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If you're interested in the esoteric inner workings of your

D300, a fuller description of the EXIF file format is available at

http://www.exif.org/Exif2-2.PDF. Note that just understanding

the EXIF tags isn't enough—programs must also know what

each of the values each manufacturer assigns means. Bibble,

DigitalPro, Photoshop CS3, Nikon ViewNX, and Nikon

Capture NX, amongst others, all can display EXIF data and

understand most of Nikon's values. Some programs may not

fully display all the EXIF data values, though. And because

codes are used instead of full text (to keep the data small),

new lenses and features sometimes mean that a program can't

display information about the latest things you use with the

camera (at least until the software is updated).

Not only is looking at EXIF data fun for the merely curious,

but if you study the information closely, you may even learn

about the idiosyncrasies of your camera and your shooting

Thom Hogan's Complete Guide to the Nikon D300

Here's the EXIF (Shooting

Data) window as shown in

Nikon ViewNX. Note how

all the most important

exposure data is shown, as

is information about a

number of additional

camera settings.

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