Exiv2 Tag Tables

There are three different Nikon MakerNote formats. Exiv2 will automatically detect the correct format for the Exif data from a particular Nikon camera model.

Nikon (format 1) MakerNote Tags defined in Exiv2

Tags found in the MakerNote of images taken with Nikon cameras, such as the E990 and D1. These tags are defined by Exiv2 in accordance with [3].

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0001 1 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.Version Undefined Nikon Makernote version
0x0002 2 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.ISOSpeed Short ISO speed setting
0x0003 3 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.ColorMode Ascii Color mode
0x0004 4 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.Quality Ascii Image quality setting
0x0005 5 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.WhiteBalance Ascii White balance
0x0006 6 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.Sharpening Ascii Image sharpening setting
0x0007 7 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.Focus Ascii Focus mode
0x0008 8 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.FlashSetting Ascii Flash setting
0x000a 10 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.0x000a Rational Unknown
0x000f 15 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.ISOSelection Ascii ISO selection
0x0010 16 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.DataDump Undefined Data dump
0x0080 128 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.ImageAdjustment Ascii Image adjustment setting
0x0082 130 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.AuxiliaryLens Ascii Auxiliary lens (adapter)
0x0085 133 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.FocusDistance Rational Manual focus distance
0x0086 134 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.DigitalZoom Rational Digital zoom setting
0x0088 136 Makernote Exif.Nikon1.AFFocusPos Undefined AF focus position information

Nikon (format 2) MakerNote Tags defined in Exiv2

Tags found in the MakerNote of images taken with Nikon cameras, including the E700, E800, E900, E900S, E910, E950. These tags are defined by Exiv2 in accordance with [1].

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0002 2 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.0x0002 Ascii Unknown
0x0003 3 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.Quality Short Image quality setting
0x0004 4 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.ColorMode Short Color mode
0x0005 5 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.ImageAdjustment Short Image adjustment setting
0x0006 6 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.ISOSpeed Short ISO speed setting
0x0007 7 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.WhiteBalance Short White balance
0x0008 8 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.Focus Rational Focus mode
0x0009 9 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.0x0009 Ascii Unknown
0x000a 10 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.DigitalZoom Rational Digital zoom setting
0x000b 11 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.AuxiliaryLens Short Auxiliary lens (adapter)
0x0f00 3840 Makernote Exif.Nikon2.0x0f00 Long Unknown

Nikon (format 3) MakerNote Tags defined in Exiv2

Tags found in the MakerNote of images taken with newer Nikon cameras, e.g., the E5400, SQ, D2H, D70.

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0001 1 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.Version Undefined Nikon Makernote version
0x0002 2 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ISOSpeed Short ISO speed setting
0x0003 3 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ColorMode Ascii Color mode
0x0004 4 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.Quality Ascii Image quality setting
0x0005 5 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.WhiteBalance Ascii White balance
0x0006 6 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.Sharpening Ascii Image sharpening setting
0x0007 7 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.Focus Ascii Focus mode
0x0008 8 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.FlashSetting Ascii Flash setting
0x0009 9 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.FlashDevice Ascii Flash device
0x000a 10 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.0x000a Rational Unknown
0x000b 11 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.WhiteBalanceBias SShort White balance bias
0x000c 12 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.WB_RBLevels Rational WB RB levels
0x000d 13 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ProgramShift Undefined Program shift
0x000e 14 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ExposureDiff Undefined Exposure difference
0x000f 15 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ISOSelection Ascii ISO selection
0x0010 16 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.DataDump Undefined Data dump
0x0011 17 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.Preview Undefined Offset to an IFD containing a preview image
0x0012 18 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.FlashComp Undefined Flash compensation setting
0x0013 19 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ISOSettings Short ISO setting
0x0016 22 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ImageBoundary Short Image boundary
0x0017 23 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.0x0017 Undefined Unknown
0x0018 24 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.FlashBracketComp Undefined Flash bracket compensation applied
0x0019 25 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ExposureBracketComp SRational AE bracket compensation applied
0x001a 26 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ImageProcessing Ascii Image processing
0x001b 27 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.CropHiSpeed Short Crop high speed
0x001d 29 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.SerialNumber Ascii Serial Number
0x001e 30 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ColorSpace Short Color space
0x001f 31 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.VRInfo Undefined VR info
0x0020 32 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ImageAuthentication Byte Image authentication
0x0022 34 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ActiveDLighting Short ActiveD-lighting
0x0023 35 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.PictureControl Undefined Picture control
0x0024 36 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.WorldTime Undefined World time
0x0025 37 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ISOInfo Undefined ISO info
0x002a 42 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.VignetteControl Short Vignette control
0x0080 128 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ImageAdjustment Ascii Image adjustment setting
0x0081 129 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ToneComp Ascii Tone compensation
0x0082 130 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.AuxiliaryLens Ascii Auxiliary lens (adapter)
0x0083 131 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.LensType Byte Lens type
0x0084 132 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.Lens Rational Lens
0x0085 133 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.FocusDistance Rational Manual focus distance
0x0086 134 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.DigitalZoom Rational Digital zoom setting
0x0087 135 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.FlashMode Byte Mode of flash used
0x0088 136 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.AFInfo Undefined AF info
0x0089 137 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ShootingMode Short Shooting mode
0x008a 138 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.AutoBracketRelease Short Auto bracket release
0x008b 139 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.LensFStops Undefined Lens FStops
0x008c 140 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ContrastCurve Undefined Contrast curve
0x008d 141 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ColorHue Ascii Color hue
0x008f 143 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.SceneMode Ascii Scene mode
0x0090 144 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.LightSource Ascii Light source
0x0091 145 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ShotInfo Undefined Shot info
0x0092 146 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.HueAdjustment SShort Hue adjustment
0x0093 147 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.NEFCompression Short NEF compression
0x0094 148 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.Saturation SShort Saturation
0x0095 149 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.NoiseReduction Ascii Noise reduction
0x0096 150 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.LinearizationTable Undefined Linearization table
0x0097 151 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ColorBalance Undefined Color balance
0x0098 152 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.LensData Undefined Lens data settings
0x0099 153 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.RawImageCenter Short Raw image center
0x009a 154 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.SensorPixelSize Rational Sensor pixel size
0x009b 155 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.0x009b Short Unknown
0x009c 156 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.SceneAssist Ascii Scene assist
0x009e 158 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.RetouchHistory Short Retouch history
0x009f 159 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.0x009f SShort Unknown
0x00a0 160 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.SerialNO Ascii Camera serial number, usually starts with "NO= "
0x00a2 162 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ImageDataSize Long Image data size
0x00a3 163 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.0x00a3 Byte Unknown
0x00a5 165 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ImageCount Long Image count
0x00a6 166 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.DeletedImageCount Long Deleted image count
0x00a7 167 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ShutterCount Long Number of shots taken by camera
0x00a8 168 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.FlashInfo Undefined Flash info
0x00a9 169 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ImageOptimization Ascii Image optimization
0x00aa 170 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.Saturation Ascii Saturation
0x00ab 171 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.VariProgram Ascii Program variation
0x00ac 172 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ImageStabilization Ascii Image stabilization
0x00ad 173 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.AFResponse Ascii AF response
0x00b0 176 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.MultiExposure Undefined Multi exposure
0x00b1 177 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.HighISONoiseReduction Short High ISO Noise Reduction
0x00b3 179 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ToningEffect Ascii Toning effect
0x00b7 183 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.AFInfo2 Undefined AF info 2
0x00b8 184 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.FileInfo Undefined File info
0x0e00 3584 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.PrintIM Undefined PrintIM information
0x0e01 3585 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.CaptureData Undefined Capture data
0x0e09 3593 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.CaptureVersion Ascii Capture version
0x0e0e 3598 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.CaptureOffsets Undefined Capture offsets
0x0e10 3600 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ScanIFD Undefined Scan IFD
0x0e1d 3613 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.ICCProfile Undefined ICC profile
0x0e1e 3614 Makernote Exif.Nikon3.CaptureOutput Undefined Capture output

Nikon Vibration Reduction Tags

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0000 0 Makernote Exif.NikonVr.Version Undefined Version
0x0004 4 Makernote Exif.NikonVr.VibrationReduction Byte Vibration reduction

Nikon Picture Control Tags

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0000 0 Makernote Exif.NikonPc.Version Undefined Version
0x0004 4 Makernote Exif.NikonPc.Name Ascii Name
0x0018 24 Makernote Exif.NikonPc.Base Ascii Base
0x0030 48 Makernote Exif.NikonPc.Adjust Byte Adjust
0x0031 49 Makernote Exif.NikonPc.QuickAdjust Byte Quick adjust
0x0032 50 Makernote Exif.NikonPc.Sharpness Byte Sharpness
0x0033 51 Makernote Exif.NikonPc.Contrast Byte Contrast
0x0034 52 Makernote Exif.NikonPc.Brightness Byte Brightness
0x0035 53 Makernote Exif.NikonPc.Saturation Byte Saturation
0x0036 54 Makernote Exif.NikonPc.HueAdjustment Byte Hue adjustment
0x0037 55 Makernote Exif.NikonPc.FilterEffect Byte Filter effect
0x0038 56 Makernote Exif.NikonPc.ToningEffect Byte Toning effect
0x0039 57 Makernote Exif.NikonPc.ToningSaturation Byte Toning saturation

Nikon World Time Tags

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0000 0 Makernote Exif.NikonWt.Timezone SShort Timezone
0x0002 2 Makernote Exif.NikonWt.DaylightSavings Byte Daylight savings
0x0003 3 Makernote Exif.NikonWt.DateDisplayFormat Byte Date display format

Nikon ISO Info Tags

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0000 0 Makernote Exif.NikonIi.ISO Byte ISO
0x0004 4 Makernote Exif.NikonIi.ISOExpansion Short ISO expansion
0x0006 6 Makernote Exif.NikonIi.ISO2 Byte ISO 2
0x000a 10 Makernote Exif.NikonIi.ISOExpansion2 Short ISO expansion 2

Nikon Auto Focus Tags

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0000 0 Makernote Exif.NikonAf.AFAreaMode Byte AF area mode
0x0001 1 Makernote Exif.NikonAf.AFPoint Byte AF point
0x0002 2 Makernote Exif.NikonAf.AFPointsInFocus Short AF points in focus

Nikon Shot Info D80 Tags

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0000 0 Makernote Exif.NikonSiD80.Version Byte Version
0x024a 586 Makernote Exif.NikonSiD80.ShutterCount Long Shutter count

Nikon Shot Info D40 Tags

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0000 0 Makernote Exif.NikonSiD40.Version Byte Version
0x0246 582 Makernote Exif.NikonSiD40.ShutterCount Long Shutter count
0x02e2 738 Makernote Exif.NikonSiD40.FlashLevel Byte Flash level

Nikon Shot Info D300a Tags

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0000 0 Makernote Exif.NikonSiD300a.Version Byte Version
0x025c 604 Makernote Exif.NikonSiD300a.ISO Byte ISO
0x0279 633 Makernote Exif.NikonSiD300a.ShutterCount Long Shutter count
0x02d1 721 Makernote Exif.NikonSiD300a.AFFineTuneAdj Short AF fine tune adj

Nikon Shot Info D300b Tags

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0000 0 Makernote Exif.NikonSiD300b.Version Byte Version
0x0265 613 Makernote Exif.NikonSiD300b.ISO Byte ISO
0x0284 644 Makernote Exif.NikonSiD300b.ShutterCount Long Shutter count
0x02dc 732 Makernote Exif.NikonSiD300b.AFFineTuneAdj Short AF fine tune adj

Nikon Shot Info Tags

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0000 0 Makernote Exif.NikonSi02xx.Version Byte Version
0x006a 106 Makernote Exif.NikonSi02xx.ShutterCount1 Long Shutter count 1
0x006e 110 Makernote Exif.NikonSi02xx.DeletedImageCount Long Deleted image count
0x0075 117 Makernote Exif.NikonSi02xx.VibrationReduction Byte Vibration reduction
0x0082 130 Makernote Exif.NikonSi02xx.VibrationReduction1 Byte
0x0157 343 Makernote Exif.NikonSi02xx.ShutterCount2 Undefined Shutter count 2
0x01ae 430 Makernote Exif.NikonSi02xx.VibrationReduction2 Byte Vibration reduction 2
0x0256 598 Makernote Exif.NikonSi02xx.ISO Byte ISO
0x0276 630 Makernote Exif.NikonSi02xx.ShutterCount Long Shutter count

Nikon Color Balance 1 Tags

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0000 0 Makernote Exif.NikonCb1.Version Undefined Version
0x0024 36 Makernote Exif.NikonCb1.WB_RBGGLevels Short WB RBGG levels

Nikon Color Balance 2 Tags

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0000 0 Makernote Exif.NikonCb2.Version Undefined Version
0x0005 5 Makernote Exif.NikonCb2.WB_RGGBLevels Short WB RGGB levels

Nikon Color Balance 2a Tags

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0000 0 Makernote Exif.NikonCb2a.Version Undefined Version
0x0009 9 Makernote Exif.NikonCb2a.WB_RGGBLevels Short WB RGGB levels

Nikon Color Balance 2b Tags

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0000 0 Makernote Exif.NikonCb2b.Version Undefined Version
0x0091 145 Makernote Exif.NikonCb2b.WB_RGGBLevels Short WB RGGB levels

Nikon Color Balance 3 Tags

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0000 0 Makernote Exif.NikonCb3.Version Undefined Version
0x000a 10 Makernote Exif.NikonCb3.WB_RGBGLevels Short WB RGBG levels

Nikon Color Balance 4 Tags

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0000 0 Makernote Exif.NikonCb4.Version Undefined Version
0x0093 147 Makernote Exif.NikonCb4.WB_GRBGLevels Short WB GRBG levels

Nikon Lens Data 1 Tags

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0000 0 Makernote Exif.NikonLd1.Version Undefined Version
0x0006 6 Makernote Exif.NikonLd1.LensIDNumber Byte Lens ID number
0x0007 7 Makernote Exif.NikonLd1.LensFStops Byte Lens F-stops
0x0008 8 Makernote Exif.NikonLd1.MinFocalLength Byte Min focal length
0x0009 9 Makernote Exif.NikonLd1.MaxFocalLength Byte Max focal length
0x000a 10 Makernote Exif.NikonLd1.MaxApertureAtMinFocal Byte Max aperture at min focal
0x000b 11 Makernote Exif.NikonLd1.MaxApertureAtMaxFocal Byte Max aperture at max focal
0x000c 12 Makernote Exif.NikonLd1.MCUVersion Byte MCU version

Nikon Lens Data 2 Tags

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0000 0 Makernote Exif.NikonLd2.Version Undefined Version
0x0004 4 Makernote Exif.NikonLd2.ExitPupilPosition Byte Exit pupil position
0x0005 5 Makernote Exif.NikonLd2.AFAperture Byte AF aperture
0x0008 8 Makernote Exif.NikonLd2.FocusPosition Byte Focus position
0x0009 9 Makernote Exif.NikonLd2.FocusDistance Byte Focus distance
0x000a 10 Makernote Exif.NikonLd2.FocalLength Byte Focal length
0x000b 11 Makernote Exif.NikonLd2.LensIDNumber Byte Lens ID number
0x000c 12 Makernote Exif.NikonLd2.LensFStops Byte Lens F-stops
0x000d 13 Makernote Exif.NikonLd2.MinFocalLength Byte Min focal length
0x000e 14 Makernote Exif.NikonLd2.MaxFocalLength Byte Max focal length
0x000f 15 Makernote Exif.NikonLd2.MaxApertureAtMinFocal Byte Max aperture at min focal
0x0010 16 Makernote Exif.NikonLd2.MaxApertureAtMaxFocal Byte Max aperture at max focal
0x0011 17 Makernote Exif.NikonLd2.MCUVersion Byte MCU version
0x0012 18 Makernote Exif.NikonLd2.EffectiveMaxAperture Byte Effective max aperture

Nikon Lens Data 3 Tags

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Tag (hex) Tag (dec) IFD Key Type Tag description
0x0000 0 Makernote Exif.NikonLd3.Version Undefined Version
0x0004 4 Makernote Exif.NikonLd3.ExitPupilPosition Byte Exit pupil position
0x0005 5 Makernote Exif.NikonLd3.AFAperture Byte AF aperture
0x0008 8 Makernote Exif.NikonLd3.FocusPosition Byte Focus position
0x000a 10 Makernote Exif.NikonLd3.FocusDistance Byte Focus distance
0x000b 11 Makernote Exif.NikonLd3.FocalLength Byte Focal length
0x000c 12 Makernote Exif.NikonLd3.LensIDNumber Byte Lens ID number
0x000d 13 Makernote Exif.NikonLd3.LensFStops Byte Lens F-stops
0x000e 14 Makernote Exif.NikonLd3.MinFocalLength Byte Min focal length
0x000f 15 Makernote Exif.NikonLd3.MaxFocalLength Byte Max focal length
0x0010 16 Makernote Exif.NikonLd3.MaxApertureAtMinFocal Byte Max aperture at min focal length
0x0011 17 Makernote Exif.NikonLd3.MaxApertureAtMaxFocal Byte Max aperture at max focal length
0x0012 18 Makernote Exif.NikonLd3.MCUVersion Byte MCU version
0x0013 19 Makernote Exif.NikonLd3.EffectiveMaxAperture Byte Effective max aperture