Pentax Tags

These tags are used in Pentax/Asahi cameras.

Tag ID Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

0x0000 PentaxVersion int8u[4]

0x0001 PentaxModelType int16u

0x0002 PreviewImageSize int16u[2]~

0x0003 PreviewImageLength int32u*

0x0004 PreviewImageStart int32u*

0x0005 PentaxModelID int32u --> Pentax PentaxModelID Values

0x0006 Date undef[4] (changing either Date or Time will affect ShutterCount decryption)

0x0007 Time undef[3]

0x0008 Quality int16u
0 = Good
1 = Better
2 = Best    3 = TIFF
4 = RAW
5 = Premium

0x0009 PentaxImageSize int16u
0 = 640x480
1 = Full
2 = 1024x768
3 = 1280x960
4 = 1600x1200
5 = 2048x1536
8 = 2560x1920 or 2304x1728
9 = 3072x2304
10 = 3264x2448
19 = 320x240
20 = 2288x1712
21 = 2592x1944
22 = 2304x1728 or 2592x1944
23 = 3056x2296    25 = 2816x2212 or 2816x2112
27 = 3648x2736
29 = 4000x3000
'0 0' = 2304x1728
'4 0' = 1600x1200
'5 0' = 2048x1536
'8 0' = 2560x1920
'32 2' = 960x640
'33 2' = 1152x768
'34 2' = 1536x1024
'35 1' = 2400x1600
'36 0' = 3008x2008 or 3040x2024
'37 0' = 3008x2000

0x000b PictureMode int16u[n] (1 or 2 values. Decimal values differentiate Optio 555 modes which are different from other models)
[Value 0]
0 = Program
0.1 = Av
1 = Shutter Speed Priority
1.1 = M
2 = Program AE
2.1 = Tv
3 = Manual
3.1 = USER
5 = Portrait
6 = Landscape
8 = Sport
9 = Night Scene
11 = Soft
12 = Surf & Snow
13 = Candlelight
14 = Autumn
15 = Macro
17 = Fireworks
18 = Text
19 = Panorama
20 = 3-D
21 = Black & White
22 = Sepia
23 = Red
24 = Pink
25 = Purple    26 = Blue
27 = Green
28 = Yellow
30 = Self Portrait
31 = Illustrations
33 = Digital Filter
35 = Night Scene Portrait
37 = Museum
38 = Food
39 = Underwater
40 = Green Mode
49 = Light Pet
50 = Dark Pet
51 = Medium Pet
53 = Underwater
54 = Candlelight
55 = Natural Skin Tone
56 = Synchro Sound Record
58 = Frame Composite
59 = Report
60 = Kids
61 = Blur Reduction
65 = Half-length Portrait
221 = P
255 = PICT

0x000c FlashMode int16u[n] [Value 0]
0x0 = Auto, Did not fire
0x1 = Off, Did not fire
0x2 = On, Did not fire
0x3 = Auto, Did not fire, Red-eye reduction
0x100 = Auto, Fired
0x102 = On, Fired
0x103 = Auto, Fired, Red-eye reduction
0x104 = On, Red-eye reduction
0x105 = On, Wireless (Master)
0x106 = On, Wireless (Control)
0x108 = On, Soft
0x109 = On, Slow-sync
0x10a = On, Slow-sync, Red-eye reduction
0x10b = On, Trailing-curtain Sync
[Value 1]
0x0 = n/a - Off-Auto-Aperture
0x3f = Internal
0x100 = External, Auto
0x23f = External, Flash Problem
0x300 = External, Manual
0x304 = External, P-TTL Auto
0x305 = External, Contrast-control Sync
0x306 = External, High-speed Sync
0x30c = External, Wireless
0x30d = External, Wireless, High-speed Sync

0x000d FocusMode int16u (Pentax models)
0 = Normal
1 = Macro
2 = Infinity
3 = Manual
4 = Super Macro    5 = Pan Focus
16 = AF-S
17 = AF-C
18 = AF-A
32 = Contrast-detect
(Asahi models)
0 = Normal
1 = Macro (1)
2 = Macro (2)
3 = Infinity

0x000e AFPointSelected int16u
1 = Upper-left
2 = Top
3 = Upper-right
4 = Left
5 = Mid-left
6 = Center
7 = Mid-right
8 = Right    9 = Lower-left
10 = Bottom
11 = Lower-right
65532 = Face Detection AF
65533 = Automatic Tracking AF
65534 = Fixed Center
65535 = Auto

0x000f AFPointsInFocus int16u 0x0 = Fixed Center or Multiple
0x1 = Top-left
0x2 = Top-center
0x3 = Top-right
0x4 = Left
0x5 = Center
0x6 = Right
0x7 = Bottom-left
0x8 = Bottom-center
0x9 = Bottom-right
0xffff = None

0x0010 FocusPosition int16u (related to focus distance but affected by focal length)

0x0012 ExposureTime int32u

0x0013 FNumber int16u

0x0014 ISO int16u (may be different than EXIF:ISO, which can round to the nearest full stop)
3 = 50
4 = 64
5 = 80
6 = 100
7 = 125
8 = 160
9 = 200
10 = 250
11 = 320
12 = 400
13 = 500
14 = 640
15 = 800    16 = 1000
17 = 1250
18 = 1600
19 = 2000
20 = 2500
21 = 3200
22 = 4000
23 = 5000
24 = 6400
25 = 8000
26 = 10000
27 = 12800
28 = 16000    29 = 20000
30 = 25600
31 = 32000
32 = 40000
33 = 51200
50 = 50
100 = 100
200 = 200
258 = 50
259 = 70
260 = 100
261 = 140
262 = 200    263 = 280
264 = 400
265 = 560
266 = 800
267 = 1100
268 = 1600
269 = 2200
270 = 3200
400 = 400
800 = 800
1600 = 1600
3200 = 3200

0x0015 LightReading int16u (calibrated differently for different models. For the Optio WP, add 6 to get approximate Light Value. May not be valid for some models, ie. Optio S)

0x0016 ExposureCompensation int16u

0x0017 MeteringMode int16u 0 = Multi-segment
1 = Center-weighted average
2 = Spot

0x0018 AutoBracketing int16u[n] (1 or 2 values: exposure bracket step in EV, then extended bracket if available. Extended bracket values are printed as 'WB-BA', 'WB-GM', 'Saturation', 'Sharpness', 'Contrast', 'Hue' or 'HighLowKey' followed by '+1', '+2' or '+3' for step size)

0x0019 WhiteBalance int16u
0 = Auto
1 = Daylight
2 = Shade
3 = Fluorescent
4 = Tungsten
5 = Manual
6 = Daylight Fluorescent
7 = Day White Fluorescent    8 = White Fluorescent
9 = Flash
10 = Cloudy
15 = Color Temperature Enhancement
17 = Kelvin
65534 = Unknown
65535 = User-Selected

0x001a WhiteBalanceMode int16u 1 = Auto (Daylight)
2 = Auto (Shade)
3 = Auto (Flash)
4 = Auto (Tungsten)
6 = Auto (Daylight Fluorescent)
7 = Auto (Day White Fluorescent)
8 = Auto (White Fluorescent)
10 = Auto (Cloudy)
65534 = Unknown
65535 = User-Selected

0x001b BlueBalance int16u

0x001c RedBalance int16u

0x001d FocalLength int32u

0x001e DigitalZoom int16u

0x001f Saturation int16u[n] (1 or 2 values)
[Value 0]
0 = Low
1 = Normal
2 = High
3 = Med Low
4 = Med High    5 = Very Low
6 = Very High
7 = -4
8 = +4
65535 = None

0x0020 Contrast int16u[n] (1 or 2 values)
[Value 0]
0 = Low
1 = Normal
2 = High
3 = Med Low
4 = Med High    5 = Very Low
6 = Very High
7 = -4
8 = +4

0x0021 Sharpness int16u[n] (1 or 2 values)
[Value 0]
0 = Soft
1 = Normal
2 = Hard
3 = Med Soft
4 = Med Hard    5 = Very Soft
6 = Very Hard
7 = -4
8 = +4

0x0022 WorldTimeLocation int16u 0 = Hometown
1 = Destination

0x0023 HometownCity int16u --> Pentax City Values

0x0024 DestinationCity int16u --> Pentax City Values

0x0025 HometownDST int16u 0 = No
1 = Yes

0x0026 DestinationDST int16u 0 = No
1 = Yes

0x0027 DSPFirmwareVersion undef

0x0028 CPUFirmwareVersion undef

0x0029 FrameNumber int32u

0x002d EffectiveLV int16u (camera-calculated light value, but includes exposure compensation)

0x0032 ImageEditing undef[4] '0 0' = None
'0 0 0 0' = None
'0 0 0 4' = Digital Filter
'2 0 0 0' = Cropped
'4 0 0 0' = Digital Filter 4
'6 0 0 0' = Digital Filter 6
'16 0 0 0' = Frame Synthesis?

0x0033 PictureMode int8u[3] [Values 0-1]
'0 0' = Program
'0 1' = Hi-speed Program
'0 2' = DOF Program
'0 3' = MTF Program
'0 4' = Standard
'0 5' = Portrait
'0 6' = Landscape
'0 7' = Macro
'0 8' = Sport
'0 9' = Night Scene Portrait
'0 10' = No Flash
'0 11' = Night Scene
'0 12' = Surf & Snow
'0 13' = Text
'0 14' = Sunset
'0 15' = Kids
'0 16' = Pet
'0 17' = Candlelight
'0 18' = Museum
'0 19' = Food
'0 20' = Stage Lighting
'0 21' = Night Snap
'1 4' = Auto PICT (Standard)
'1 5' = Auto PICT (Portrait)
'1 6' = Auto PICT (Landscape)
'1 7' = Auto PICT (Macro)
'1 8' = Auto PICT (Sport)    '2 0' = Program (HyP)
'2 1' = Hi-speed Program (HyP)
'2 2' = DOF Program (HyP)
'2 3' = MTF Program (HyP)
'2 22' = Shallow DOF (HyP)
'3 0' = Green Mode
'4 0' = Shutter Speed Priority
'5 0' = Aperture Priority
'6 0' = Program Tv Shift
'7 0' = Program Av Shift
'8 0' = Manual
'9 0' = Bulb
'10 0' = Aperture Priority, Off-Auto-Aperture
'11 0' = Manual, Off-Auto-Aperture
'12 0' = Bulb, Off-Auto-Aperture
'13 0' = Shutter & Aperture Priority AE
'15 0' = Sensitivity Priority AE
'16 0' = Flash X-Sync Speed AE
'18 0' = Auto Program (Normal)
'18 1' = Auto Program (Hi-speed)
'18 2' = Auto Program (DOF)
'18 3' = Auto Program (MTF)
'18 22' = Auto Program (Shallow DOF)
'254 0' = Video
'255 0' = Video (Auto Aperture)
'255 4' = Video (4)
[Value 2]
0 = 1/2 EV steps    1 = 1/3 EV steps

0x0034 DriveMode int8u[4] [Value 0]
0 = Single-frame
1 = Continuous
2 = Continuous (Lo)
3 = Burst
255 = Video
[Value 1]
0 = No Timer
1 = Self-timer (12 s)
2 = Self-timer (2 s)
16 = Mirror Lock-up
255 = n/a
[Value 2]
0 = Shutter Button
1 = Remote Control (3 s delay)
2 = Remote Control
4 = Remote Continuous Shooting
[Value 3]
0 = Single Exposure
1 = Multiple Exposure
16 = HDR
32 = HDR Strong 1
48 = HDR Strong 2
64 = HDR Strong 3
224 = HDR Auto
255 = Video

0x0035 SensorSize int16u[2] (includes masked pixels)

0x0037 ColorSpace int16u 0 = sRGB
1 = Adobe RGB

0x0038 ImageAreaOffset int16u[2]

0x0039 RawImageSize int16u[2]~

0x003c AFPointsInFocus N (*istD only)
Bit 0 = Upper-left
Bit 1 = Top
Bit 2 = Upper-right
Bit 3 = Left
Bit 4 = Mid-left
Bit 5 = Center    Bit 6 = Mid-right
Bit 7 = Right
Bit 8 = Lower-left
Bit 9 = Bottom
Bit 10 = Lower-right

0x003e PreviewImageBorders int8u[4] (top, bottom, left, right)

0x003f LensType int8u[2] --> Pentax LensType Values

0x0040 SensitivityAdjust int16u

0x0041 ImageEditCount int16u

0x0047 CameraTemperature int8s

0x0048 AELock int16u 0 = Off
1 = On

0x0049 NoiseReduction int16u 0 = Off
1 = On

0x004d FlashExposureComp int32s

0x004f ImageTone int16u
0 = Natural
1 = Bright
2 = Portrait
3 = Landscape
4 = Vibrant    5 = Monochrome
6 = Muted
7 = Reversal Film
8 = Bleach Bypass

0x0050 ColorTemperature int16u

0x005c ShakeReductionInfo - --> Pentax SRInfo Tags

0x005d ShutterCount undef[4] (does not include shutter actuations for live view or video recording)

0x0060 FaceInfo - --> Pentax FaceInfo Tags

0x0067 Hue int16u
0 = -2
1 = Normal
2 = 2
3 = -1
4 = 1    5 = -3
6 = 3
7 = -4
8 = 4
65535 = None

0x0068 AWBInfo - --> Pentax AWBInfo Tags

0x0069 DynamicRangeExpansion undef[4] '0 0 0 0' = Off
'1 0 0 0' = On

0x006b TimeInfo - --> Pentax TimeInfo Tags

0x006c HighLowKeyAdj int16s[2]
'-1 0' = -1
'-2 0' = -2
'-3 0' = -3    '-4 0' = -4
'0 0' = 0
'1 0' = 1    '2 0' = 2
'3 0' = 3
'4 0' = 4

0x006d ContrastHighlight int16s[2]
'-1 0' = -1
'-2 0' = -2
'-3 0' = -3    '-4 0' = -4
'0 0' = 0
'1 0' = 1    '2 0' = 2
'3 0' = 3
'4 0' = 4

0x006e ContrastShadow int16s[2]
'-1 0' = -1
'-2 0' = -2
'-3 0' = -3    '-4 0' = -4
'0 0' = 0
'1 0' = 1    '2 0' = 2
'3 0' = 3
'4 0' = 4

0x006f ContrastHighlightShadowAdj int8u 0 = Off
1 = On

0x0070 FineSharpness int8u[n] [Value 0]
0 = Off
1 = On
[Value 1]
0 = Normal
2 = Extra fine

0x0071 HighISONoiseReduction int8u [Value 0]
0 = Off
1 = Weakest
2 = Weak
3 = Strong
4 = Medium
255 = Auto
[Value 1]
0 = Inactive
1 = Active
2 = Active (Weak)
3 = Active (Strong)
4 = Active (Medium)
[Value 2]
48 = ISO>400
56 = ISO>800
64 = ISO>1600
72 = ISO>3200

0x0072 AFAdjustment int16s

0x0073 MonochromeFilterEffect int16u
1 = Green
2 = Yellow
3 = Orange
4 = Red
5 = Magenta    6 = Blue
7 = Cyan
8 = Infrared
65535 = None

0x0074 MonochromeToning int16u
0 = -4
1 = -3
2 = -2
3 = -1
4 = 0    5 = 1
6 = 2
7 = 3
8 = 4
65535 = None

0x0076 FaceDetect int8u[2] [Value 0]
0 = Off
16 = On (16 faces max)

0x0077 FaceDetectFrameSize int16u[2]

0x0079 ShadowCompensation int8u[n]
0 = Off
1 = On
'0 0' = Off    '1 1' = Weak
'1 2' = Normal
'1 3' = Strong

0x007a ISOAutoParameters int8u[2] '1 0' = Slow
'2 0' = Standard
'3 0' = Fast

0x007b CrossProcess int8u
0 = Off
1 = Random
2 = Preset 1
3 = Preset 2    4 = Preset 3
33 = Favorite 1
34 = Favorite 2
35 = Favorite 3

0x007d LensCorr - --> Pentax LensCorr Tags

0x007f BleachBypassToning int16u
1 = Green
2 = Yellow
3 = Orange
4 = Red
5 = Magenta    6 = Purple
7 = Blue
8 = Cyan
65535 = Off

0x0200 BlackPoint int16u[4]

0x0201 WhitePoint int16u[4]

0x0203 ColorMatrixA int16s[9]

0x0204 ColorMatrixB int16s[9]

0x0205 CameraSettings - --> Pentax CameraSettings Tags

0x0206 AEInfo - --> Pentax AEInfo Tags

0x0207 LensInfo - --> Pentax LensInfo Tags
--> Pentax LensInfo2 Tags
--> Pentax LensInfo3 Tags
--> Pentax LensInfo4 Tags

0x0208 FlashInfo
FlashInfoUnknown -
- (K10D, K20D and K200D)
--> Pentax FlashInfo Tags
--> Pentax FlashInfoUnknown Tags

0x0209 AEMeteringSegments int8u[n] (measurements from each of the 16 AE metering segments for models such as the K10D, and 77 metering segments for models such as the K-5, converted to LV)

0x020a FlashMeteringSegments int8u[n]

0x020b SlaveFlashMeteringSegments int8u[n] (used in wireless control mode)

0x020d WB_RGGBLevelsDaylight int16u[4]

0x020e WB_RGGBLevelsShade int16u[4]

0x020f WB_RGGBLevelsCloudy int16u[4]

0x0210 WB_RGGBLevelsTungsten int16u[4]

0x0211 WB_RGGBLevelsFluorescentD int16u[4]

0x0212 WB_RGGBLevelsFluorescentN int16u[4]

0x0213 WB_RGGBLevelsFluorescentW int16u[4]

0x0214 WB_RGGBLevelsFlash int16u[4]

0x0215 CameraInfo - --> Pentax CameraInfo Tags

0x0216 BatteryInfo - --> Pentax BatteryInfo Tags

0x021b SaturationInfo? N (only in PEF and DNG images)

0x021f AFInfo - --> Pentax AFInfo Tags

0x0220 HuffmanTable? N (found in K10D, K20D and K2000D PEF images)

0x0222 ColorInfo - --> Pentax ColorInfo Tags

0x0224 EVStepInfo - --> Pentax EVStepInfo Tags

0x0226 ShotInfo - --> Pentax ShotInfo Tags

0x0229 SerialNumber string (left blank by some cameras)

0x022a FilterInfo - --> Pentax FilterInfo Tags

0x022b LevelInfo - --> Pentax LevelInfo Tags

0x022e Artist string

0x022f Copyright string

0x0230 FirmwareVersion string (only in AVI videos)

0x0231 ContrastDetectAFArea int16u[4] (AF area of the most recent contrast-detect focus operation. Coordinates are left, top, width and height in a 720x480 frame, with Y downwards)

0x0235 CrossProcessParams undef[10]

0x03fe DataDump N

0x03ff UnknownInfo - --> Pentax UnknownInfo Tags

0x0402 ToneCurve Y~

0x0403 ToneCurves Y~

0x0e00 PrintIM - --> PrintIM Tags

Pentax PentaxModelID Values

Value PentaxModelID Value PentaxModelID

0xd = Optio 330/430 0x12c32 = Optio M20
0x12926 = Optio 230 0x12c3c = Optio W20
0x12958 = Optio 330GS 0x12c46 = Optio A20
0x12962 = Optio 450/550 0x12c78 = Optio E30
0x1296c = Optio S 0x12c7d = Optio E35
0x12971 = Optio S V1.01 0x12c82 = Optio T30
0x12994 = *ist D 0x12c8c = Optio M30
0x129b2 = Optio 33L 0x12c91 = Optio L30
0x129bc = Optio 33LF 0x12c96 = Optio W30
0x129c6 = Optio 33WR/43WR/555 0x12ca0 = Optio A30
0x129d5 = Optio S4 0x12cb4 = Optio E40
0x12a02 = Optio MX 0x12cbe = Optio M40
0x12a0c = Optio S40 0x12cc3 = Optio L40
0x12a16 = Optio S4i 0x12cc5 = Optio L36
0x12a34 = Optio 30 0x12cc8 = Optio Z10
0x12a52 = Optio S30 0x12cd2 = K20D
0x12a66 = Optio 750Z 0x12cd4 = Samsung GX20
0x12a70 = Optio SV 0x12cdc = Optio S10
0x12a75 = Optio SVi 0x12ce6 = Optio A40
0x12a7a = Optio X 0x12cf0 = Optio V10
0x12a8e = Optio S5i 0x12cfa = K200D
0x12a98 = Optio S50 0x12d04 = Optio S12
0x12aa2 = *ist DS 0x12d0e = Optio E50
0x12ab6 = Optio MX4 0x12d18 = Optio M50
0x12ac0 = Optio S5n 0x12d22 = Optio L50
0x12aca = Optio WP 0x12d2c = Optio V20
0x12afc = Optio S55 0x12d40 = Optio W60
0x12b10 = Optio S5z 0x12d4a = Optio M60
0x12b1a = *ist DL 0x12d68 = Optio E60
0x12b24 = Optio S60 0x12d72 = K2000
0x12b2e = Optio S45 0x12d73 = K-m
0x12b38 = Optio S6 0x12d86 = Optio P70
0x12b4c = Optio WPi 0x12d9a = Optio E70
0x12b56 = BenQ DC X600 0x12dae = X70
0x12b60 = *ist DS2 0x12db8 = K-7
0x12b62 = Samsung GX-1S 0x12dcc = Optio W80
0x12b6a = Optio A10 0x12dea = Optio P80
0x12b7e = *ist DL2 0x12df4 = Optio WS80
0x12b80 = Samsung GX-1L 0x12dfe = K-x
0x12b9c = K100D 0x12e08 = 645D
0x12b9d = K110D 0x12e12 = Optio E80
0x12ba2 = K100D Super 0x12e30 = Optio W90
0x12bb0 = Optio T10/T20 0x12e3a = Optio I-10
0x12be2 = Optio W10 0x12e44 = Optio H90
0x12bf6 = Optio M10 0x12e4e = Optio E90
0x12c1e = K10D 0x12e58 = X90
0x12c20 = Samsung GX10 0x12e6c = K-r
0x12c28 = Optio S7 0x12e76 = K-5
0x12c2d = Optio L20

Pentax City Values

Value City Value City Value City

0 = Pago Pago 25 = Johannesburg 50 = Beijing
1 = Honolulu 26 = Istanbul 51 = Shanghai
2 = Anchorage 27 = Cairo 52 = Manila
3 = Vancouver 28 = Jerusalem 53 = Taipei
4 = San Fransisco 29 = Moscow 54 = Seoul
5 = Los Angeles 30 = Jeddah 55 = Adelaide
6 = Calgary 31 = Tehran 56 = Tokyo
7 = Denver 32 = Dubai 57 = Guam
8 = Mexico City 33 = Karachi 58 = Sydney
9 = Chicago 34 = Kabul 59 = Noumea
10 = Miami 35 = Male 60 = Wellington
11 = Toronto 36 = Delhi 61 = Auckland
12 = New York 37 = Colombo 62 = Lima
13 = Santiago 38 = Kathmandu 63 = Dakar
14 = Caracus 39 = Dacca 64 = Algiers
15 = Halifax 40 = Yangon 65 = Helsinki
16 = Buenos Aires 41 = Bangkok 66 = Athens
17 = Sao Paulo 42 = Kuala Lumpur 67 = Nairobi
18 = Rio de Janeiro 43 = Vientiane 68 = Amsterdam
19 = Madrid 44 = Singapore 69 = Stockholm
20 = London 45 = Phnom Penh 70 = Lisbon
21 = Paris 46 = Ho Chi Minh 71 = Copenhagen
22 = Milan 47 = Jakarta 72 = Warsaw
23 = Rome 48 = Hong Kong 73 = Prague
24 = Berlin 49 = Perth 74 = Budapest

The first number gives the series of the lens, and the second identifies the lens model. Note that newer series numbers may not always be properly identified by cameras running older firmware versions. Decimal values differentiate lenses which would otherwise have the same LensType, and are used by the Composite LensID tag when attempting to identify the specific lens model.

Value LensType

'0 0' = M-42 or No Lens
'1 0' = K or M Lens
'2 0' = A Series Lens
'3 0' = Sigma
'3 17' = smc PENTAX-FA SOFT 85mm F2.8
'3 18' = smc PENTAX-F 1.7X AF ADAPTER
'3 19' = smc PENTAX-F 24-50mm F4
'3 20' = smc PENTAX-F 35-80mm F4-5.6
'3 21' = smc PENTAX-F 80-200mm F4.7-5.6
'3 22' = smc PENTAX-F FISH-EYE 17-28mm F3.5-4.5
'3 23' = smc PENTAX-F 100-300mm F4.5-5.6 or Sigma Lens
'3 23.1' = Sigma AF 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 DL IF
'3 23.2' = Sigma AF 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 DG IF Macro
'3 24' = smc PENTAX-F 35-135mm F3.5-4.5
'3 25' = smc PENTAX-F 35-105mm F4-5.6 or Sigma or Tokina Lens
'3 25.1' = Sigma AF 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 DL IF
'3 25.2' = Sigma 55-200mm F4-5.6 DC
'3 25.3' = Sigma AF 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 DL IF
'3 25.4' = Sigma AF 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 DG IF Macro
'3 25.5' = Tokina 80-200mm F2.8 ATX-Pro
'3 26' = smc PENTAX-F* 250-600mm F5.6 ED[IF]
'3 27' = smc PENTAX-F 28-80mm F3.5-4.5 or Tokina Lens
'3 27.1' = Tokina AT-X Pro AF 28-70mm F2.6-2.8
'3 28' = smc PENTAX-F 35-70mm F3.5-4.5 or Tokina Lens
'3 28.1' = Tokina 19-35mm F3.5-4.5 AF
'3 29' = PENTAX-F 28-80mm F3.5-4.5 or Sigma or Tokina Lens
'3 29.1' = Sigma AF 18-125mm F3.5-5.6 DC
'3 29.2' = Tokina AT-X PRO 28-70mm F2.6-2.8
'3 30' = PENTAX-F 70-200mm F4-5.6
'3 31' = smc PENTAX-F 70-210mm F4-5.6 or Tokina or Takumar Lens
'3 31.1' = Tokina AF 730 75-300mm F4.5-5.6
'3 31.2' = Takumar-F 70-210mm F4-5.6
'3 32' = smc PENTAX-F 50mm F1.4
'3 33' = smc PENTAX-F 50mm F1.7
'3 34' = smc PENTAX-F 135mm F2.8 [IF]
'3 35' = smc PENTAX-F 28mm F2.8
'3 36' = Sigma 20mm F1.8 EX DG Aspherical RF
'3 38' = smc PENTAX-F* 300mm F4.5 ED[IF]
'3 39' = smc PENTAX-F* 600mm F4 ED[IF]
'3 40' = smc PENTAX-F MACRO 100mm F2.8
'3 41' = smc PENTAX-F MACRO 50mm F2.8 or Sigma Lens
'3 41.1' = Sigma 50mm F2.8 Macro
'3 44' = Sigma or Tamron Lens (3 44)
'3 44.1' = Sigma AF 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC
'3 44.2' = Sigma 12-24mm F4.5 EX DG
'3 44.3' = Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4.5 DC Macro
'3 44.4' = Sigma 18-50mm F3.5-5.6 DC
'3 44.5' = Tamron 35-90mm F4 AF
'3 46' = Sigma Lens (3 46)
'3 46.1' = Sigma APO 70-200mm F2.8 EX
'3 46.2' = Sigma EX APO 100-300mm F4 IF
'3 50' = smc PENTAX-FA 28-70mm F4 AL
'3 51' = Sigma 28mm F1.8 EX DG Aspherical Macro
'3 52' = smc PENTAX-FA 28-200mm F3.8-5.6 AL[IF] or Tamron Lens
'3 52.1' = Tamron AF LD 28-200mm F3.8-5.6 [IF] Aspherical (171D)
'3 53' = smc PENTAX-FA 28-80mm F3.5-5.6 AL
'3 247' = smc PENTAX-DA FISH-EYE 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 ED[IF]
'3 248' = smc PENTAX-DA 12-24mm F4 ED AL[IF]
'3 250' = smc PENTAX-DA 50-200mm F4-5.6 ED
'3 251' = smc PENTAX-DA 40mm F2.8 Limited
'3 252' = smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL
'3 253' = smc PENTAX-DA 14mm F2.8 ED[IF]
'3 254' = smc PENTAX-DA 16-45mm F4 ED AL
'3 255' = Sigma Lens (3 255)
'3 255.1' = Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC
'3 255.2' = Sigma DL-II 35-80mm F4-5.6
'3 255.3' = Sigma DL Zoom 75-300mm F4-5.6
'3 255.4' = Sigma DF EX Aspherical 28-70mm F2.8
'3 255.5' = Sigma AF Tele 400mm F5.6 Multi-coated
'3 255.6' = Sigma 24-60mm F2.8 EX DG
'3 255.7' = Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 Macro
'3 255.8' = Sigma 55-200mm F4-5.6 DC
'3 255.9' = Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 EX DC
'4 1' = smc PENTAX-FA SOFT 28mm F2.8
'4 2' = smc PENTAX-FA 80-320mm F4.5-5.6
'4 3' = smc PENTAX-FA 43mm F1.9 Limited
'4 6' = smc PENTAX-FA 35-80mm F4-5.6
'4 12' = smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.4
'4 15' = smc PENTAX-FA 28-105mm F4-5.6 [IF]
'4 16' = Tamron AF 80-210mm F4-5.6 (178D)
'4 19' = Tamron SP AF 90mm F2.8 (172E)
'4 20' = smc PENTAX-FA 28-80mm F3.5-5.6
'4 21' = Cosina AF 100-300mm F5.6-6.7
'4 22' = Tokina 28-80mm F3.5-5.6
'4 23' = smc PENTAX-FA 20-35mm F4 AL
'4 24' = smc PENTAX-FA 77mm F1.8 Limited
'4 25' = Tamron SP AF 14mm F2.8
'4 26' = smc PENTAX-FA MACRO 100mm F3.5 or Cosina Lens
'4 26.1' = Cosina 100mm F3.5 Macro
'4 27' = Tamron AF 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 LD Aspherical[IF] Macro (185D/285D)
'4 28' = smc PENTAX-FA 35mm F2 AL
'4 29' = Tamron AF 28-200mm F3.8-5.6 LD Super II Macro (371D)
'4 34' = smc PENTAX-FA 24-90mm F3.5-4.5 AL[IF]
'4 35' = smc PENTAX-FA 100-300mm F4.7-5.8
'4 36' = Tamron AF70-300mm F4-5.6 LD Macro
'4 37' = Tamron SP AF 24-135mm F3.5-5.6 AD AL (190D)
'4 38' = smc PENTAX-FA 28-105mm F3.2-4.5 AL[IF]
'4 39' = smc PENTAX-FA 31mm F1.8AL Limited
'4 41' = Tamron AF 28-200mm Super Zoom F3.8-5.6 Aspherical XR [IF] Macro (A03)
'4 43' = smc PENTAX-FA 28-90mm F3.5-5.6
'4 44' = smc PENTAX-FA J 75-300mm F4.5-5.8 AL
'4 45' = Tamron Lens (4 45)
'4 45.1' = Tamron 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 Ultra zoom XR
'4 45.2' = Tamron AF 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical [IF] Macro
'4 46' = smc PENTAX-FA J 28-80mm F3.5-5.6 AL
'4 47' = smc PENTAX-FA J 18-35mm F4-5.6 AL
'4 49' = Tamron SP AF 28-75mm F2.8 XR Di (A09)
'4 51' = smc PENTAX-D FA 50mm F2.8 MACRO
'4 52' = smc PENTAX-D FA 100mm F2.8 MACRO
'4 75' = Tamron SP AF 70-200mm F2.8 Di LD [IF] Macro (A001)
'4 229' = smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL II
'4 230' = Tamron SP AF 17-50mm F2.8 XR Di II
'4 231' = smc PENTAX-DA 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 ED AL [IF]
'4 237' = Samsung/Schneider D-XENOGON 10-17mm F3.5-4.5
'4 239' = Samsung D-XENON 12-24mm F4 ED AL [IF]
'4 243' = smc PENTAX-DA 70mm F2.4 Limited
'4 244' = smc PENTAX-DA 21mm F3.2 AL Limited
'4 245' = Schneider D-XENON 50-200mm F4-5.6
'4 246' = Schneider D-XENON 18-55mm F3.5-5.6
'4 247' = smc PENTAX-DA FISH-EYE 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 ED[IF]
'4 248' = smc PENTAX-DA 12-24mm F4 ED AL [IF]
'4 249' = Tamron XR DiII 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 (A14)
'4 250' = smc PENTAX-DA 50-200mm F4-5.6 ED
'4 251' = smc PENTAX-DA 40mm F2.8 Limited
'4 252' = smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL
'4 253' = smc PENTAX-DA 14mm F2.8 ED[IF]
'4 254' = smc PENTAX-DA 16-45mm F4 ED AL
'5 1' = smc PENTAX-FA* 24mm F2 AL[IF]
'5 2' = smc PENTAX-FA 28mm F2.8 AL
'5 3' = smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.7
'5 4' = smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.4
'5 5' = smc PENTAX-FA* 600mm F4 ED[IF]
'5 6' = smc PENTAX-FA* 300mm F4.5 ED[IF]
'5 7' = smc PENTAX-FA 135mm F2.8 [IF]
'5 8' = smc PENTAX-FA MACRO 50mm F2.8
'5 9' = smc PENTAX-FA MACRO 100mm F2.8
'5 10' = smc PENTAX-FA* 85mm F1.4 [IF]
'5 11' = smc PENTAX-FA* 200mm F2.8 ED[IF]
'5 12' = smc PENTAX-FA 28-80mm F3.5-4.7
'5 13' = smc PENTAX-FA 70-200mm F4-5.6
'5 14' = smc PENTAX-FA* 250-600mm F5.6 ED[IF]
'5 15' = smc PENTAX-FA 28-105mm F4-5.6
'5 16' = smc PENTAX-FA 100-300mm F4.5-5.6
'5 98' = smc PENTAX-FA 100-300mm F4.5-5.6
'6 1' = smc PENTAX-FA* 85mm F1.4 [IF]
'6 2' = smc PENTAX-FA* 200mm F2.8 ED[IF]
'6 3' = smc PENTAX-FA* 300mm F2.8 ED[IF]
'6 4' = smc PENTAX-FA* 28-70mm F2.8 AL
'6 5' = smc PENTAX-FA* 80-200mm F2.8 ED[IF]
'6 6' = smc PENTAX-FA* 28-70mm F2.8 AL
'6 7' = smc PENTAX-FA* 80-200mm F2.8 ED[IF]
'6 8' = smc PENTAX-FA 28-70mm F4AL
'6 9' = smc PENTAX-FA 20mm F2.8
'6 10' = smc PENTAX-FA* 400mm F5.6 ED[IF]
'6 13' = smc PENTAX-FA* 400mm F5.6 ED[IF]
'6 14' = smc PENTAX-FA* MACRO 200mm F4 ED[IF]
'7 0' = smc PENTAX-DA 21mm F3.2 AL Limited
'7 75' = Tamron SP AF 70-200mm F2.8 Di LD [IF] Macro (A001)
'7 214' = smc PENTAX-DA 35mm F2.4 AL
'7 216' = smc PENTAX-DA L 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED
'7 217' = smc PENTAX-DA 50-200mm F4-5.6 ED WR
'7 218' = smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL WR
'7 220' = Tamron SP AF 10-24mm F3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspherical [IF]
'7 222' = smc PENTAX-DA L 18-55mm F3.5-5.6
'7 223' = Samsung D-XENON 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 II
'7 224' = smc PENTAX-DA 15mm F4 ED AL Limited
'7 225' = Samsung D-XENON 18-250mm F3.5-6.3
'7 229' = smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL II
'7 230' = Tamron AF 17-50mm F2.8 XR Di-II LD (Model A16)
'7 231' = smc PENTAX-DA 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 ED AL [IF]
'7 233' = smc PENTAX-DA 35mm F2.8 Macro Limited
'7 234' = smc PENTAX-DA* 300mm F4 ED [IF] SDM (SDM unused)
'7 235' = smc PENTAX-DA* 200mm F2.8 ED [IF] SDM (SDM unused)
'7 236' = smc PENTAX-DA 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED
'7 238' = Tamron AF 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 Di II LD Aspherical [IF] Macro
'7 241' = smc PENTAX-DA* 50-135mm F2.8 ED [IF] SDM (SDM unused)
'7 242' = smc PENTAX-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL [IF] SDM (SDM unused)
'7 243' = smc PENTAX-DA 70mm F2.4 Limited
'7 244' = smc PENTAX-DA 21mm F3.2 AL Limited
'8 14' = Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4.0 DC Macro OS HSM
'8 215' = smc PENTAX-DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR
'8 226' = smc PENTAX-DA* 55mm F1.4 SDM
'8 227' = smc PENTAX DA* 60-250mm F4 [IF] SDM
'8 232' = smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mm F4 AL [IF] SDM
'8 234' = smc PENTAX-DA* 300mm F4 ED [IF] SDM
'8 235' = smc PENTAX-DA* 200mm F2.8 ED [IF] SDM
'8 241' = smc PENTAX-DA* 50-135mm F2.8 ED [IF] SDM
'8 242' = smc PENTAX-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL [IF] SDM
'8 255' = Sigma Lens (8 255)
'8 255.1' = Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG Macro HSM II
'8 255.2' = Sigma APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM
'11 4' = smc PENTAX-FA 645 45-85mm F4.5
'11 8' = smc PENTAX-FA 645 80-160mm F4.5
'11 11' = smc PENTAX-FA 645 35mm F3.5 AL [IF]
'11 17' = smc PENTAX-FA 645 150-300mm F5.6 ED [IF]
'13 18' = smc PENTAX-D FA 645 55mm F2.8 AL [IF] SDM AW

Pentax SRInfo Tags

Shake reduction information.

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

0 SRResult int8u 0x0 = Not stabilized
Bit 0 = Stabilized
Bit 6 = Not ready

1 ShakeReduction int8u 0 = Off
1 = On
4 = Off (4)
5 = On (5)
6 = On (Video)
7 = On (7)
15 = On (15)

2 SRHalfPressTime int8u (time from when the shutter button was half pressed to when the shutter was released, including time for focusing)

3 SRFocalLength int8u

Pentax FaceInfo Tags

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

0 FacesDetected int8u

2 FacePosition int8u[2] (X/Y coordinates of the main face in percent of frame size, with positive Y downwards)

Pentax AWBInfo Tags

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

0 WhiteBalanceAutoAdjustment int8u 0 = Off
1 = On

1 TungstenAWB int8u 0 = Subtle Correction
1 = Strong Correction

Pentax TimeInfo Tags

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

0.1 WorldTimeLocation int8u [Mask 0x01]
0x0 = Hometown
0x1 = Destination

0.2 HometownDST int8u [Mask 0x02]
0x0 = No
0x2 = Yes

0.3 DestinationDST int8u [Mask 0x04]
0x0 = No
0x4 = Yes

2 HometownCity int8u --> Pentax City Values

3 DestinationCity int8u --> Pentax City Values

Pentax LensCorr Tags

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

0 DistortionCorrection int8u 0 = Off
1 = On

1 ChromaticAberrationCorrection int8u 0 = Off
1 = On

Pentax CameraSettings Tags

Shot information written by Pentax DSLR cameras.

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

0 PictureMode2 int8u 0 = Scene Mode
1 = Auto PICT
2 = Program AE
3 = Green Mode
4 = Shutter Speed Priority
5 = Aperture Priority
6 = Program Tv Shift
7 = Program Av Shift
8 = Manual
9 = Bulb
10 = Aperture Priority, Off-Auto-Aperture
11 = Manual, Off-Auto-Aperture
12 = Bulb, Off-Auto-Aperture
13 = Shutter & Aperture Priority AE
15 = Sensitivity Priority AE
16 = Flash X-Sync Speed AE

1.1 ProgramLine int8u [Mask 0x03]
0x0 = Normal
0x1 = Hi Speed
0x2 = Depth
0x3 = MTF

1.2 EVSteps int8u [Mask 0x20]
0x0 = 1/2 EV Steps
0x20 = 1/3 EV Steps

1.3 E-DialInProgram int8u [Mask 0x40]
0x0 = Tv or Av
0x40 = P Shift

1.4 ApertureRingUse int8u [Mask 0x80]
0x0 = Prohibited
0x80 = Permitted

2 FlashOptions int8u (the camera flash options settings, set even if the flash is off)
[Mask 0xf0]
0x0 = Normal
0x1 = Red-eye reduction
0x2 = Auto
0x3 = Auto, Red-eye reduction
0x5 = Wireless (Master)
0x6 = Wireless (Control)
0x8 = Slow-sync
0x9 = Slow-sync, Red-eye reduction
0xa = Trailing-curtain Sync

2.1 MeteringMode2 int8u (may not be valid for some models, ie. *ist D)
[Mask 0x0f]
0x0 = Multi-segment
Bit 0 = Center-weighted average
Bit 1 = Spot

3 AFPointMode int8u [Mask 0xf0]
0x0 = Auto
Bit 4 = Select
Bit 5 = Fixed Center

3.1 FocusMode2 int8u [Mask 0x0f]
0x0 = Manual
0x1 = AF-S
0x2 = AF-C
0x3 = AF-A

4 AFPointSelected2 int16u 0x0 = Auto
Bit 0 = Upper-left
Bit 1 = Top
Bit 2 = Upper-right
Bit 3 = Left
Bit 4 = Mid-left
Bit 5 = Center
Bit 6 = Mid-right
Bit 7 = Right
Bit 8 = Lower-left
Bit 9 = Bottom
Bit 10 = Lower-right

6 ISOFloor int8u

7 DriveMode2 int8u 0x0 = Single-frame
Bit 0 = Continuous
Bit 1 = Continuous (Lo)
Bit 2 = Self-timer (12 s)
Bit 3 = Self-timer (2 s)
Bit 4 = Remote Control (3 s delay)
Bit 5 = Remote Control
Bit 6 = Exposure Bracket
Bit 7 = Multiple Exposure

8 ExposureBracketStepSize int8u 3 = 0.3
4 = 0.5
5 = 0.7
8 = 1.0
11 = 1.3
12 = 1.5
13 = 1.7
16 = 2.0

9 BracketShotNumber int8u 0x0 = n/a
0x2 = 1 of 2
0x3 = 1 of 3
0x5 = 1 of 5
0x12 = 2 of 2
0x13 = 2 of 3
0x15 = 2 of 5
0x23 = 3 of 3
0x25 = 3 of 5
0x35 = 4 of 5
0x45 = 5 of 5

10 WhiteBalanceSet int8u [Mask 0xf0]
0x0 = Auto
0x10 = Daylight
0x20 = Shade
0x30 = Cloudy
0x40 = Daylight Fluorescent
0x50 = Day White Fluorescent
0x60 = White Fluorescent
0x70 = Tungsten
0x80 = Flash
0x90 = Manual
0xc0 = Set Color Temperature 1
0xd0 = Set Color Temperature 2
0xe0 = Set Color Temperature 3

10.1 MultipleExposureSet int8u [Mask 0x0f]
0x0 = Off
0x1 = On

13 RawAndJpgRecording int8u (K10D only)
0x1 = JPEG (Best)
0x4 = RAW (PEF, Best)
0x5 = RAW+JPEG (PEF, Best)
0x8 = RAW (DNG, Best)
0x9 = RAW+JPEG (DNG, Best)
0x21 = JPEG (Better)
0x24 = RAW (PEF, Better)
0x25 = RAW+JPEG (PEF, Better)
0x28 = RAW (DNG, Better)
0x29 = RAW+JPEG (DNG, Better)
0x41 = JPEG (Good)
0x44 = RAW (PEF, Good)
0x45 = RAW+JPEG (PEF, Good)
0x48 = RAW (DNG, Good)
0x49 = RAW+JPEG (DNG, Good)

14.1 JpgRecordedPixels int8u (K10D only)
[Mask 0x03]
0x0 = 10 MP
0x1 = 6 MP
0x2 = 2 MP

14.2 LinkAEToAFPoint int8u (K-5 only)
[Mask 0x01]
0x0 = Off
0x1 = On

14.3 SensitivitySteps int8u (K-5 only)
[Mask 0x02]
0x0 = 1 EV Steps
0x2 = As EV Steps

14.4 ISOAuto int8u (K-5 only)
[Mask 0x04]
0x0 = Off
0x4 = On

16 FlashOptions2 int8u (K10D only; set even if the flash is off)
[Mask 0xf0]
0x0 = Normal
0x10 = Red-eye reduction
0x20 = Auto
0x30 = Auto, Red-eye reduction
0x50 = Wireless (Master)
0x60 = Wireless (Control)
0x80 = Slow-sync
0x90 = Slow-sync, Red-eye reduction
0xa0 = Trailing-curtain Sync

16.1 MeteringMode3 int8u (K10D only)
[Mask 0x0f]
0x0 = Multi-segment
Bit 0 = Center-weighted average
Bit 1 = Spot

17.1 SRActive int8u (K10D only; SR is active only when ShakeReduction is On, DriveMode is not Remote or Self-timer, and Internal/ExternalFlashMode is not "On, Wireless")
[Mask 0x80]
0x0 = No
0x80 = Yes

17.2 Rotation int8u (K10D only)
[Mask 0x60]
0x0 = Horizontal (normal)
0x20 = Rotate 180
0x40 = Rotate 90 CW
0x60 = Rotate 270 CW

17.3 ISOSetting int8u (K10D only)
[Mask 0x04]
0x0 = Manual
0x4 = Auto

17.4 SensitivitySteps int8u (K10D only)
[Mask 0x02]
0x0 = 1 EV Steps
0x2 = As EV Steps

18 TvExposureTimeSetting int8u (K10D only)

19 AvApertureSetting int8u (K10D only)

20 SvISOSetting int8u (K10D only)

21 BaseExposureCompensation int8u (K10D only; exposure compensation without auto bracketing)

Pentax AEInfo Tags

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

0 AEExposureTime int8u (val = 24 * 2**((32-raw)/8))

1 AEAperture int8u (val = 2**((raw-68)/16))

2 AE_ISO int8u (val = 100 * 2**((raw-32)/8))

3 AEXv int8u (val = (raw-64)/8)

4 AEBXv int8s (val = raw / 8)

5 AEMinExposureTime int8u (val = 24 * 2**((32-raw)/8))

6 AEProgramMode int8u
0 = M, P or TAv
1 = Av, B or X
2 = Tv
3 = Sv or Green Mode
8 = Hi-speed Program
11 = Hi-speed Program (P-Shift)
16 = DOF Program
19 = DOF Program (P-Shift)
24 = MTF Program
27 = MTF Program (P-Shift)
35 = Standard
43 = Portrait
51 = Landscape 59 = Macro
67 = Sport
75 = Night Scene Portrait
83 = No Flash
91 = Night Scene
99 = Surf & Snow
107 = Text
115 = Sunset
123 = Kids
131 = Pet
139 = Candlelight
147 = Museum

7 AEExtra? int8u

9 AEMaxAperture int8u (val = 2**((raw-68)/16))

10 AEMaxAperture2 int8u (val = 2**((raw-68)/16))

11 AEMinAperture int8u (val = 2**((raw-68)/16))

12 AEMeteringMode int8u 0x0 = Multi-segment
Bit 4 = Center-weighted average
Bit 5 = Spot

14 FlashExposureCompSet int8s (reports the camera setting, unlike tag 0x004d which reports 0 in Green mode or if flash was on but did not fire. Both this tag and 0x004d report the setting even if the flash is off)

Pentax LensInfo Tags

Pentax lens information structure for models such as the *istD.

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

0 LensType int8u[2] --> Pentax LensType Values

3 LensData - --> Pentax LensData Tags

Pentax LensInfo2 Tags

Pentax lens information structure for models such as the K10D and K20D.

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

0 LensType N --> Pentax LensType Values

4 LensData - --> Pentax LensData Tags

Pentax LensData Tags

Pentax lens data information. Some of these tags require interesting binary gymnastics to decode them into useful values.

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

0.1 AutoAperture int8u [Mask 0x01]
0x0 = On
0x1 = Off

0.2 MinAperture int8u [Mask 0x06]
0x0 = 22
0x2 = 32
0x4 = 45
0x6 = 16

0.3 LensFStops int8u [Mask 0x70]

1 LensKind? int8u

2 LC1? int8u

3 LC2? int8u

4 LC3? int8u

5 LC4? int8u

6 LC5? int8u

7 LC6? int8u

8 LC7? int8u

9 FocalLength int8u

10 NominalMaxAperture int8u [Mask 0xf0]

10.1 NominalMinAperture int8u [Mask 0x0f]

11 LC10? int8u

12 LC11? int8u

13 LC12? int8u

14.1 MaxAperture int8u (effective wide open aperture for current focal length)
[Mask 0x7f]

15 LC14? int8u

16 LC15? int8u

Pentax LensInfo3 Tags

Pentax lens information structure for 645D.

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

1 LensType N --> Pentax LensType Values

13 LensData - --> Pentax LensData Tags

Pentax LensInfo4 Tags

Pentax lens information structure for models such as the K-5 and K-r.

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

1 LensType N --> Pentax LensType Values

12 LensData - --> Pentax LensData Tags

Pentax FlashInfo Tags

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

0 FlashStatus int8u 0x0 = Off
0x1 = Off (1)
0x2 = External, Did not fire
0x6 = External, Fired
0x9 = Internal, Did not fire
0xd = Internal, Fired

1 InternalFlashMode int8u 0x0 = n/a - Off-Auto-Aperture
0x86 = On, Wireless (Control)
0x95 = On, Wireless (Master)
0xc0 = On
0xc1 = On, Red-eye reduction
0xc2 = On, Auto
0xc3 = On, Auto, Red-eye reduction
0xc8 = On, Slow-sync
0xc9 = On, Slow-sync, Red-eye reduction
0xca = On, Trailing-curtain Sync
0xf0 = Off, Normal
0xf1 = Off, Red-eye reduction
0xf2 = Off, Auto
0xf3 = Off, Auto, Red-eye reduction
0xf4 = Off, (Unknown 0xf4)
0xf5 = Off, Wireless (Master)
0xf6 = Off, Wireless (Control)
0xf8 = Off, Slow-sync
0xf9 = Off, Slow-sync, Red-eye reduction
0xfa = Off, Trailing-curtain Sync

2 ExternalFlashMode int8u 0x0 = n/a - Off-Auto-Aperture
0x3f = Off
0x40 = On, Auto
0xbf = On, Flash Problem
0xc0 = On, Manual
0xc4 = On, P-TTL Auto
0xc5 = On, Contrast-control Sync
0xc6 = On, High-speed Sync
0xcc = On, Wireless
0xcd = On, Wireless, High-speed Sync
0xf0 = Not Connected

3 InternalFlashStrength int8u (saved from the most recent flash picture, on a scale of about 0 to 100)

4 TTL_DA_AUp int8u

5 TTL_DA_ADown int8u

6 TTL_DA_BUp int8u

7 TTL_DA_BDown int8u

24.1 ExternalFlashGuideNumber int8u (val = 2**(raw/16 + 4), with a few exceptions)
[Mask 0x1f]

25 ExternalFlashExposureComp int8u 0 = n/a
144 = n/a (Manual Mode)
164 = -3.0
167 = -2.5
168 = -2.0
171 = -1.5
172 = -1.0
175 = -0.5
176 = 0.0
179 = 0.5
180 = 1.0

26 ExternalFlashBounce int8u (saved from the most recent external flash picture)
0 = n/a
16 = Direct
48 = Bounce

Pentax FlashInfoUnknown Tags

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

[no tags known]

Pentax CameraInfo Tags

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

0 PentaxModelID int32u --> Pentax PentaxModelID Values

1 ManufactureDate int32u (this value, and the values of the tags below, may change if the camera is serviced)

2 ProductionCode int32u[2]

4 InternalSerialNumber int32u

Pentax BatteryInfo Tags

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

0.1 PowerSource int8u [Mask 0x0f]
0x2 = Body Battery
0x3 = Grip Battery
0x4 = External Power Supply

1.1 BodyBatteryState int8u (K10D and K20D)
[Mask 0xf0]
0x10 = Empty or Missing
0x20 = Almost Empty
0x30 = Running Low
0x40 = Full
(K-5 and K-7)
[Mask 0xf0]
0x10 = Empty or Missing
0x20 = Almost Empty
0x30 = Running Low
0x40 = Close to Full
0x50 = Full
(decoding unknown for other models)
[Mask 0xf0]

1.2 GripBatteryState
GripBatteryState? int8u
int8u (K10D and K20D)
[Mask 0x0f]
0x1 = Empty or Missing
0x2 = Almost Empty
0x3 = Running Low
0x4 = Full
(decoding unknown for other models)
[Mask 0x0f]

2 BodyBatteryADNoLoad
BodyBatteryVoltage1 int8u
int16u (roughly calibrated for K10D with a new Pentax battery)
(K-5 and K-7)

3 BodyBatteryADLoad int8u

4 GripBatteryADNoLoad
BodyBatteryVoltage2 int8u
int16u

5 GripBatteryADLoad int8u

6 BodyBatteryVoltage3 int16u (K-5 only)

8 BodyBatteryVoltage4 int16u

Pentax AFInfo Tags

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

0 AFPointsUnknown1? int16u
0x777 = Central 9 points
0x7ff = All
Bit 0 = Upper-left
Bit 1 = Top
Bit 2 = Upper-right
Bit 3 = Left
Bit 4 = Mid-left    Bit 5 = Center
Bit 6 = Mid-right
Bit 7 = Right
Bit 8 = Lower-left
Bit 9 = Bottom
Bit 10 = Lower-right

2 AFPointsUnknown2? int16u
0x0 = Auto
Bit 0 = Upper-left
Bit 1 = Top
Bit 2 = Upper-right
Bit 3 = Left
Bit 4 = Mid-left    Bit 5 = Center
Bit 6 = Mid-right
Bit 7 = Right
Bit 8 = Lower-left
Bit 9 = Bottom
Bit 10 = Lower-right

4 AFPredictor int16s

6 AFDefocus int8u

7 AFIntegrationTime int8u (times less than 2 ms give a value of 0)

11 AFPointsInFocus int8u (may report two points in focus even though a single AFPoint has been selected, in which case the selected AFPoint is the first reported)
0 = None
1 = Lower-left, Bottom
2 = Bottom
3 = Lower-right, Bottom
4 = Mid-left, Center
5 = Center (horizontal)
6 = Mid-right, Center
7 = Upper-left, Top
8 = Top
9 = Upper-right, Top
10 = Right    11 = Lower-left, Mid-left
12 = Upper-left, Mid-left
13 = Bottom, Center
14 = Top, Center
15 = Lower-right, Mid-right
16 = Upper-right, Mid-right
17 = Left
18 = Mid-left
19 = Center (vertical)
20 = Mid-right

Pentax ColorInfo Tags

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

16 WBShiftAB int8s (positive is a shift toward blue)

17 WBShiftMG int8s (positive is a shift toward green)

Pentax EVStepInfo Tags

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

0 EVSteps int8u 0 = 1/2 EV Steps
1 = 1/3 EV Steps

1 SensitivitySteps int8u 0 = 1 EV Steps
1 = As EV Steps

Pentax ShotInfo Tags

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

1 CameraOrientation int8u (K-5, K-7, K-r and K-x)
0x10 = Horizontal (normal)
0x20 = Rotate 180
0x30 = Rotate 90 CW
0x40 = Rotate 270 CW

Pentax FilterInfo Tags

The parameters associated with each type of digital filter are unique, and these settings are also extracted with the DigitalFilter tag. Information is not extracted for filters that are "Off" unless the Unknown option is used.

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

0 SourceDirectoryIndex int16u

2 SourceFileIndex int16u

5 DigitalFilter01 undef[17] --> Pentax DigitalFilter Values

22 DigitalFilter02 undef[17] --> Pentax DigitalFilter Values

39 DigitalFilter03 undef[17] --> Pentax DigitalFilter Values

56 DigitalFilter04 undef[17] --> Pentax DigitalFilter Values

73 DigitalFilter05 undef[17] --> Pentax DigitalFilter Values

90 DigitalFilter06 undef[17] --> Pentax DigitalFilter Values

107 DigitalFilter07 undef[17] --> Pentax DigitalFilter Values

124 DigitalFilter08 undef[17] --> Pentax DigitalFilter Values

141 DigitalFilter09 undef[17] --> Pentax DigitalFilter Values

158 DigitalFilter10 undef[17] --> Pentax DigitalFilter Values

175 DigitalFilter11 undef[17] --> Pentax DigitalFilter Values

192 DigitalFilter12 undef[17] --> Pentax DigitalFilter Values

209 DigitalFilter13 undef[17] --> Pentax DigitalFilter Values

226 DigitalFilter14 undef[17] --> Pentax DigitalFilter Values

243 DigitalFilter15 undef[17] --> Pentax DigitalFilter Values

260 DigitalFilter16 undef[17] --> Pentax DigitalFilter Values

277 DigitalFilter17 undef[17] --> Pentax DigitalFilter Values

294 DigitalFilter18 undef[17] --> Pentax DigitalFilter Values

311 DigitalFilter19 undef[17] --> Pentax DigitalFilter Values

328 DigitalFilter20 undef[17] --> Pentax DigitalFilter Values

Pentax DigitalFilter Values

Value DigitalFilter Value DigitalFilter

0 = Off 11 = Retro
1 = Base Parameter Adjust 12 = Pastel
2 = Soft Focus 13 = Water Color
3 = High Contrast 14 = HDR
4 = Color Filter 16 = Miniature
5 = Extract Color 17 = Starburst
6 = Monochrome 18 = Posterization
7 = Slim 19 = Sketch Filter
9 = Fisheye 254 = Custom Filter
10 = Toy Camera

Pentax LevelInfo Tags

Tags decoded from the electronic level information.

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

0 LevelOrientation int8s 1 = Horizontal (normal)
2 = Rotate 180
3 = Rotate 90 CW
4 = Rotate 270 CW
9 = Unknown

1 RollAngle int8s (extracted as degrees of clockwise rotation)

2 PitchAngle int8s (extracted as degrees of upward tilt)

Pentax UnknownInfo Tags

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

12 CameraTemperature2 int16s (K-5 only)

14 CameraTemperature3 int16s (K-5 only)

Pentax Type2 Tags

These tags are used by the Pentax Optio 330 and 430, and are similar to the tags used by Casio.

Tag ID Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

0x0001 RecordingMode int16u 0 = Auto
1 = Night Scene
2 = Manual

0x0002 Quality int16u 0 = Good
1 = Better
2 = Best

0x0003 FocusMode int16u 2 = Custom
3 = Auto

0x0004 FlashMode int16u 1 = Auto
2 = On
4 = Off
6 = Red-eye reduction

0x0007 WhiteBalance int16u 0 = Auto
1 = Daylight
2 = Shade
3 = Tungsten
4 = Fluorescent
5 = Manual

0x000a DigitalZoom int32u

0x000b Sharpness int16u 0 = Normal
1 = Soft
2 = Hard

0x000c Contrast int16u 0 = Normal
1 = Low
2 = High

0x000d Saturation int16u 0 = Normal
1 = Low
2 = High

0x0014 ISO int16u 10 = 100
16 = 200
50 = 50
100 = 100
200 = 200
400 = 400
800 = 800
1600 = 1600
3200 = 3200

0x0017 ColorFilter int16u 1 = Full
2 = Black & White
3 = Sepia

0x0e00 PrintIM - --> PrintIM Tags

0x1000 HometownCityCode undef[4]

0x1001 DestinationCityCode undef[4]

Pentax Type4 Tags

The following few tags are extracted from the wealth of information available in maker notes of the Optio E20 and E25. These maker notes are stored as ASCII text in a format very similar to some HP models.

Tag ID Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

'F/W Version' FirmwareVersion N

Pentax MOV Tags

This information is found in Pentax MOV videos.

Index Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

0 Make N

38 ExposureTime N

42 FNumber N

50 ExposureCompensation N

68 WhiteBalance N 0 = Auto
1 = Daylight
2 = Shade
3 = Fluorescent
4 = Tungsten
5 = Manual

72 FocalLength N

175 ISO N

Pentax AVI Tags

Pentax-specific RIFF tags found in AVI videos.

Tag ID Tag Name Writable Values / Notes

'hymn' MakerNotes - --> Pentax Tags

(This document generated automatically by Image::ExifTool::BuildTagLookup)
Last revised Nov 21, 2010

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