Chapter 3

Marking and Searching Your Photos

When you take a photograph on a digital camera today, you aren't just recording a photo. You're also recording dozens of bits of information about that photo like the lens size, the photo resolution, the name of the camera the photo was taken with, the aperture and shutter speed, the Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates of the location of the photo, and more.

When you are viewing your photos, this information is of little use. However, when you are organizing and navigating your photos, this information can be invaluable. In this chapter, you'll learn how to easily view all the extra information you recorded when taking your photos as well as how to mark your imported photos by flagging, rating, ...

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