Why can't I see EXIF info in XP?

I'm a computer nerd, so it pains me to ask this here, but I know I could always choose the Advanced Properties of the images I took with my S50 and see full image information. With images taken from my DRebel, I no longer have any of this information available.

Am I missing a setting on the camera or? I'm not shooting in RAW, but in highest JPEG mode.

Any help is appreciated!

Adam

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300D / 28-75 F2.8 / 100mm f2.8 Macro / 18-55 kit / 420EX / Battery Grip / SanDisk Extreme 512 cards / B+W MRC filters / SD110 Elph P&S

what software are you using? Im still using zoombrowser that came with both G2 and Canon 10D also using Photoshop CS. and i haven't been run into any problems with EXIF

I can see my 10D info on XP.. Try this::

- Right click on the photo..

- Choose properties,

- Click on the summary tab..

- In the summary tab, click on the 'Advanced >>' button (It's on the bottom right part of the window.. under comments)..

You should see most of the EXIF info.... A few things are non standard and won't show up, but at least 90% of it is there.. If not, you've probably got something screwed up with Windows..

I think that after you change the file form the way it was when it was downloaded then you lose all EXIF info.

This always worked in Windows XP, built in feature not requiring any additional software. As described above, you check the properties of the image and turn on Advanced, showing you all of the EXIF information. Mine no longer does it with the DRebel. It doesn't give you the tab if you try to do it from the CF card itself, and it doesn't work on straight copies from the card.

Can someone with XP Home or Pro try this and see if it works for them? Someone with a DRebel?

Thanks!
Adam

What kind of file is it? JPEG?

Just checked and sure enough the exif info is there for JPEGs but not there for RAW files. I use a DRebel and XP Home.

Adam: You are straight copying the files over and not using software of any kind to copy from CF to computer?

I have a DRebel and direct copy my files, both RAW and RAW from the CF and do not lose the EXIF data. If you are dragging the files, make sure that you take the THM files with the CWR files when you copy.

Dale,

My RAW files retain the EXIF data and it can be viewed in photo editing/viewing software, but it doesn't show up when right clicking in Windows XP. This isn't an issue to me, I didn't even know you could see the EXIF data using Windows XP. I was just responding to Adam's request.
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Weird... yeah I'm just dragging the JPG and dropping it onto my desktop, and no dice on the EXIF info. I was wondering if this could be toggled in the camera, which is why I posted. Otherwise I can't figure out why the S50 would show it but the DRebel would not.

Hmmmmmm

Ok another quick test.. can someone please post a link to a .JPG file that you have with the EXIF info showing up on your machine? That way when I save it to my machine, I can determine whether it's the image file from my camera or my PC that is the problem here.

Thanks!!!
Adam

I don't know if this is helpfull or not, but when I right click a RAW picture in file explorer (XP) I don't see the EXIF in advanced properties. But upon extracting the the JPG and right clicking on the JPG I do get most of the EXIF data on the advanced properties.

I agree, it's a little odd that the RAW doesn't show the EXIF, but also, I usually on ly look at the EXIF in Zoombrowser or Photoshop CS.

CHUCK

Adam,
here ya go.

http://joebloggs.serve​beer.com …mages/images/IM​G_0155.JPG

p.s. thanks guys for the 16-35 advice. Awesome lens!

Bother. URL failure. Sorry!

try http://joebloggs.serve​beer.com …mages/images/IM​G_0155.JPG

(found the "edit" button - yay!)

another piece of useful (?) info, sometimes I get more EXIF info than others. copying a whole directory onto a Win XP mach at once gives different info in the same set of files...