This property refers to the type of light source.

[C++Builder]   imagekitcontrolname->FileIO->Exif->LightSource[ = short ]
[Delphi]   imagekitcontrolname.FileIO.Exif.LightSource[ = Smallint ]

Reference

Value Explanation
0 Unknown
1 Daylight
2 Fluorescent
3 Tungsten (incandescent light)
4 Flash
9 Clear Weather
10 Cloudy Day
11 Shadow
12 Daylight color fluorescent light (D: 5700 - 7100K)
13 Mid-day white fluorescent light (N: 4600 - 5500K)
14 White fluorescent light (W: 3800 - 4500K)
15 White fluorescent light (WW: 3250 - 3800K)
16 Florescent light bulb (L:2600 - 3250K)
17 Standard light A
18 Standard light B
19 Standard light C
20 D55
21 D65
22 D75
23 D50
24 ISO Studio Tungsten
255 Other

Explanation

The LightSource property refers to the type of light source.

The property value can be set or retrieved by executing the FileIO.GetImageFileType or the FileIO.GetImageFileTypeMem methods.

The property value is derived from the image tags related to the picture taking conditions.

Setting this value

This value can be set at runtime.

Retrieving this value

This value can be retrieved at run-time.

[Differences from the ImageKit7 ActiveX]

In the IK7 this was a read only property. It can now be set.

 

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