Strange ISO number & Copyright info

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I posted this last week and did a full reset on my camera and it sorted it out, but now when I shoot in P mode every single image on the exif data is coming out at 256, I dont understand why it is doing that strange number, also my camera is set to display copyright info on my images but in the exif that doesnt show either. So if any of you LUFFLY people can shed some light on these 2 issues it would be gratefully recieved.
 
Wheels said:
I posted this last week and did a full reset on my camera and it sorted it out, but now when I shoot in P mode every single image on the exif data is coming out at 256, I dont understand why it is doing that strange number, also my camera is set to display copyright info on my images but in the exif that doesnt show either. So if any of you LUFFLY people can shed some light on these 2 issues it would be gratefully recieved.
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Have a look at Ken Rockwells D300 user guide HERE, ignore some of his extreme vivid settings and you will be fine :D

Whilst he gets a caning on most forums his basic guides explain what the settings do in plain english, and are a lot easier to follow than the 400+ page instruction manual.
 
If your camera is selecting 256 and your pictures are coming out good dont worry about it. AUTO ISO is different and your camera doesnt have to pic the standard ISO settings of 100, 200 etc, take a few snaps in a more dimly let environment and again in a brightly lit one and you should see that the camera will select a higher and a lower ISO respectivley. I dont know about the copyright thing so someone else will have to help you there.

P.S. get out of P mode!!!!! :P, hope your still enjoying your kit.
 
if they are jpg I might have something to help
I wrote a jpg exif decoder!

try jpg Viewer

let me know how you get on:nuts:
 
Martyn... said:
Have a look at Ken Rockwells D300 user guide HERE, ignore some of his extreme vivid settings and you will be fine :D

Whilst he gets a caning on most forums his basic guides explain what the settings do in plain english, and are a lot easier to follow than the 400+ page instruction manual.
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I have been looking at Kens guide Martyn and some of it is as you say really plain English and easy to follow.

Donki said:
If your camera is selecting 256 and your pictures are coming out good dont worry about it. AUTO ISO is different and your camera doesnt have to pic the standard ISO settings of 100, 200 etc, take a few snaps in a more dimly let environment and again in a brightly lit one and you should see that the camera will select a higher and a lower ISO respectivley. I dont know about the copyright thing so someone else will have to help you there.

P.S. get out of P mode!!!!! :P, hope your still enjoying your kit.
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I keep venturing out of P mode but the settings fairy keeps pushing me back to P mode :D Enjoying my kit :thinking: still completely overwhelmed by the lot and love it. :thumbs:

mmcp42 said:
if they are jpg I might have something to help
I wrote a jpg exif decoder!

try jpg Viewer

let me know how you get on:nuts:
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I shoot all mine in Raw and then export to jpg using picasa3
 
I've never used Picasa but could that be stripping out the copyright info :shrug:

Paul
 
Wheels said:
I shoot all mine in Raw and then export to jpg using picasa3
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I'm not particularly au fait with Picasa but I think it strips out the exif data by default - you have to tell it not to.

Nope that helps :)
 
Save For Web also strips EXIF but if your ISO is showing, it's not being removed. As said earlier, auto ISO has no boundaries and will also work on 1/3step or finer. I've come across compacts with umpteen auto ISO settings of bizarre numbers. There will be little difference of ISO256 to ISO200.
 
If you did a reset, did you put the copyright information back in afterwards?
 
Camtrekker said:
If you did a reset, did you put the copyright information back in afterwards?
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Yeah Paul even when I did the reset it kept the (C) info on the memory, I think I only reset the picture manager settings.
 
Wheels said:
Yeah Paul even when I did the reset it kept the (C) info on the memory, I think I only reset the picture manager settings.
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It is probably due to where Nikon place it in the exif data file, if you opened the file in ViewNX or CaptureNX2 (Nikon programs) you will see it.

Adobe et al set a standard layout for exif info, Nikon chose not to use this layout format.
 
Yesterday at the zoo 3 people gave me advice on changing the iso settings in a mode for various lighting conditions, when i have selected the ones i want and export to a folder to show on here at 800 px the exif data still shows iso settings of 256 when i know they were not taken at 256. i will take a few today and use nixon transfer to put them on the pc, just to see if that resolves it.
 
Wheels said:
Yesterday at the zoo 3 people gave me advice on changing the iso settings in a mode for various lighting conditions, when i have selected the ones i want and export to a folder to show on here at 800 px the exif data still shows iso settings of 256 when i know they were not taken at 256. i will take a few today and use nixon transfer to put them on the pc, just to see if that resolves it.
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When I used a PC I downloaded a free exif viewer Opanda, that read the info accurately

Opanda Exif Viewer
 
Paul that's what i use. I can only assume i am messing things up some how
 
do you want to post a sample here - I'll happily take a look
 
This was taken yesterday at the zoo


DSC_5385.jpg
 
very odd
the exif data it properly formed (as far as it goes)
shows
camera make: Nikon
camera model: D300S
software: Picasa 3.0
shutter speed: 1/160
aperture: f/4
EXIF version: 0221
date/time: 2010:08:01 12:55:36

but then shows
ISO: 256

sorry mate - no help at all! :shrug:
 
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Wheels try shooting something in jpeg, and see what that reads in the exif viewer, that exif data above is showing picasa, so I suspect there lies the problem, in conversion from raw.
 
just snapped the dog in jpg

DSC_5505.jpg
 
now its showing everything on exif
 
yup
exif looks good
and there's a lot more of it too!

1st picture had 4 directory enries and 13 exif entries

this one has 12 directory entries and 40 exif entries
 
mmcp42 said:
yup
exif looks good
and there's a lot more of it too!

1st picture had 4 directory enries and 13 exif entries

this one has 12 directory entries and 40 exif entries
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I mightr aswell stick to jpg then. Thank you for your help
 
It may be an utterly useless suggestion but easy to execute; have you formatted your CF card?
 
Are you running the camera at a 1/3 over exposure? Seeing as noise performance on the D300 is very good, I wondered if the Nikon D300 compensates using the ISO so as not to affect the depth of field or shutter speed.

Just a thought.
 
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