- Location/GPS: Coordinates and related positioning information.
- Capture time: When the camera recorded the image.
- Camera and lens: Device model and capture configuration.
- Exposure: Technical settings such as shutter, aperture, and ISO.
- Software: Application that created or edited the file.
- Orientation: Instructions for displaying image rotation.
- Copyright/creator: Authorship and rights information.
- Description/keywords: Organizational and descriptive fields.
Removing all metadata can reduce privacy exposure but also remove useful attribution, organization, orientation, or evidence.
Preserve the original and clean a sharing copy. Visible information remains even after embedded metadata is removed.