Removing serial number tags from Canon CR2 (RAW file)

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[Originally posted by pauljsolomon on 2010-03-20 23:14:00.222128-07]

I'm trying to remove the camera serial number from my Canon CR2 (RAW) files with exiftool.

I am using:    exiftool -serialNumber=  

and it doesn't work.  What is the right way to do this?

thanks.

-paul.

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[Originally posted by exiftool on 2010-03-21 10:56:15.756137-07]

Hi Paul,

Unfortunately makernote tags may not be deleted (to avoid
confusing the Canon software among other reasons).  Instead,
set the serial number to something else.  ie)

exiftool -canon:serialnumber=0 FILE

- Phil