How to read the shutter speed of a photo using PHP and the Exif extension

How to use PHP and Exif extensions to read the shutter speed of photos

Photography enthusiasts are often interested in some parameters of photos, such as shutter speed, aperture size, etc. When using PHP for image processing, if you can read the Exif data of the photo, you can easily obtain these parameters. This article will introduce how to use PHP and Exif extensions to read the shutter speed of a photo, with code examples for reference.

1. Install the Exif extension
First, we need to ensure that the Exif extension has been installed on the server. Use the following command to install the Exif extension:

sudo apt-get install php7.2-exif  # 仅针对Ubuntu/Debian系统

2. Read the Exif data of the photo
In PHP, you can use the exif_read_data() function to read the Exif data of the photo. Here is a simple code example:

<?php
$filename = 'photo.jpg';  # 照片的文件名

$exif = exif_read_data($filename, 'EXIF', true);

if ($exif === false) {
    echo '无法读取照片的Exif数据。';
} else {

    if (isset($exif['EXIF']['ExposureTime'])) {
        $shutterSpeed = $exif['EXIF']['ExposureTime'];
        echo '照片的快门速度为：' . $shutterSpeed . '秒。';
    } else {
        echo '无法获取照片的快门速度信息。';
    }
}
?>

In the above code, we first specify the photo file name to be read. Then, obtain the Exif data of the photo through the exif_read_data() function, and specify the tag to be read as 'EXIF'.

Next, we determine whether the shutter speed is successfully obtained by determining whether the 'ExposureTime' key exists in the $exif array. If the shutter speed is successfully obtained, we output it to the screen.

3. Sample running results
Suppose we have a photo named photo.jpg, and its shutter speed is 1/250 seconds. When we run the above code, we can get the following output:

照片的快门速度为：1/250秒。

4. Notes
When reading the Exif data of the photo, there are some things that need to be paid attention to:

• First of all , make sure the Exif extension has been installed on the server, otherwise the Exif data of the photo cannot be read normally.
• Secondly, although most modern digital cameras are able to add Exif data to photos, not all photos contain complete Exif information. Therefore, when reading Exif data, it is necessary to perform a null operation on the returned data to avoid errors.
• In addition, different photo formats may use different Exif tags. When reading the Exif data of a photo, you can use the phpinfo() function to view the set of tags supported by the current server.

Summary:
Reading the shutter speed of a photo is very simple using PHP and the Exif extension. We can easily obtain the Exif data of a photo by calling the exif_read_data() function and specifying the tags to be read. This technology can help us better understand the parameters of a photo and understand how photography works. At the same time, we can do more image processing operations based on this data to improve the quality and beauty of the photos.

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