Minolta

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[Originally posted by geve on 2006-04-16 13:26:30-07]

Found a Minolta tag:

0x0003-003F = Camera settings 63

FlashMetering

PrintConv ={

0 = ADI (Advanced Distance Integration',    # A1

1 = Pre-flash TTl',                         # A1

2 = Manual flash control',                  # A1

},

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[Originally posted by exiftool on 2006-04-16 23:38:12-07]

Thanks for this information.  In most of my samples, this information has a value of zero (ADI), however for my DiMage X21 sample the value is 65797.  Odd.  There's always one model to mess things up...

I'll add this new tag and it will appear in version 6.14 when it is released.

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[Originally posted by geve on 2006-04-23 19:46:04-07]

The DiMAGE X21 I name a type-8 of camera (http://www.gvsoft.homedns.org/exif/camera-information.html). The version tag 0x0000 is "MLY0". The "typical" Minolta tag has value "MLT0" or "mlt0".

Tag 0x0003 camera settings for the X21 starts with: "CACA"

Are there any tags valid for the X21 camera?

  | | | 1)  MinoltaCameraSettings (SubDirectory)

  | | |     - Tag 0x0003 (368 bytes, undef[368]):

  | | |         0478: 43 41 43 41 40 4e 96 30 00 0d e5 80 40 5c 7b b0 [CACA@N.0....@\{.]

  | | |         0488: 00 00 9b 39 40 5d 16 f0 00 00 0c c0 40 5d 23 b0 [...9@]......@]#.]

  | | |         0498: 00 0f d2 00 07 d4 00 01 00 1b 00 05 00 06 00 20 [............... ]

  | | |         04a8: 53 54 53 54 00 00 e0 f9 19 99 05 19 01 02 02 05 [STST............]

  | | |         04b8: 03 01 03 06 00 01 01 02 01 03 00 01 01 05 01 01 [................]

  | | |         [snip 288 bytes]

  | | | + [BinaryData directory, 368 bytes]

  | | | | Minolta_CameraSettings_0x0000 = 1128350529

  | | | | - Tag 0x0000 (4 bytes, int32u[1]):

  | | | |     0478: 43 41 43 41                                     [CACA]

  | | | | ExposureMode = 1078892080

  | | | | - Tag 0x0001 (4 bytes, int32u[1]):

  | | | |     047c: 40 4e 96 30                                     [@N.0]

  | | | | FlashMode = 910720

  | | | | - Tag 0x0002 (4 bytes, int32u[1]):

  | | | |     0480: 00 0d e5 80                                     [....]

  | | | | WhiteBalance = 1079802800

  | | | | - Tag 0x0003 (4 bytes, int32u[1]):

  | | | |     0484: 40 5c 7b b0                                     [@\{.]

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[Originally posted by exiftool on 2006-05-01 15:34:08-07]

As noted in the Minolta CameraSettings tags documentation, the data blocks can vary from model to model.  Unfortunately the information decoded so far doesn't seem to work for the X21.  It takes someone who owns the camera to properly decode this, so any insight you can provide would be greatly appreciated.  I may be able to sort things out a bit by analyzing my set of Minolta samples, and at least disable decoding of this block for cameras where it isn't applicable.  I'll add this to my list of things to do.