read_exif_data

(PHP4 >= 4.0.1)

read_exif_data -- Read the EXIF headers from a JPEG

Description

array read_exif_data (string filename)

The read_exif_data() function reads the EXIF headers from a JPEG image file. It returns an associative array where the indexes are the Exif header names and the values are the values associated with those Exif headers. Exif headers tend to be present in JPEG images generated by digital cameras, but unfortunately each digital camera maker has a different idea of how to actually tag their images, so you can't always rely on a specific Exif header being present.

Example 1. read_exif_data


<?php
 $exif = read_exif_data ('p0001807.jpg');
 while(list($k,$v)=each($exif)) {
   echo "$k: $v<br>\n";
 }
?>

Output:
FileName: p0001807.jpg
FileDateTime: 929353056
FileSize: 378599
CameraMake: Eastman Kodak Company
CameraModel: KODAK DC265 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA (V01.00)
DateTime: 1999:06:14 01:37:36
Height: 1024
Width: 1536
IsColor: 1
FlashUsed: 0
FocalLength:  8.0mm
RawFocalLength: 8
ExposureTime:  0.004 s (1/250)
RawExposureTime: 0.0040000001899898
ApertureFNumber: f/ 9.5
RawApertureFNumber: 9.5100002288818
FocusDistance: 16.66m
RawFocusDistance: 16.659999847412
Orientation: 1
ExifVersion: 0200
      

Note: This function is only available in PHP 4 compiled using --enable-exif

This function does not require the GD image library.