Editorial Standards & the ExifGrabber Team
ExifGrabber is written and maintained by the ExifGrabber Editorial Team, a small group of photographers and software developers who build the browser-based metadata tools on this site and write the guides that go with them. We have spent years reading, decoding, and stripping the metadata that cameras and phones write into photos, and we cover the gear and workflows that produce those files.
Who writes ExifGrabber
Our content is a team effort rather than the work of a single named author. The people who write it shoot with the camera systems we discuss (Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, Panasonic, and others), work hands-on with RAW files and EXIF, IPTC, and XMP metadata, and build the software that parses them. When an article touches a topic outside our direct experience, we say so and lean on primary sources rather than implying first-hand testing we did not do.
How we research and review
Every guide is built to help a reader make a decision or complete a task, not to fill space around affiliate links. For buying guides we:
- Start from the reader's actual goal (a budget, a use case, a format) and recommend what fits it, including "don't buy this" where that is the honest answer.
- Base specifications and capabilities on manufacturer documentation and established, reputable sources rather than marketing copy.
- State trade-offs plainly. Every recommendation includes who it is not for.
- Keep pricing and availability framed as approximate, because both move over time.
For technical metadata guides, we verify behavior against real files and against the tools we build. If we describe what a NEF or CR3 file stores, it is because we have opened those files and read those fields.
Sourcing and accuracy
We link to primary and authoritative sources where they support a claim. We do not reproduce specifications we cannot verify. If we get something wrong, we want to fix it: when a correction reaches us we review it and update the article, noting the revision date.
How we keep content current
Articles show both a published date and, when they have been revised, an updated date. Gear guides in particular are revisited as cameras are released or discontinued and as prices shift. An updated date reflects a substantive review of the content, not a trivial edit.
Affiliate disclosure
Some articles contain affiliate links, including Amazon Associate links. If you buy through one, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate relationships never determine our recommendations: we recommend gear on merit, and we link to products we would suggest regardless of whether a program exists for them. Articles that contain affiliate links disclose it at the top.
Independence and privacy
ExifGrabber's tools are free and run entirely in your browser. Your images never leave your device, so our content is not built on harvested user data. See our privacy statement for the details, and our about page for more on the tool itself.