Hi Phil,

"If you could send me a sample"  Sure, just sent the photos as your directed.

Thanks for checking!!!

Ken

Title: Re: Can ExifTool Determine the Cell Phone Camera Module Mfr?
Post by: Phil Harvey on September 24, 2014, 11:10:01 AM
Hi Ken,

I got the images, thanks.  I can't see anything in them about the original manufacturer of the hardware, sorry.

I was hoping that the structure of the metadata may shed some light, but unfortunately it isn't generated by the hardware, but instead by the software app that you were running.

- Phil
Title: Re: Can ExifTool Determine the Cell Phone Camera Module Mfr?
Post by: KenO on September 25, 2014, 02:24:48 PM
Hi Phil,

"I was hoping that the structure of the metadata may shed some light, but unfortunately it isn't generated by the hardware, but instead by the software app"

Question, since the metadata is generated by the software app, which of the 4 photos had the most complete metadata?

Thanks again for your help!!!

Ken

Title: Re: Can ExifTool Determine the Cell Phone Camera Module Mfr?
Post by: Phil Harvey on September 25, 2014, 04:15:05 PM
I can't remember offhand, and I deleted the images, but you can test this yourself by running "exiftool -a -G1 FILE" on all of the images.

- Phil