Common EXIF fields
A photo may include camera make and model, lens, exposure time, aperture, ISO, orientation, date and time, and GPS coordinates. Not every image contains every field; phone and camera settings influence what is recorded.
Metadata is separate from visible pixels. Image software may use orientation metadata to display a photo upright even when the stored pixel array has a different orientation.
Sharing with context
Location metadata can reveal where a photo was taken. Many social platforms strip or transform metadata during upload, but behavior differs by service and workflow; do not assume an intermediary removes it.
If metadata matters, inspect the actual downloaded copy with a trusted viewer. Browser canvas re-encoding generally omits common EXIF, but it is not a forensic guarantee.
Frequently asked questions
Does every image have EXIF?
No. Screenshots, exported graphics and processed images may have little or no EXIF data.