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I thought finding out what exact metadata is written to / included with Canon 5D Mark II files would be only a search and a click away. Still none the wiser after 30 minutes of searching, I decided to figure it out myself using ExifTool, and share it.

Below is all the meta information ExifTool spit out for a Canon Raw .CR2 file. It’s surprisingly detailed, 316 attributes in all! Yet the one piece of basic information I really wanted to know, was I set to manual focus or auto focus, is missing*.

*Note: I later realized that this information is included but because I dedicated auto focus to to a button on the back of my camera I can make manual adjustments while in AF mode and my 5D is none the wiser… stupid 5D 😉

Complete EXIF Information for Canon 5D Mark II/2 .CR2 Raw File
*I don’t think 1-10 are part of the original data

1	ExifTool Version Number	8.87
2	File Name	IMG_8759.CR2
3	Directory	/Volumes/Picky/Photos
4	File Size	30 MB
5	Resource Fork Size	371 bytes
6	File Modification Date/Time	2012:04:16 00:07:27+0
7	File Permissions	rwxrwxrwx
8	File Type	CR2
9	MIME Type	image/x-canon-cr2
10	Exif Byte Order	Little-endian (Intel,
11	Image Width	5616
12	Image Height	3744
13	Bits Per Sample	8 8 8
14	Compression	JPEG (old-style)
15	Make	Canon
16	Camera Model Name	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
17	Preview Image Start	62400
18	Orientation	Horizontal (normal)
19	Preview Image Length	2499402
20	X Resolution	72
21	Y Resolution	72
22	Resolution Unit	inches
23	Modify Date	2012:04:14 17:25:35
24	Copyright
25	Current IPTC Digest	926629ec9ca91589cc57f
26	Coded Character Set	UTF8
27	Application Record Version	3
28	Date Created	2012:04:14
29	Time Created	17:25:35+09:00
30	Prefs	Tagged:0, ColorClass:
31	Exposure Time	02-Dec-99
32	F Number	5
33	Exposure Program	Manual
34	ISO	100
35	Exif Version	221
36	Date/Time Original	2012:04:14 17:25:35
37	Create Date	2012:04:14 17:25:35
38	Components Configuration	Y, Cb, Cr, –
39	Shutter Speed Value	02-Dec-96
40	Aperture Value	5
41	Flash	Off, Did not fire
42	Focal Length	120.0 mm
43	Macro Mode	Normal
44	Self Timer	Off
45	Quality	RAW
46	Canon Flash Mode	Off
47	Continuous Drive	Continuous
48	Focus Mode	AI Servo AF
49	Record Mode	CR2
50	Canon Image Size	Unknown (-1)
51	Easy Mode	Manual
52	Digital Zoom	None
53	Contrast	Normal
54	Saturation	Normal
55	Metering Mode	Spot
56	Focus Range	Not Known
57	Canon Exposure Mode	Manual
58	Lens Type	Canon EF 70-200mm f/2
59	Long Focal	200 mm
60	Short Focal	70 mm
61	Focal Units	1/mm
62	Max Aperture	2.8
63	Min Aperture	32
64	Flash Activity	0
65	Flash Bits	(none)
66	Zoom Source Width	0
67	Zoom Target Width	0
68	Manual Flash Output	n/a
69	Color Tone	Normal
70	SRAW Quality	n/a
71	Auto ISO	100
72	Base ISO	100
73	Measured EV	12.88
74	Target Aperture	5
75	Target Exposure Time	01-Jan-03
76	Exposure Compensation	0
77	White Balance	Cloudy
78	Slow Shutter	None
79	Shot Number In Continuous Burst	0
80	Optical Zoom Code	n/a
81	Camera Temperature	36 C
82	Flash Guide Number	0
83	Flash Exposure Compensation	0
84	Auto Exposure Bracketing	Off
85	AEB Bracket Value	0
86	Control Mode	Camera Local Control
87	Measured EV 2	13.5
88	Bulb Duration	0
89	Camera Type	EOS High-end
90	ND Filter	n/a
91	Canon Image Type	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
92	Canon Firmware Version	Firmware Version 2.0.
93	Owner Name
94	Serial Number	2031302791
95	Flash Metering Mode	Off
96	Camera Orientation	Horizontal (normal)
97	Focus Distance Upper	30m 37s 200ms
98	Focus Distance Lower	17m 53s 400ms
99	Firmware Version	2.0.7
100	File Index	8759
101	Directory Index	100
102	Contrast Standard	0
103	Sharpness Standard	3
104	Saturation Standard	0
105	Color Tone Standard	0
106	Contrast Portrait	0
107	Sharpness Portrait	2
108	Saturation Portrait	0
109	Color Tone Portrait	0
110	Contrast Landscape	0
111	Sharpness Landscape	4
112	Saturation Landscape	0
113	Color Tone Landscape	0
114	Contrast Neutral	0
115	Sharpness Neutral	0
116	Saturation Neutral	0
117	Color Tone Neutral	0
118	Contrast Faithful	0
119	Sharpness Faithful	0
120	Saturation Faithful	0
121	Color Tone Faithful	0
122	Contrast Monochrome	0
123	Sharpness Monochrome	3
124	Filter Effect Monochrome	None
125	Toning Effect Monochrome	None
126	Contrast User Def 1	0
127	Sharpness User Def 1	3
128	Saturation User Def 1	n/a
129	Color Tone User Def 1	n/a
130	Filter Effect User Def 1	Red
131	Toning Effect User Def 1	Sepia
132	Contrast User Def 2	-1
133	Sharpness User Def 2	0
134	Saturation User Def 2	-2
135	Color Tone User Def 2	0
136	Filter Effect User Def 2	n/a
137	Toning Effect User Def 2	n/a
138	Contrast User Def 3	0
139	Sharpness User Def 3	3
140	Saturation User Def 3	0
141	Color Tone User Def 3	0
142	Filter Effect User Def 3	None
143	Toning Effect User Def 3	None
144	User Def 1 Picture Style	Monochrome
145	User Def 2 Picture Style	Neutral
146	User Def 3 Picture Style	Standard
147	Canon Model ID	EOS 5D Mark II
148	Thumbnail Image Valid Area	0 159 7 112
149	Serial Number Format	Format 2
150	AF Area Mode	Single-point AF
151	Num AF Points	9
152	Valid AF Points	9
153	Canon Image Width	5616
154	Canon Image Height	3744
155	AF Image Width	5616
156	AF Image Height	3744
157	AF Area Widths	84 84 101 84 84 84 10
158	AF Area Heights	101 101 74 101 101 10
159	AF Area X Positions	-1173 -561 0 561 1173
160	AF Area Y Positions	0 280 501 280 0 -280
161	AF Points In Focus	(none)
162	AF Points Selected	8
163	Original Decision Data Offset	3284
164	Bracket Mode	Off
165	Bracket Value	0
166	Bracket Shot Number	0
167	Raw Jpg Size	Large
168	Long Exposure Noise Reduction 2	On
169	WB Bracket Mode	Off
170	WB Bracket Value AB	0
171	WB Bracket Value GM	0
172	Live View Shooting	Off
173	Flash Exposure Lock	Off
174	Lens Model	EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS
175	Internal Serial Number
176	Dust Removal Data	(Binary data 1024 byt
177	Crop Left Margin	0
178	Crop Right Margin	0
179	Crop Top Margin	0
180	Crop Bottom Margin	0
181	Exposure Level Increments	1/3 Stop
182	ISO Speed Increments	1/3 Stop
183	ISO Expansion	On
184	AEB Auto Cancel	On
185	AEB Sequence	0,-,+
186	Safety Shift	Disable
187	Flash Sync Speed Av	Auto
188	Long Exposure Noise Reduction	On
189	High ISO Noise Reduction	Standard
190	Highlight Tone Priority	Disable
191	Auto Lighting Optimizer	Standard
192	Lens Drive No AF	Focus search on
193	Lens AF Stop Button	AF stop
194	AF Point Selection Method	Normal
195	Superimposed Display	On
196	AF Assist Beam	Emits
197	Mirror Lockup	Disable
198	AF Point Area Expansion	Disable
199	AF Microadjustment	Disable; 0; 0; 0; 0
200	Shutter Button AF On Button	AE lock/Metering + AF
201	AF On AE Lock Button Switch	Disable
202	Set Button When Shooting	Menu display
203	Dial Direction Tv Av	Normal
204	Focusing Screen	Eg-D
205	Add Original Decision Data	On
206	Assign Func Button	LCD brightness
207	Aspect Ratio	3:02 AM
208	Cropped Image Width	5616
209	Cropped Image Height	3744
210	Tone Curve	Standard
211	Sharpness	0
212	Sharpness Frequency	n/a
213	Sensor Red Level	0
214	Sensor Blue Level	0
215	White Balance Red	0
216	White Balance Blue	0
217	Color Temperature	2900
218	Picture Style	Neutral
219	Digital Gain	0
220	WB Shift AB	0
221	WB Shift GM	0
222	Measured RGGB	586 1024 1024 409
223	VRD Offset	0
224	Sensor Width	5792
225	Sensor Height	3804
226	Sensor Left Border	168
227	Sensor Top Border	56
228	Sensor Right Border	5783
229	Sensor Bottom Border	3799
230	Black Mask Left Border	0
231	Black Mask Top Border	0
232	Black Mask Right Border	0
233	Black Mask Bottom Border	0
234	Color Data Version	6 (50D/5DmkII)
235	WB RGGB Levels As Shot	2394 1024 1024 1544
236	Color Temp As Shot	6000
237	WB RGGB Levels Auto	2101 1024 1024 1802
238	Color Temp Auto	4797
239	WB RGGB Levels Measured	1965 1033 1014 1980
240	Color Temp Measured	4271
241	WB RGGB Levels Daylight	2226 1024 1024 1713
242	Color Temp Daylight	5200
243	WB RGGB Levels Shade	2551 1024 1024 1415
244	Color Temp Shade	7000
245	WB RGGB Levels Cloudy	2394 1024 1024 1544
246	Color Temp Cloudy	6000
247	WB RGGB Levels Tungsten	1703 1098 1098 2898
248	Color Temp Tungsten	3200
249	WB RGGB Levels Fluorescent	1920 1024 1024 2515
250	Color Temp Fluorescent	3674
251	WB RGGB Levels Kelvin	1621 1148 1148 3388
252	Color Temp Kelvin	2900
253	WB RGGB Levels Flash	2411 1024 1024 1526
254	Color Temp Flash	6129
255	Raw Measured RGGB	245604 419921 418970
256	Custom Picture Style File Name
257	AF Micro Adj Mode	Disable
258	AF Micro Adj Value	0
259	Peripheral Lighting	Off
260	Peripheral Lighting Value	0
261	Original Image Width	5616
262	Original Image Height	3744
263	Peripheral Lighting Setting	Off
264	User Comment
265	Sub Sec Time	33
266	Sub Sec Time Original	33
267	Sub Sec Time Digitized	33
268	Flashpix Version	100
269	Color Space	sRGB
270	Exif Image Width	5616
271	Exif Image Height	3744
272	Interoperability Index	R98 – DCF basic file
273	Interoperability Version	100
274	Focal Plane X Resolution	3849.211789
275	Focal Plane Y Resolution	3908.141962
276	Focal Plane Resolution Unit	inches
277	Custom Rendered	Normal
278	Exposure Mode	Manual
279	Scene Capture Type	Standard
280	GPS Version ID	2.2.0.0
281	Thumbnail Offset	44460
282	Thumbnail Length	17937
283	Photometric Interpretation	RGB
284	Samples Per Pixel	3
285	Rows Per Strip	234
286	Planar Configuration	Chunky
287	Strip Offsets	3438348
288	Strip Byte Counts	27837831
289	Raw Image Segmentation	2 1936 1920
290	Frame Num	8759
291	Tagged	No
292	Color Class	1 (Winner)
293	Rating	0
294	Rotation	0
295	Raw Crop Left	0.00%
296	Raw Crop Top	0.00%
297	Raw Crop Right	100.00%
298	Raw Crop Bottom	100.00%
299	Aperture	5
300	Date/Time Created	2012:04:14 17:25:35+0
301	Drive Mode	Continuous Shooting
302	File Number	100-8759
303	Image Size	5616×3744
304	Lens	70.0 – 200.0 mm
305	Lens ID	Canon EF 70-200mm f/2
306	Original Decision Data	(Binary data 608 byte
307	Preview Image	(Binary data 2499402
308	Scale Factor To 35 mm Equivalent	1
309	Shooting Mode	Manual
310	Shutter Speed	02-Dec-99
311	Create Date	2012:04:14 17:25:35.3
312	Date/Time Original	2012:04:14 17:25:35.3
313	Modify Date	2012:04:14 17:25:35.3
314	Thumbnail Image	(Binary data 17937 by
315	WB RGGB Levels	2394 1024 1024 1544
316	Blue Balance	1.507813
317	Circle Of Confusion	0.031 mm
318	Field Of View	17.5 deg
319	Focal Length	120.0 mm (35 mm equiv
320	Hyperfocal Distance	93m 33s
321	Lens	70.0 – 200.0 mm (35 m
322	Light Value	12.3
323	Red Balance	2.337891

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