See the camera settings of a photo
Drop a photo to see its settings
Original photos work best (JPEG, HEIC, RAW)
Works with Cameras iPhone Android RAW JPEG
or paste an image or link (Ctrl+V) Paste a link
How it works
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Drop your file in the box above, or tap to choose one.
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We read the information saved inside it. This takes a few seconds.
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The answer appears right away, with a link you can share and the full details if you want them.
Reading a photo's settings
Every exposure comes down to three settings: the aperture (how wide the lens opened), the shutter speed (for how long) and the ISO (how sensitive the sensor was). Cameras and phones save them, with the focal length and more, in every photo.
Seeing them side by side is the fastest way to learn from a photo you like, or to work out why one of yours came out blurry or noisy.
- Aperture, shutter, ISO
- Focal length
- Mode and metering
- Flash and white balance
Questions and answers
How can I see what settings a photo was taken with?
Drop the photo into the box above. You'll see the aperture, shutter speed, ISO, focal length and more, in a few seconds.
What do aperture, shutter speed and ISO do?
A wider aperture (smaller ƒ-number) lets in more light and blurs the background. A faster shutter freezes motion. A higher ISO brightens the image but adds noise. Photographers balance the three for each shot.
Why are the settings missing?
Screenshots, AI images and photos posted to social networks or sent through messaging apps usually lose them. The original file from the camera or phone keeps them.
Do phone photos have settings too?
Yes. Phones record the aperture, shutter speed, ISO and focal length of every shot, even though they choose them automatically.
What does "35 mm equivalent" mean?
It converts the focal length to what it would be on a full-frame camera, so a phone's 6.8 mm lens can be compared with a 24 mm camera lens.
What happens to my file?
Your file is sent over an encrypted connection, read on our servers and deleted automatically after about 24 hours. The answer is kept on a page with its own link, so you can share it. Tool result pages are never listed in search engines.