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English: El Caracol at Chichen Itza
Date 3/08
Source Own work
Author Fcb981

Camera location

20° 40′ 45.00″ N, 88° 34′ 17.10″ W

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Camera manufacturer NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model NIKON D40
Exposure time 1/2,500 sec (0.0004)
F-number f/5.6
ISO speed rating 400
Date and time of data generation 18:44, 29 March 2008
Lens focal length 50 mm
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 72 dpi
Vertical resolution 72 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh
File change date and time 23:57, 6 April 2008
Exposure Program Manual
Exif version 2.21
Date and time of digitizing 18:44, 29 March 2008
Shutter speed 11.287712
APEX aperture 4.970854
Exposure bias 0
Maximum land aperture 5 APEX (f/5.66)
Metering mode Pattern
Light source Unknown
Flash Flash did not fire
DateTimeOriginal subseconds 30
DateTimeDigitized subseconds 30
Colour space sRGB
Sensing method One-chip colour area sensor
File source Digital still camera
Scene type A directly photographed image
Custom image processing Normal process
Exposure mode Manual exposure
White balance Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio 1
Focal length in 35 mm film 75 mm
Scene capture type Standard
Scene control Low gain up
Contrast Normal
Saturation Normal
Sharpness Normal
Subject distance range Unknown
Width 3,008 px
Height 2,000 px
Image height 4,500 px
Image width 2,194 px
Lens used 18.0-55.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Date metadata was last modified 16:57, 6 April 2008

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