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Summary
Name Exchangeable Image File Format (Uncompressed)
Version 2.1
Other names Exif Uncompressed Image (2.1)
Identifiers MIME:  image/tiff
PUID:  x-fmt/388
Family  
Classification Image (Raster)
Disclosure  
Description Exchangeable image file format (Exif) is a standard that specifies the formats for images, sound, and ancillary tags used by digital cameras (including smartphones), scanners and other systems handling image and sound files recorded by digital cameras.
Orientation Binary
Byte order Little-endian (Intel) and Big-endian (Motorola)
Related file formats Has lower priority than Digital Negative Format (DNG) (1.1)
Has lower priority than Tagged Image File Format for Electronic Photography (TIFF/EP)  
Has lower priority than Geographic Tagged Image File Format (GeoTIFF)  
Has lower priority than Tagged Image File Format for Internet Fax (TIFF-FX)  
Has lower priority than Digital Negative Format (DNG) (1.0)
Has lower priority than Digital Negative Format (DNG) (1.2)
Has lower priority than Digital Negative Format (DNG) (1.3)
Has lower priority than Digital Negative Format (DNG) (1.4)
Has lower priority than Phase One IIQ Raw Image  
Has lower priority than Hasselblad 3FR Raw Image  
Has lower priority than Digital Negative Format (DNG) (1.5)
Has lower priority than Digital Negative Format (DNG) (1.6)
Has lower priority than Digital Negative Format (DNG) (1.7)
Has priority over Tagged Image File Format (3)
Has priority over Tagged Image File Format (4)
Has priority over Tagged Image File Format (5)
Has priority over Tagged Image File Format (6)
Has priority over Tagged Image File Format  
Is previous version of Exchangeable Image File Format (Uncompressed) (2.2)
Is subsequent version of Exchangeable Image File Format (Uncompressed) (2.0)
Technical Environment  
Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by None.
Supported by None.
Source Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date 11 Mar 2005
Source description  
Last updated 02 Aug 2005
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