Questions tagged [forensics]
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Can image metadata taken with a camera phone be trusted?
I’m wondering how accurate the metadata is on iPhone 12 photos taken. I understand time, date, and location info is easily modified. My question relates to the phone/camera description of the device ...
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How can I determine if this image has been altered in any way?
I need help trying to see if this photo has been messed with in any kind of way.
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What might be the reason I cannot see the date a photo was taken in its metadata?
I was sent a .jpeg photo by gmail. It looks like it is pasted into the mail, but it also shows up as an attached file on the mail preview. Opening the mail however, the photo is in-line with the text.
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Is there any way to date this photo?
I have this older looking Velox photograph with the numbers "430" typed on the back. The Velox logo in this photo has an Oval shape around the text with the text being in a fancy sort of ...
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Why is this jpg 0 bytes and websites often can't upload it? [closed]
I have a certain cellphone with a Gallery app that makes so-called 0 byte files. In fact the file you're looking at is one of them. So maybe somebody could tell me what's the matter with the format?
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How do I decode the stamp on the back of this photograph
FOTO-KOCH E725 FRANKFURT-M. on the back of an old photo.
Was photograph taken in Frankfurt or just developed there?
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Suspect photograph timestamp data has been altered
I received photographs over email from a client which I suspect were taken in 2022 but the client insists are from 2021.
I looked at the metadata, filenames, and date modified timestamps to look for ...
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Is it possible to determine the year a photo was printed with the code printed on the front?
I am trying to figure out approximate dates for some old photo prints. A lot of them have codes printed in one of the front corners (e.g. "Jan M491", "Jun M391", "Aug M488&...
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1909 Photo Print Technology
I am wondering about the prints in an album of photographs from 1909. They look as if they were cut out of larger sheets by hand--many are not quite straight edges, and sizes vary. Some are framed in ...
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Why are there shadows in this photo of Prince Andrew taken with flash?
In this photo of Prince Andrew, Duke of York (taken on a Kodak disposable camera):
We see it is taken with a flash (assuming that bright light on the window is a reflection of the flash).
But if rays ...
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Is it possible to determine from only a photo of a cityscape whether it was taken close with wide angle or from a distance with zoom?
I look after a project digitizing and providing access to vintage photos in our city. Something we've always struggled with is determining from where a photo was taken. We have data on building ...
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Can I find anything out from numbers on the back of old photos?
I have some photos of my grandfather's during WWII and the occupation in Japan (1942-1949???). They are from all different places in Japan and were taken at different times. I wanted to know if there ...
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Check if digital picture was taken today?
We're working on an app that registers the gasoline price at a gas station. We enter that information through digital pictures our clients send us; for example, Bob sent us a picture taken today from ...
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How can I decode information on back of printed photo?
I am digitizing all of my old family photos and was curious if anyone knew how to interpret this code and figure out the date the photo was taken or printed.
Either would be fine:
Sample Code #1:
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How do I use an infrared filter to photograph underwriting on a painting?
I have a painting where one can see underwriting under the painting. I purchased a used Olympus E-510 and a 950nm IR filter, but I cannot figure out how to use it. Do I have the correct filter?
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