© 2009 Wazari Wazir | The Photographer and His Camera | My Son Actually First  of all, what is EXIF, what it stand for? EXIF stand for Exchangeable image file format (Exif) is a specification for the image file format used widely by digital camera. EXIF was created by the Japan Electronic Industries Development Association (JEIDA). Version 2.1 of the specification is dated June 12, 1998, and the latest, version 2.3 dated April 2010, was jointly formulated by JEITA and CIPA. Though the specification is not currently maintained by any industry or standards organization, its use by camera manufacturers is nearly universal. The metadata tags defined in the Exif standard cover a broad spectrum: Date…