How do I retrieve the properties of a photo taken on a digital camera using .NET?

Question

Preferably in VB.Net, but C# is fine, how can I access the extra properties added to a file by my digital camera, like Date Picture Taken, Shutter Speed or Camera Model?

Answer 1

I maintain a library that offers comprehensive support for extracting image metadata from a variety of file formats.

https://github.com/drewnoakes/metadata-extractor-dotnet

Answer 2

When I built something similar I used this article quite a bit. But basically you're looking for the EXIF data embedded in the image.

There are a number of great libraries to extract it for you, if you don't want to write it from scratch.

Answer 3

The following article should be helpful.

Answer 4

You probably want to use the BitmapMetadata class in the System.Windows.Media.Imaging namespace.

There is a BitmapMetadata sample that can be downloaded from MSDN.