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Exposure Program

The exposure mode: manual, program, aperture priority, shutter priority, or a scene mode.

EXIF tag ID
0x8822
Group
Exposure
Example
Aperture-priority AE · Manual · Program AE
Editable in EXIF Viewer
Yes

What iPhone writes

'Program AE' (automatic); the Camera app has no manual mode.

What dedicated cameras write

Reflects the mode dial.

How to view Exposure Program on iPhone

Open the photo in Photos, tap Share, then View EXIF (EXIF Viewer’s action extension). The field is listed under “Exposure”. Tap Edit to change it, or select several photos in the app to change them all at once. Or drop the photo into the free online EXIF viewer.

Related tags

  • Exposure Mode — Whether exposure was set automatically, manually, or by auto-bracketing.
  • Metering Mode — How the camera measured light: across the whole frame, weighted to the centre, or from a spot.