IMatch 2018 Sneak Peak: New photools.com tags

Mario · March 21, 2018, 06:29:42 PM

IMatch 2018 introduces two new photools.com tags (and corresponding shortcodes):

cameraserialnumbercomp
photools.com::IMatch\1501\cameraserialnumbercomp

Many camera vendors don't use the official EXIF serial number tag to store the camera serial number (Why?).
Instead they hide this information in vendor-specific maker notes, often even in different maker notes, depending on the camera model. Sigh.
This new tag tries to overcome this by creating a synthetic serial number by looking at over 20 other tags. Very cool when you want to use camera serial numbers to identify your cameras for whatever purpose.

cameraname
photools.com::IMatch\1510\cameraname
This tag combines the EXIF make and model tags and also performs some cleanup to unify maker names and spelling.
The result are camera names like "NIKON D850" or "Canon EOS 5D Mark III". Very convenient for display purposes or data-driven categories.

afengler · March 21, 2018, 08:08:33 PM

Excellent idea, Mario!
Thank you very much.

Alf

jch2103 · March 22, 2018, 12:46:04 AM

Excellent. It's possible to get this info now, but it's a pain to get consistent data (because camera companies are so inconsistent!). Look forward to seeing this cleaned up data.

ianrr · March 22, 2018, 07:16:08 AM

Like a lot !! Given up on it for now as too much hassle over a range of camera's.

Mario · March 22, 2018, 08:04:20 AM

Quote from: jch2103 on March 22, 2018, 12:46:04 AM
(...) but it's a pain to get consistent data (because camera companies are so inconsistent!). Look forward to seeing this cleaned up data.

Quote from: ianrr on March 22, 2018, 07:16:08 AM
Like a lot !! Given up on it for now as too much hassle over a range of camera's.

Please write the make/model strings used by your camera(s) into a reply.
To perform the cleanup I need to maintain a static 'table' and I want to cover as many variations as possible.

To see the info I need, copy these two variables into the VarToy app in the App Panel:

{File.MD.make}
{File.MD.model}

and then copy/paste the results into your reply. Thanks

ianrr · March 22, 2018, 09:02:41 AM

Tried it but no response that I can see.

Mario · March 22, 2018, 09:42:28 AM

Have you selected a file in the file window which contains this metadata?

ianrr · March 22, 2018, 10:04:13 AM

That will do it ...

I assume you want as many camera's as I can find ?

Mario · March 22, 2018, 10:17:33 AM

Quote from: ianrr on March 22, 2018, 10:04:13 AM
That will do it ...
I assume you want as many camera's as I can find ?

Yes.

Tip: IMatch by default creates a category "IMatch Standard Categories" > Image Files > Make & Model.
You can use that to quickly get a sample of all the cameras you have used. Just click on one image in each category and copy/paste the results of the variables.

zematima · March 22, 2018, 11:18:07 AM

Hi:
Do you also want cell phones?
These are the cameras:
Canon
Canon PowerShot G9

Canon
Canon PowerShot G11

NIKON
COOLPIX P7700

NIKON CORPORATION
NIKON D70

NIKON CORPORATION
NIKON D200

NIKON CORPORATION
NIKON D300

NIKON CORPORATION
NIKON D700

NIKON CORPORATION
NIKON D750

Panasonic
DMC-LX15

Panasonic
DMC-TS3

SONY
DSC-HX200V

SONY
DSC-F828

Best regards,
JRosa.

Mario · March 22, 2018, 11:52:06 AM

Quote from: zematima on March 22, 2018, 11:18:07 AM
Hi:
Do you also want cell phones?

Thanks. I've covered these all already.
The typical issues are

Make Model
Canon Canon PowerShot G11
which needs to be shortened to Canon PowerShot G11. Canon (and Nikon) often repeat the make also in the model. Duh!

ianrr · March 22, 2018, 12:57:45 PM

Canon Canon EOS-1D Mark II Canon EOS-1D Mark IICanon EOS-1D Mark II

NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D1 NIKON D1NIKON D1

Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n DCS Pro SLR/nDCS Pro SLR/n

FUJIFILM IS Pro IS ProIS Pro

NIKON D7000 D7000D7000

Nikon Inc.

OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. E-M5 E-M5E-M5

SAMSUNG GT-I9100T GT-I9100TGT-I9100T

Canon Canon EOS-1DS Canon EOS-1DSCanon EOS-1DS

Canon Canon EOS 5D Mark II Canon EOS 5D Mark IICanon EOS 5D Mark II

Canon Canon PowerShot G10 Canon PowerShot G10Canon PowerShot G10

Canon Canon PowerShot G9 Canon PowerShot G9Canon PowerShot G9

Canon Canon PowerShot S80 Canon PowerShot S80Canon PowerShot S80

NIKON E990 E990E990

CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD. EX-M2 EX-M2EX-M2

FUJIFILM FinePix F550EXR FinePix F550EXRFinePix F550EXR

FUJIFILM IS Pro IS ProIS Pro

NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D3100 NIKON D3100NIKON D3100

NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D40 NIKON D40NIKON D40

NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D600 NIKON D600NIKON D600

NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D700 NIKON D700NIKON D700

NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D800E NIKON D800ENIKON D800E

I also have a Nikon D810 but cannot see it any where

Mario · March 22, 2018, 01:32:22 PM

Thanks.

jch2103 · March 22, 2018, 08:08:11 PM

See attached for my usual cameras, mobile phones & scanners. I've included a list of Canon models, from images acquired from others.

Mario · March 22, 2018, 08:45:50 PM

All handled already, thanks.

Would you say that

Konica Minolta Camera, Inc. and Minolta should be folded into one vendor? And if so, which?
I would vote for keeping them separate.

jch2103 · March 22, 2018, 09:59:35 PM

No, keep them separate. The name changes were a reflection of prior reorganizations and business lines, so separate makes sense.

axel.hennig · March 24, 2018, 10:45:54 AM

See attached file.

Mario · March 24, 2018, 11:15:13 AM

Thanks. Impressive list

OLYMPUS CORPORATION
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD

I'm struggling with whether to keep these separate or fold them into OLYMPUS
For now, I map them to

OLYMPUS
OLYMPUS IMAGING
OLYMPUS OPTICAL

sinus · March 24, 2018, 11:21:59 AM

NIKON CORPORATION;NIKON D750
NIKON CORPORATION;NIKON D7000
NIKON CORPORATION;NIKON D80
NIKON CORPORATION;NIKON D70
Kodak;Kodak DCS Pro 14nx
NIKON CORPORATION;NIKON D100
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD;C2500L
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD;E-20,E-20N,E-20P
NIKON CORPORATION;NIKON D1H
KDDI-CA;A5401CA
NIKON;E5400
NIKON;E8800
NIKON;E5700
NIKON;COOLPIX L1
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO,.LTD.;C300Z,D550Z
Sony Ericsson;V800
SONY;DSC-W50
NIKON CORPORATION;NIKON D700
NIKON;E4500
NIKON;E5900
LG Electronics;LGP500
SONY;DSC-HX5V
HUAWEI;HUAWEI G525-U00
HUAWEI;HUAWEI G525-U00
HUAWEI;HUAWEI G510-0100
NIKON CORPORATION;NIKON 1 J1
Nokia;Lumia 830
DJI;FC300X
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD;C3100Z,C3020Z
SONY;DSC-HX90V
SONY;CYBERSHOT
Microsoft;Lumia 535 Dual SIM
NIKON;COOLPIX S6500
HUAWEI;MediaPad X1 7.0
Research In Motion;BlackBerry 8310
Nokia;N8-00

Mario · March 24, 2018, 11:25:16 AM

Thanks. One new.

HUAWEI;HUAWEI G525-U00 etc.

will be mapped to

HUAWEI G525-U00

tvi55 · March 24, 2018, 12:29:12 PM

Panasonic cameras:

- DMC-G81
- DMC-GH4

HaWo · March 24, 2018, 05:10:00 PM

Canon DIGITAL IXUS 70Canon

Canon PowerShot G2Canon

FinePix F100fdFUJIFILM

PENTAX K-xPENTAX

E-M10MarkIIOLYMPUS CORPORATION

bonsai · March 24, 2018, 08:12:14 PM

SONY;SLT-A99V
SONY;SLT-A77V
SONY;DSLR-A700
Sony;C6903 (Xperia Z1)
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD;C2500L
NIKON CORPORATION;NIKON D5000
NIKON CORPORATION;NIKON D700
Konica Minolta Camera, Inc.;DiMAGE A2
HUAWEI;MHA-L29 (Mate 9)
Canon;Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Canon;Canon EOS 60D

Mario · March 24, 2018, 08:25:09 PM

Thanks. I think we have covered all standard and even exotic make/model combinations.

Most important for me is that the surrogate camera name does not contain things like "NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D750". Things like this should be folded into "NIKON D750" because that's easier on the eye and more useful.
I have now a mapping table with 39+ entries, and this replaces the similar table so far only used by IMatch Anywhere for the Camera Model section in the Nevigator. Now both IMatch and IMA use the same table and both have a "better" camera tag.