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Title: Cannot update LensType Information
Post by: Archive on May 12, 2010, 08:54:14 AM
[Originally posted by andrewj on 2008-01-11 08:32:54-08]

I have a Canon 350D which does not write valid information to the LensType field. I know the (numeric) value I need, so I'm trying a command like the following:
ExifTool -LensType=235 image.jpg

This finds the file, but reports '0 files updated' without any other error message. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks
Andrew
Title: Re: Cannot update LensType Information
Post by: Archive on May 12, 2010, 08:54:14 AM
[Originally posted by exiftool on 2008-01-11 12:51:56-08]

Hi Andrew,

This is FAQ
number 6
.  You need to use the -n option if you want to set
the numerical value for this tag.

- Phil
Title: Re: Cannot update LensType Information
Post by: Archive on May 12, 2010, 08:54:14 AM
[Originally posted by andrewj on 2008-01-12 07:51:35-08]

Dear Phil,
That's excellent. Many thanks
Andrew