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Pictures taken by digital cameras are stored with a host of extra information embedded in them, such as the date that they were taken, what exposure settings were used on the camera and, in some cases, even where the picture was taken.
This topic shows you how to access this information.
You can display the date that a picture was taken in the status bar at the bottom of the window.
To show the status bar, press the menu button in the top-right corner
of the window and select
Then, press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window,
select
The detailed information stored with digital photos is called Exif data. You can view it by installing a plugin for the image viewer.
In order to enable this feature, you need to have installed eog-plugins.
If
Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select
You can also view the camera settings used to take the photo in the statusbar.
Select
Some cameras are able to attach geolocation information (geotags) to digital photos. Geotags are usually just the GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the place where a photo was taken.
In order to enable this feature, you need to have installed eog-plugins.
If
Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select
The map will show the location that a picture was taken in only if there is geolocation information attached to the photo. Many cameras do not attach geolocation information to pictures.