What Camera Took This Photo?

Drop the photo onto this page. If the file still contains its metadata, the camera or phone make and model — and usually the lens and settings — are read from it and shown instantly. Everything runs in your browser; the photo is never uploaded.

Yes, if the original file is available. Phones record their model in the photo's metadata — for example Apple iPhone 15 Pro or Samsung Galaxy S24 — along with the lens used and the exposure settings. Screenshots and social-media downloads usually have this removed.

The most common reasons: the photo was downloaded from a social network (they strip metadata on upload), it is a screenshot (no camera involved), or the metadata was removed during editing or exporting. Try the original file straight from the camera or phone.

Not who, but sometimes which. Some cameras write a unique serial number into every photo, and photographers sometimes embed their name in owner or copyright fields. This tool shows those fields when present. It cannot identify a person from the image content itself.

Usually not — Instagram, Facebook, X, and WhatsApp photo mode strip metadata when images are uploaded, including the camera model. Files shared as email attachments, AirDrop, cloud links, or WhatsApp document mode usually keep it.

AI images have no camera, so there is no genuine camera model to find. Some AI tools write their own software tags into metadata, which can be a clue. A photo with no camera fields but a software tag naming an AI generator or editor was likely not taken by a camera.

When present: the lens model, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, focal length, flash status, and the date and time the photo was taken. Together these describe exactly how the shot was made — useful for learning from photos you admire.

No. The photo is read entirely in your browser, on your own device. It is never sent to a server, stored, or shared, and once loaded the page even works offline.

Yes — iPhone HEIC photos and TIFF-based RAW files such as NEF and CR2 carry the same camera metadata, and it is read here. Your browser may not display a preview for those formats, but the identification still works.

Yes, completely free, with no account and no upload. To browse the full metadata of your whole photo library on iPhone and iPad, the EXIF Viewer by Fluntro app is a one-time purchase.