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Deutsch: Kuh (Schweizer Braunvieh), unterhalb der Fuorcla Sesvenna im Schweizer Engadin.
English: Cow (Swiss Braunvieh breed), below Fuorcla Sesvenna in the Engadin, Switzerland.
Français : Dandara(Brune Suisse ou Brune des Alpes) vue sous la Fuorcla Sesvenna dans l' Engadine, en Suisse.
Italiano: Mucca (Bruna Svizzera) sotto la Fuorcla Sesvenna nell' Engadina, in Svizzera.
Català: Una ca:vaca (Bruna Suïssa) als paratges alpins de la Fuorcla Sesvenna, a Engadin, Suïssa.
Español: Vaca (Parda Alpina), detrás Fuorcla Sesvenna, en el valle de Engadina, Suiza.
Date 26 July 2007
Source Own work
Author Daniel Schwen

Camera location

46° 43′ 22.55″ N, 10° 24′ 7.44″ E

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English: A cow

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Camera manufacturer Canon
Camera model Canon EOS 5D
Exposure time 1/800 sec (0.00125)
F-number f/4
ISO speed rating 250
Date and time of data generation 11:29, 26 July 2007
Lens focal length 35 mm
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 72 dpi
Vertical resolution 72 dpi
File change date and time 11:29, 26 July 2007
Y and C positioning Co-sited
Exposure Program Aperture priority
Exif version 2.21
Date and time of digitizing 11:29, 26 July 2007
Meaning of each component
  1. Y
  2. Cb
  3. Cr
  4. does not exist
Shutter speed 9.625
APEX aperture 4
Exposure bias -0.33333333333333
Metering mode Pattern
Flash Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression
Supported Flashpix version 0,100
Colour space sRGB
Focal plane X resolution 3,086.925795053
Focal plane Y resolution 3,091.2951167728
Focal plane resolution unit inches
Custom image processing Normal process
Exposure mode Auto exposure
White balance Auto white balance
Scene capture type Standard

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