Pentax Tags

The Pentax tags are also used in Asahi cameras.

Tag IDTag Name WritableValues / Notes
0x0000 PentaxVersion int8u[4]  
0x0001 PentaxMode int16u 0 = Auto
1 = Night Scene
2 = Manual
0x0002 PreviewImageSize int16u[2]~  
0x0003 PreviewImageLength int32u*  
0x0004 PreviewImageStart int32u*  
0x0005 PentaxModelID int32u --> Pentax PentaxModelID Values
0x0006 Date undef[4]  
0x0007 Time undef[3]  
0x0008 Quality int16u 0 = Good
1 = Better
2 = Best
3 = TIFF
4 = RAW
0x0009 PentaxImageSize int16u 0 = 640x480
1 = Full
2 = 1024x768
3 = 1280x960
4 = 1600x1200
5 = 2048x1536
8 = 2560x1920 or 2304x1728
9 = 3072x2304
10 = 3264x2448
19 = 320x240
20 = 2288x1712
21 = 2592x1944
22 = 2304x1728 or 2592x1944
23 = 3056x2296
25 = 2816x2212 or 2816x2112
27 = 3648x2736
'0 0' = 2304x1728
'4 0' = 1600x1200
'5 0' = 2048x1536
'8 0' = 2560x1920
'32 2' = 960x640
'33 2' = 1152x768
'34 2' = 1536x1024
'35 1' = 2400x1600
'36 0' = 3008x2008 or 3040x2024
'37 0' = 3008x2000
0x000b PictureMode int16u 0 = Program
2 = Program AE
3 = Manual
5 = Portrait
6 = Landscape
8 = Sport
9 = Night Scene
11 = Soft
12 = Surf & Snow
13 = Sunset or Candlelight
14 = Autumn
15 = Macro
17 = Fireworks
18 = Text
19 = Panorama
30 = Self Portrait
31 = Illustrations
33 = Digital Filter
37 = Museum
38 = Food
40 = Green Mode
49 = Light Pet
50 = Dark Pet
51 = Medium Pet
53 = Underwater
54 = Candlelight
55 = Natural Skin Tone
56 = Synchro Sound Record
58 = Frame Composite
'0 0' = Auto
'0 2' = Program AE
'5 2' = Portrait
'6 2' = Landscape
'9 1' = Night Scene
'13 1' = Candlelight
'15 1' = Macro
'255 0' = Digital Filter?
0x000c FlashMode N 0x0 = Auto, Did not fire
0x1 = Off
0x3 = Auto, Did not fire, Red-eye reduction
0x100 = Auto, Fired
0x102 = On
0x103 = Auto, Fired, Red-eye reduction
0x104 = On, Red-eye reduction
0x105 = On, Wireless
0x108 = On, Soft
0x109 = On, Slow-sync
0x10a = On, Slow-sync, Red-eye reduction
0x10b = On, Trailing-curtain Sync
0x000d FocusMode int16u (Pentax models)
0 = Normal
1 = Macro
2 = Infinity
3 = Manual
5 = Pan Focus
16 = AF-S
17 = AF-C
(Asahi models)
0 = Normal
1 = Macro (1)
2 = Macro (2)
3 = Infinity
0x000e AFPointSelected int16u 1 = Upper-left
2 = Top
3 = Upper-right
4 = Left
5 = Mid-left
6 = Center
7 = Mid-right
8 = Right
9 = Lower-left
10 = Bottom
11 = Lower-right
65534 = Fixed Center
65535 = Auto
0x000f AFPointsInFocus int16u 0x0 = Fixed Center or Multiple
0x1 = Top-left
0x2 = Top-center
0x3 = Top-right
0x4 = Left
0x5 = Center
0x6 = Right
0x7 = Bottom-left
0x8 = Bottom-center
0x9 = Bottom-right
0xffff = None
0x0010 FocusPosition int16u (related to focus distance but affected by focal length)
0x0012 ExposureTime int32u  
0x0013 FNumber int16u  
0x0014 ISO int16u 3 = 50
4 = 64
5 = 80
6 = 100
7 = 125
8 = 160
9 = 200
10 = 250
11 = 320
12 = 400
13 = 500
14 = 640
15 = 800
16 = 1000
17 = 1250
18 = 1600
21 = 3200
50 = 50
100 = 100
200 = 200
400 = 400
800 = 800
1600 = 1600
3200 = 3200
0x0016 ExposureCompensation int16u  
0x0017 MeteringMode int16u 0 = Multi Segment
1 = Center Weighted
2 = Spot
0x0018 AutoBracketing int16u[n] (one or two numbers: exposure bracket step in EV, then extended bracket if available. Extended bracket values are printed as 'WB-BA', 'WB-GM', 'Saturation', 'Sharpness' or 'Contrast' followed by '+1', '+2' or '+3' for step size)
0x0019 WhiteBalance int16u 0 = Auto
1 = Daylight
2 = Shade
3 = Fluorescent
4 = Tungsten
5 = Manual
6 = DaylightFluorescent
7 = DaywhiteFluorescent
8 = WhiteFluorescent
9 = Flash
10 = Cloudy
65534 = Unknown
65535 = User Selected
0x001a WhiteBalanceMode int16u 1 = Auto (Daylight)
2 = Auto (Shade)
3 = Auto (Flash)
4 = Auto (Tungsten)
7 = Auto (DaywhiteFluorescent)
8 = Auto (WhiteFluorescent)
10 = Auto (Cloudy)
65534 = Preset (Fireworks?)
65535 = User-Selected
0x001b BlueBalance int16u  
0x001c RedBalance int16u  
0x001d FocalLength int32u  
0x001e DigitalZoom int16u  
0x001f Saturation int16u 0 = Low
1 = Normal
2 = High
3 = Med Low
4 = Med High
5 = Very Low
6 = Very High
'0 0' = Low
'1 0' = Normal
'2 0' = High
0x0020 Contrast int16u 0 = Low
1 = Normal
2 = High
3 = Med Low
4 = Med High
5 = Very Low
6 = Very High
'0 0' = Low
'1 0' = Normal
'2 0' = High
0x0021 Sharpness int16u 0 = Soft
1 = Normal
2 = Hard
3 = Med Soft
4 = Med Hard
5 = Very Soft
6 = Very Hard
'0 0' = Soft
'1 0' = Normal
'2 0' = Hard
0x0022 WorldTimeLocation int16u 0 = Hometown
1 = Destination
0x0023 HometownCity int16u --> Pentax City Values
0x0024 DestinationCity int16u --> Pentax City Values
0x0025 HometownDST int16u 0 = No
1 = Yes
0x0026 DestinationDST int16u 0 = No
1 = Yes
0x0029 FrameNumber int32u  
0x0032 ImageProcessing undef[4] '0 0' = Unprocessed
'0 0 0 0' = Unprocessed
'0 0 0 4' = Digital Filter
'2 0 0 0' = Cropped
'4 0 0 0' = Color Filter
'16 0 0 0' = Frame Synthesis?
0x0033 PictureMode int8u[3] '0 0 0' = Program
'0 0 1' = Program
'0 4 0' = Standard
'0 5 0' = Portrait
'0 6 0' = Landscape
'0 7 0' = Macro
'0 8 0' = Sport
'0 9 0' = Night Scene Portrait
'0 10 0' = No Flash
'0 11 0' = Night Scene
'0 12 0' = Surf & Snow
'0 13 0' = Text
'0 14 0' = Sunset
'0 15 0' = Kids
'0 16 0' = Pet
'0 17 0' = Candlelight
'0 18 0' = Museum
'1 4 0' = Auto PICT (Standard)
'1 5 0' = Auto PICT (Portrait)
'1 6 0' = Auto PICT (Landscape)
'1 7 0' = Auto PICT (Macro)
'1 8 0' = Auto PICT (Sport)
'2 0 0' = Program AE
'2 0 1' = Program AE
'2 1 1' = Hi-speed Program
'2 2 1' = DOF Program
'2 3 1' = MTF Program
'3 0 0' = Green Mode
'3 0 1' = Green Mode
'4 0 0' = Shutter Speed Priority
'4 0 1' = Shutter Speed Priority
'5 0 0' = Aperture Priority
'5 0 1' = Aperture Priority
'6 0 1' = Program Tv Shift
'7 0 1' = Program Av Shift
'8 0 0' = Manual
'8 0 1' = Manual
'9 0 0' = Bulb
'9 0 1' = Bulb
'10 0 1' = Aperture Priority (Off-Auto-Aperture)
'11 0 1' = Manual (Off-Auto-Aperture)
'12 0 1' = Bulb (Off-Auto-Aperture)
'13 0 0' = Shutter & Aperture Priority AE
'13 0 1' = Shutter & Aperture Priority AE (1)
'15 0 0' = Sensitivity Priority AE
'15 0 1' = Sensitivity Priority AE (1)
'16 0 0' = Flash X-Sync Speed AE
'16 0 1' = Flash X-Sync Speed AE (1)
0x0034 DriveMode int8u[4] '0 0 0 0' = Single-frame
'0 0 0 1' = Multiple Exposure
'0 0 1 0' = Remote Control?
'0 1 0 0' = Self-timer (12 sec)
'0 2 0 0' = Self-timer (2 sec)
'1 0 0 0' = Continuous
0x0037 ColorSpace int16u 0 = sRGB
1 = Adobe RGB
0x0038 ImageAreaOffset int16u[2]  
0x0039 RawImageSize int16u[2]~  
0x003c AFPointsInFocus N (*istD only)
Bit 0 = Upper-left
Bit 1 = Top
Bit 2 = Upper-right
Bit 3 = Left
Bit 4 = Mid-left
Bit 5 = Center
Bit 6 = Mid-right
Bit 7 = Right
Bit 8 = Lower-left
Bit 9 = Bottom
Bit 10 = Lower-right
0x003f LensType int8u[2] --> Pentax LensType Values
0x0047 CameraTemperature int8s  
0x0049 NoiseReduction int16u 0 = Off
1 = On
0x004d FlashExposureComp int32s  
0x004f ImageTone int16u 0 = Natural
1 = Bright
0x005c ShakeReductionInfo - --> Pentax SRInfo Tags
0x005d ShutterCount undef[4] (raw value is a big-endian 4-byte integer, encrypted using Date and Time)
0x0200 BlackPoint int16u[4]  
0x0201 WhitePoint int16u[4]  
0x0206 AEInfo - --> Pentax AEInfo Tags
0x0207 LensInfo - --> Pentax LensInfo Tags
0x0208 FlashInfo - --> Pentax FlashInfo Tags
0x0209 AEMeteringSegments int8u[16] (measurements from each of the 16 AE metering segments, converted to LV)
0x020a FlashADump? Y  
0x020b FlashBDump? Y  
0x020d WB_RGGBLevelsDaylight int16u[4]  
0x020e WB_RGGBLevelsShade int16u[4]  
0x020f WB_RGGBLevelsCloudy int16u[4]  
0x0210 WB_RGGBLevelsTungsten int16u[4]  
0x0211 WB_RGGBLevelsFluorescentD int16u[4]  
0x0212 WB_RGGBLevelsFluorescentN int16u[4]  
0x0213 WB_RGGBLevelsFluorescentW int16u[4]  
0x0214 WB_RGGBLevelsFlash int16u[4]  
0x0215 CameraInfo - --> Pentax CameraInfo Tags
0x0216 BatteryInfo - --> Pentax BatteryInfo Tags
0x021f AFInfo - --> Pentax AFInfo Tags
0x03fe DataDump N  
0x0402 ToneCurve Y~  
0x0403 ToneCurves Y~  
0x0e00 PrintIM - --> PrintIM Tags
0x1000 HometownCityCode undef[4]  
0x1001 DestinationCityCode undef[4]  
0x2000 PreviewImageData Y  

Pentax PentaxModelID Values

ValuePentaxModelIDValuePentaxModelID
0xd= Optio 330/430 0x12b2e= Optio S45
0x12926= Optio 230 0x12b38= Optio S6
0x12958= Optio 330GS 0x12b4c= Optio WPi
0x12962= Optio 450/550 0x12b56= BenQ DC X600
0x1296c= Optio S 0x12b60= *ist DS2
0x12994= *ist D 0x12b62= Samsung GX-1S
0x129b2= Optio 33L 0x12b6a= Optio A10
0x129bc= Optio 33LF 0x12b7e= *ist DL2
0x129c6= Optio 33WR/43WR/555 0x12b80= Samsung GX-1L
0x129d5= Optio S4 0x12b9c= K100D
0x12a02= Optio MX 0x12b9d= K110D
0x12a0c= Optio S40 0x12ba2= K100D Super
0x12a16= Optio S4i 0x12bb0= Optio T10
0x12a34= Optio 30 0x12be2= Optio W10
0x12a52= Optio S30 0x12bf6= Optio M10
0x12a66= Optio 750Z 0x12c1e= K10D
0x12a70= Optio SV 0x12c20= Samsung GX10
0x12a75= Optio SVi 0x12c28= Optio S7
0x12a7a= Optio X 0x12c32= Optio M20
0x12a8e= Optio S5i 0x12c3c= Optio W20
0x12a98= Optio S50 0x12c46= Optio A20
0x12aa2= *ist DS 0x12c78= Optio E30
0x12ab6= Optio MX4 0x12c82= Optio T30
0x12ac0= Optio S5n 0x12c8c= Optio M30
0x12aca= Optio WP 0x12c96= Optio W30
0x12afc= Optio S55 0x12ca0= Optio A30
0x12b10= Optio S5z 0x12cb4= Optio E40
0x12b1a= *ist DL 0x12cbe= Optio M40
0x12b24= Optio S60 0x12cdc= Optio S10

Pentax City Values

ValueCityValueCityValueCity
0= Pago Pago 24= Berlin 48= Hong Kong
1= Honolulu 25= Johannesburg 49= Perth
2= Anchorage 26= Istanbul 50= Beijing
3= Vancouver 27= Cairo 51= Shanghai
4= San Fransisco 28= Jerusalem 52= Manila
5= Los Angeles 29= Moscow 53= Taipei
6= Calgary 30= Jeddah 54= Seoul
7= Denver 31= Tehran 55= Adelaide
8= Mexico City 32= Dubai 56= Tokyo
9= Chicago 33= Karachi 57= Guam
10= Miami 34= Kabul 58= Sydney
11= Toronto 35= Male 59= Noumea
12= New York 36= Delhi 60= Wellington
13= Santiago 37= Colombo 61= Auckland
14= Caracus 38= Kathmandu 62= Lima
15= Halifax 39= Dacca 63= Dakar
16= Buenos Aires 40= Yangon 64= Algiers
17= Sao Paulo 41= Bangkok 65= Helsinki
18= Rio de Janeiro 42= Kuala Lumpur 66= Athens
19= Madrid 43= Vientiane 67= Nairobi
20= London 44= Singapore 68= Amsterdam
21= Paris 45= Phnom Penh 69= Stockholm
22= Milan 46= Ho Chi Minh 70= Lisbon
23= Rome 47= Jakarta   

Pentax LensType Values

ValueLensType
'0 0'= M-42 or No Lens
'1 0'= K,M Lens
'2 0'= A Series Lens
'3 0'= SIGMA
'3 17'= smc PENTAX-FA SOFT 85mm F2.8
'3 18'= smc PENTAX-F 1.7X AF ADAPTER
'3 19'= smc PENTAX-F 24-50mm F4
'3 20'= smc PENTAX-F 35-80mm F4-5.6
'3 21'= smc PENTAX-F 80-200mm F4.7-5.6
'3 22'= smc PENTAX-F FISH-EYE 17-28mm F3.5-4.5
'3 23'= smc PENTAX-F 100-300mm F4.5-5.6
'3 24'= smc PENTAX-F 35-135mm F3.5-4.5
'3 25'= smc PENTAX-F 35-105mm F4-5.6 or SIGMA or Tokina
'3 26'= smc PENTAX-F* 250-600mm F5.6 ED[IF]
'3 27'= smc PENTAX-F 28-80mm F3.5-4.5
'3 28'= smc PENTAX-F 35-70mm F3.5-4.5
'3 29'= PENTAX-F 28-80mm F3.5-4.5 or SIGMA AF 18-125mm F3.5-5.6 DC
'3 30'= PENTAX-F 70-200mm F4-5.6
'3 31'= smc PENTAX-F 70-210mm F4-5.6
'3 32'= smc PENTAX-F 50mm F1.4
'3 33'= smc PENTAX-F 50mm F1.7
'3 34'= smc PENTAX-F 135mm F2.8 [IF]
'3 35'= smc PENTAX-F 28mm F2.8
'3 36'= SIGMA 20mm F1.8 EX DG ASPHERICAL RF
'3 38'= smc PENTAX-F* 300mm F4.5 ED[IF]
'3 39'= smc PENTAX-F* 600mm F4 ED[IF]
'3 40'= smc PENTAX-F MACRO 100mm F2.8
'3 41'= smc PENTAX-F MACRO 50mm F2.8 or Sigma 50mm F2,8 MACRO
'3 44'= Tamron 35-90mm F4 AF or various SIGMA models
'3 46'= SIGMA APO 70-200mm F2.8 EX
'3 50'= smc PENTAX-FA 28-70mm F4 AL
'3 51'= SIGMA 28mm F1.8 EX DG ASPHERICAL MACRO
'3 52'= smc PENTAX-FA 28-200mm F3.8-5.6 AL[IF]
'3 53'= smc PENTAX-FA 28-80mm F3.5-5.6 AL
'3 247'= smc PENTAX-DA FISH-EYE 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 ED[IF]
'3 248'= smc PENTAX-DA 12-24mm F4 ED AL[IF]
'3 250'= smc PENTAX-DA 50-200mm F4-5.6 ED
'3 251'= smc PENTAX-DA 40mm F2.8 Limited
'3 252'= smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL
'3 253'= smc PENTAX-DA 14mm F2.8 ED[IF]
'3 254'= smc PENTAX-DA 16-45mm F4 ED AL
'3 255'= SIGMA
'4 1'= smc PENTAX-FA SOFT 28mm F2.8
'4 2'= smc PENTAX-FA 80-320mm F4.5-5.6
'4 3'= smc PENTAX-FA 43mm F1.9 Limited
'4 6'= smc PENTAX-FA 35-80mm F4-5.6
'4 12'= smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.4
'4 15'= smc PENTAX-FA 28-105mm F4-5.6 [IF]
'4 16'= TAMRON AF 80-210mm F4-5.6 (178D)
'4 19'= TAMRON SP AF 90mm F2.8 (172E)
'4 20'= smc PENTAX-FA 28-80mm F3.5-5.6
'4 22'= TOKINA 28-80mm F3.5-5.6
'4 23'= smc PENTAX-FA 20-35mm F4 AL
'4 24'= smc PENTAX-FA 77mm F1.8 Limited
'4 25'= TAMRON SP AF 14mm F2.8
'4 26'= smc PENTAX-FA MACRO 100mm F3.5
'4 27'= TAMRON AF28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 LD Aspherical[IF] MACRO (285D)
'4 28'= smc PENTAX-FA 35mm F2 AL
'4 29'= TAMRON AF 28-200mm F/3.8-5.6 LD Super II MACRO (371D)
'4 34'= smc PENTAX-FA 24-90mm F3.5-4.5 AL[IF]
'4 35'= smc PENTAX-FA 100-300mm F4.7-5.8
'4 36'= TAMRON AF70-300mm F/4-5.6 LD MACRO
'4 37'= TAMRON SP AF 24-135mm F3.5-5.6 AD AL (190D)
'4 38'= smc PENTAX-FA 28-105mm F3.2-4.5 AL[IF]
'4 39'= smc PENTAX-FA 31mm F1.8AL Limited
'4 41'= TAMRON AF 28-200mm Super Zoom F3.8-5.6 Aspherical XR [IF] MACRO (A03)
'4 43'= smc PENTAX-FA 28-90mm F3.5-5.6
'4 44'= smc PENTAX-FA J 75-300mm F4.5-5.8 AL
'4 45'= TAMRON 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 Ultra zoom XR
'4 46'= smc PENTAX-FA J 28-80mm F3.5-5.6 AL
'4 47'= smc PENTAX-FA J 18-35mm F4-5.6 AL
'4 49'= TAMRON SP AF 28-75mm F2.8 XR Di (A09)
'4 51'= smc PENTAX-D FA 50mm F2.8 MACRO
'4 52'= smc PENTAX-D FA 100mm F2.8 MACRO
'4 244'= smc PENTAX-DA 21mm F3.2 AL Limited
'4 245'= Schneider D-XENON 50-200mm
'4 246'= Schneider D-XENON 18-55mm
'4 247'= smc PENTAX-DA 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 ED [IF] Fisheye zoom
'4 248'= smc PENTAX-DA 12-24mm F4 ED AL [IF]
'4 249'= TAMRON XR DiII 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 (A14)
'4 250'= smc PENTAX-DA 50-200mm F4-5.6 ED
'4 251'= smc PENTAX-DA 40mm F2.8 Limited
'4 252'= smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL
'4 253'= smc PENTAX-DA 14mm F2.8 ED[IF]
'4 254'= smc PENTAX-DA 16-45mm F4 ED AL
'5 1'= smc PENTAX-FA* 24mm F2 AL[IF]
'5 2'= smc PENTAX-FA 28mm F2.8 AL
'5 3'= smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.7
'5 4'= smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.4
'5 5'= smc PENTAX-FA* 600mm F4 ED[IF]
'5 6'= smc PENTAX-FA* 300mm F4.5 ED[IF]
'5 7'= smc PENTAX-FA 135mm F2.8 [IF]
'5 8'= smc PENTAX-FA MACRO 50mm F2.8
'5 9'= smc PENTAX-FA MACRO 100mm F2.8
'5 10'= smc PENTAX-FA* 85mm F1.4 [IF]
'5 11'= smc PENTAX-FA* 200mm F2.8 ED[IF]
'5 12'= smc PENTAX-FA 28-80mm F3.5-4.7
'5 13'= smc PENTAX-FA 70-200mm F4-5.6
'5 14'= smc PENTAX-FA* 250-600mm F5.6 ED[IF]
'5 15'= smc PENTAX-FA 28-105mm F4-5.6
'5 16'= smc PENTAX-FA 100-300mm F4.5-5.6
'6 1'= smc PENTAX-FA* 85mm F1.4[IF]
'6 2'= smc PENTAX-FA* 200mm F2.8 ED[IF]
'6 3'= smc PENTAX-FA* 300mm F2.8 ED[IF]
'6 4'= smc PENTAX-FA* 28-70mm F2.8 AL
'6 5'= smc PENTAX-FA* 80-200mm F2.8 ED[IF]
'6 6'= smc PENTAX-FA* 28-70mm F2.8 AL
'6 7'= smc PENTAX-FA* 80-200mm F2.8 ED[IF]
'6 8'= smc PENTAX-FA 28-70mm F4AL
'6 9'= smc PENTAX-FA 20mm F2.8
'6 10'= smc PENTAX-FA* 400mm F5.6 ED[IF]
'6 13'= smc PENTAX-FA* 400mm F5.6 ED[IF]
'6 14'= smc PENTAX-FA* MACRO 200mm F4 ED[IF]
'7 0'= smc PENTAX-DA 21mm F3.2 AL Limited
'7 238'= TAMRON AF 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 Di II LD Aspherical [IF] MACRO
'7 243'= smc PENTAX-DA 70mm F2.4 Limited
'7 244'= smc PENTAX-DA 21mm F3.2 AL Limited
'8 241'= smc PENTAX-DA* 50-135mm F2.8 ED [IF] SDM
'8 242'= smc PENTAX-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL [IF] SDM

Pentax SRInfo Tags

Shake reduction information.

IndexTag Name WritableValues / Notes
0 SRResult int8u 0 = Not stabilized
Bit 0 = Stabilized
Bit 6 = Not ready
1 ShakeReduction int8u 0 = Off
1 = On
2 SR_SWSToSWRTime int8u (time from when the shutter button was half pressed to when the shutter was released)

Pentax AEInfo Tags

IndexTag Name WritableValues / Notes
0 AEExposureTime int8u (val = 24 * 2**((32-raw)/8))
1 AEAperture int8u (val = (2**((raw-4)/16)) / 16)
2 AE_ISO int8u (val = 100 * 2**((raw-32)/8))
3 AEXv int8u (val = (raw-64)/8)
4 AEBXv int8s (val = raw / 8)
5 AEFlashTv int8u (val = 24 * 2**((32-raw)/8))
6 AEProgramMode int8u 0 = Manual/Program AE
1 = Aperture Priority/Bulb
2 = Shutter Speed Priority
3 = Program
35 = Standard
43 = Portrait
51 = Landscape
59 = Macro
67 = Sport
75 = Night Scene Portrait
83 = No Flash
91 = Night Scene
99 = Surf & Snow
107 = Text
115 = Sunset
123 = Kids
131 = Pet
139 = Candlelight
147 = Museum
7 AEExtra? int8u  

Pentax LensInfo Tags

IndexTag Name WritableValues / Notes
0 LensType N --> Pentax LensType Values
(for most models the first 2 bytes are LensType, but for the K10D the decoding is a bit different)
4 LensCodes int8u[16] (all models but the K10D)
5 LensCodes int8u[16] (K10D only)

Pentax FlashInfo Tags

IndexTag Name WritableValues / Notes
0 FlashStatus int8u  
1 FlashModeCode int8u 149 = On, Wireless
192 = On
193 = On, Red-eye reduction
194 = Auto, Fired
200 = On, Slow-sync
201 = On, Slow-sync, Red-eye reduction
202 = On, Trailing-curtain Sync
240 = Off (240)
241 = Off (241)
242 = Off (242)
244 = Off (244)
2 ExternalFlashMode int8u  
3 InternalFlashMagni int8u  
4 TTL_DA_AUp int8u  
5 TTL_DA_ADown int8u  
6 TTL_DA_BUp int8u  
7 TTL_DA_BDown int8u  

Pentax CameraInfo Tags

IndexTag Name WritableValues / Notes
0 PentaxModelID int32u --> Pentax PentaxModelID Values
1 ManufactureDate int32u  
2 ModelRevision int32u[2]  
4 InternalSerialNumber int32u  

Pentax BatteryInfo Tags

IndexTag Name WritableValues / Notes
0 BatteryType int8u  
1 BatteryBodyGripStates int8u (body and grip battery state)
2 BatteryADBodyNoLoad int8u  
3 BatteryADBodyLoad int8u  
4 BatteryADGripNoLoad int8u  
5 BatteryADGripLoad int8u  

Pentax AFInfo Tags

IndexTag Name WritableValues / Notes
11 AFPointsInFocus int8u (may report two points in focus even though a single AFPoint has been selected, in which case the selected AFPoint is the first reported)
0 = None
1 = Lower-left, Bottom
2 = Bottom
3 = Lower-right, Bottom
4 = Mid-left, Center
5 = Center
6 = Mid-right, Center
7 = Upper-left, Top
8 = Top
9 = Upper-right, Top
10 = Right
11 = Lower-left, Mid-left
12 = Upper-left, Mid-left
13 = Bottom, Center
14 = Top, Center
15 = Lower-right, Mid-right
16 = Upper-right, Mid-right
17 = Left
18 = Mid-left
19 = Center2
20 = Mid-right

Pentax MOV Tags

This information is found in Pentax MOV video images.

IndexTag Name WritableValues / Notes
0 Make N  
38 ExposureTime N  
42 FNumber N  
50 ExposureCompensation N  
68 WhiteBalance N 0 = Auto
1 = Daylight
2 = Shade
3 = Fluorescent
4 = Tungsten
5 = Manual
72 FocalLength N  
175 ISO N  
(This document generated automatically by Image::ExifTool::BuildTagLookup)
Last revised Sep 23, 2007

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