Sony Tags

The maker notes in images from current Sony camera models contain a wealth of information, but very little is known about these tags. Use the ExifTool Unknown (-u) or Verbose (-v) options to see information about the unknown tags.

Tag ID Tag Name Writable Values / Notes 0x0e00 PrintIM - --> PrintIM Tags 0xb021 ColorTemperature N   0xb023 SceneMode N 0 = Manual (P,A,S or M) 1 = Portrait 4 = Sunset 5 = Sports 6 = Landscape 8 = Macro 16 = Auto 17 = Night Portrait 0xb024 ZoneMatching N 0 = ISO Setting Used 1 = High Key 2 = Low Key 0xb025 DynamicRangeOptimizer N 0 = Off 1 = Standard 2 = Advanced 0xb026 ImageStabilization N 0 = Off 1 = On 0xb027 LensID N 0 = Minolta AF 28-85mm F3.5-4.5 1 = Minolta AF 80-200mm F2.8 HS-APO G 2 = Minolta AF 28-70mm F2.8 G 3 = Minolta AF 28-80mm F4-5.6 5 = Minolta AF 35-70mm F3.5-4.5 6 = Minolta AF 24-85mm F3.5-4.5 [New] 7 = Minolta AF 100-300mm F4.5-5.6 APO [New] 8 = Minolta AF 70-210mm F4.5-5.6 9 = Minolta AF 50mm F3.5 Macro 10 = Minolta AF 28-105mm F3.5-4.5 [New] 11 = Minolta AF 300mm F4 HS-APO G 12 = Minolta AF 100mm F2.8 Soft Focus 13 = Minolta AF 75-300mm F4.5-5.6 14 = Minolta AF 100-400mm F4.5-6.7 APO 15 = Minolta AF 400mm F4.5 HS-APO G 16 = Minolta AF 17-35mm F3.5 G 17 = Minolta AF 20-35mm F3.5-4.5 18 = Minolta AF 28-80mm F3.5-5.6 II 19 = Minolta AF 35mm F1.4 20 = Minolta STF 135mm F2.8 [T4.5] 22 = Minolta AF 35-80mm F4-5.6 23 = Minolta AF 200mm F4 G APO Macro 24 = Minolta AF 24-105mm F3.5-4.5 (D) 25 = Minolta AF 100-300mm F4.5-5.6 (D) 27 = Minolta AF 85mm F1.4 G 28 = Minolta AF 100mm F2.8 Macro (D) 29 = Minolta AF 75-300mm F4.5-5.6 (D) 30 = Minolta AF 28-80mm F3.5-5.6 (D) 31 = Minolta AF 50mm F2.8 Macro (D) or AF 50mm F3.5 Macro 32 = Minolta AF 300mm F2.8 G 33 = Minolta AF 70-200mm F2.8 G (D) SSM 35 = Minolta AF 85mm F1.4 G (D) Limited 36 = Minolta AF 28-100mm F3.5-5.6 (D) 38 = KonicaMinolta AF 17-35mm F2.8-4 (D) 39 = Minolta AF 28-75mm F2.8 (D) 40 = KonicaMinolta or Sony AF DT 18-70mm F3.5-5.6 (D) 41 = Minolta AF DT 11-18mm F4.5-5.6 (D) 42 = Minolta AF DT 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 (D) 43 = Minolta AF 35mm F1.4 G 44 = Minolta AF 50mm F1.4 45 = Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm F1.4 ZA 46 = Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* DT 16-80mm F3.5-4.5 ZA 47 = Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 135mm F1.8 ZA 128 = Tamron 18-200, 28-300 or 80-300mm F3.5-6.3 129 = Tamron 200-400mm F5.6 LD 138 = Soligor 19-35mm F3.5-4.5 2550 = Minolta AF 50mm F1.7 2551 = Minolta AF 35-70mm F4 2552 = Minolta AF 28-85mm F3.5-4.5 [New] 2553 = Minolta AF 28-135mm F4-4.5 2554 = Minolta AF 35-105mm F3.5-4.5 2555 = Minolta AF 70-210mm F4 Macro 2556 = Minolta AF 135mm F2.8 2557 = Minolta AF 28mm F2.8 2558 = Minolta AF 24-50mm F4 2560 = Minolta AF 100-200mm F4.5 2561 = Minolta AF 75-300mm F4.5-5.6 2562 = Minolta AF 50mm F1.4 [New] 2563 = Minolta AF 300mm F2.8 G 2564 = Minolta AF 50mm F2.8 Macro 2565 = Minolta AF 600mm F4 2566 = Minolta AF 24mm F2.8 2572 = Minolta AF 500mm F8 Reflex 2578 = Minolta AF 16mm F2.8 Fisheye 2579 = Minolta AF 20mm F2.8 2581 = Minolta AF 100mm F2.8 Macro New 2585 = Minolta AF 35-105mm F3.5-4.5 New 2588 = Minolta AF 70-210mm F3.5-4.5 2589 = Minolta AF 80-200 F2.8 APO 2591 = Minolta AF 35mm F1.4 2592 = Minolta AF 85mm F1.4 G (D) 2593 = Minolta AF 200mm F2.8 G APO 2594 = Minolta AF 3X-1X F1.7-2.8 Macro 2596 = Minolta AF 28mm F2 2597 = Minolta AF 35mm F2 2598 = Minolta AF 100mm F2 2604 = Minolta AF 80-200mm F4.5-5.6 2605 = Minolta AF 35-80mm F4-5.6 2606 = Minolta AF 100-300mm F4.5-5.6 (D) 2607 = Minolta AF 35-80mm F4-5.6 2608 = Minolta AF 300mm F2.8 G 2609 = Minolta AF 600mm F4 HS-APO G 2612 = Minolta AF 200mm F2.8 G HS-APO 2613 = Minolta AF 50mm F1.7 New 2615 = Minolta AF 28-105mm F3.5-4.5 Power Zoom 2616 = Minolta AF 35-200mm F4.5-5.6 Power Zoom 2618 = Minolta AF 28-80mm F4-5.6 Power Zoom 2619 = Minolta AF 80-200mm F4.5-5.6 Power Zoom 2620 = Minolta AF 28-70mm F2.8 G 2621 = Minolta AF 100-300mm F4.5-5.6 Power Zoom 2624 = Minolta AF 35-80mm F4-5.6 Power Zoom 2628 = Minolta AF 80-200mm F2.8 G 2629 = Minolta AF 85mm F1.4 New 2631 = Minolta AF 100-300mm F4.5-5.6 APO 2632 = Minolta AF 24-50mm F4 New 2638 = Minolta AF 50mm F2.8 Macro New 2639 = Minolta AF 100mm F2.8 Macro 2641 = Minolta AF 20mm F2.8 New 2642 = Minolta AF 24mm F2.8 New 2644 = Minolta AF 100-400mm F4.5-6.7 APO 2662 = Minolta AF 50mm F1.4 New 2667 = Minolta AF 35mm F2 New 2668 = Minolta AF 28mm F2 New 2672 = Minolta AF 24-105mm F3.5-4.5 (D) 4574 = Minolta AF 200mm F2.8 G x2 0xb028 MinoltaMakerNote - --> Minolta Tags 0xb029 ColorMode int32u 0 = Standard 1 = Vivid 2 = Portrait 3 = Landscape 4 = Sunset 5 = Night Scene 6 = B&W 7 = Adobe RGB 0xb040 Macro N 0 = Off 1 = On 0xb041 ExposureMode N 0 = Auto 5 = Landscape 6 = Program 7 = Aperture Priority 8 = Shutter Priority 9 = Night Scene 15 = Manual 0xb047 Quality N 0 = Normal 1 = Fine 0xb04e LongExposureNoiseReduction N 0 = Off 1 = On

Sony SRF Tags

The maker notes in SRF (Sony Raw Format) images contain 7 IFD's (with family 1 group names SRF0 through SRF6). SRF0 through SRF5 use these Sony tags, while SRF6 uses standard EXIF tags. All information other than SRF0 is encrypted, but thanks to Dave Coffin the decryption algorithm is known.

Tag ID Tag Name Writable Values / Notes 0x0000 SRF2_Key N (key to decrypt maker notes from the start of SRF2) 0x0001 DataKey N (key to decrypt the rest of the file from the end of the maker notes)

Sony SR2Private Tags

The SR2 format uses the DNGPrivateData tag to reference a private IFD containing these tags.

Tag ID Tag Name Writable Values / Notes 0x7200 SR2SubIFDOffset N   0x7201 SR2SubIFDLength N   0x7221 SR2SubIFDKey N (key to decrypt SR2SubIFD)

Sony SR2SubIFD Tags

Tags in the encrypted SR2SubIFD

Tag ID Tag Name Writable Values / Notes 0x7303 WB_GRBGLevels N   0x74a0 MaxApertureAtMaxFocal N   0x74a1 MaxApertureAtMinFocal N   0x74c0 SR2DataIFD - --> Sony SR2DataIFD Tags

Sony SR2DataIFD Tags

Tag ID Tag Name Writable Values / Notes 0x7770 ColorMode N

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