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Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Autofocus Lens
01/30/2009 08:53:59 PM · #1
Hi all. I'm not sure what setting I may have inadvertantly changed, but my shutter speed and exposure time are displaying in the EXIF as a decimal (.8 sec), rather than a fraction.

I have Elements 6.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!
Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 01/30/2009 09:16:13 PM · #2
May be a change in camera preferences, not PS preferences; I don't know...

R.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 01/30/2009 09:22:07 PM · #3
Interesting. My 20D and Olymp. 5050Z and my wife's Canon all have their EXIF data in fractions. Must be a camera setting; check your book.
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Autofocus Lens
01/30/2009 09:31:17 PM · #4
I didn't think of the camera settings. I'll check. Many thanks to both of you.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 01/30/2009 10:48:45 PM · #5
The EXIF format is used by basically every camera and it stores shutter speed as a numerator integer and a denominator integer. It's not a camera setting - your software is being lazy.
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)
 01/30/2009 10:54:23 PM · #6
I think when I look at the EXIF on my computer it's always a fraction, but in my camera's settings display (in the viewfinder) exceptionally slow shutter speeds are displayed as decimals, e.g. 0.3" rather than 3/10" ...

Message edited by author 2009-01-30 22:54:48.
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Autofocus Lens
01/30/2009 11:06:54 PM · #7
It's interesting because I just noticed on the last challenge I entered that it displayed shutter speed as a decimal. All of my other captures are displayed in fractions of a sec. Maybe it is lazy software...
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