Questions tagged [forensics]
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Not sure if this photo was tampered with
I have a picture and I'm not sure if it went through an app or what, but the resolution is horrible. I would like to know a bit more about it, but I am super out of my field with this one.
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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?
I ...
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Can I find out if two pictures were taken by the exact same device?
So, let's say I have two identical iPhones, both of them are the same model and are running the same iOS. I then proceed to have someone pull a random picture off of one of the phones without telling ...
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Has this image apparently depicting a block of wood which looks like a dog's face been digitally altered?
I recently came across this photograph which looks extraordinarily suspect:
Can the Photo.SE community determine if it is fake? I've played with the Gamma, Brightness, and other levels but cannot ...
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Can I tell if photos were taken by person or self-timer used?
I am getting photos from someone who is using their cell phone and sending me photos is it possible to tell if the photos were taken by using the self-timer or had to be taken by a person?
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dating photos by size of print
I have hundreds of photos I'd like to assign a year to and I am hoping to find a chart that would contain the year span prints were developed based on the size of the print such as 2 1/2 x 4 1/4, 3 1/...
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If EXIF metadata is removed, can I find the software or camera used in any other way?
I have a JPEG photo that has had its EXIF data completely removed. I know the photo was edited. Is there any data left in the altered JPEG that points to image editors or equipment used? For example, ...
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Can a ghostlike image be caused by a overlap with previous frame on an SD card?
Is it possible for a secure digital card to have a ghostlike image on a different frame,
ff you shoot digital cards and do not reformat them? Could a ghost image appear from a previous frame number if ...
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Can it be detected that a photo has been altered using MacBookPro "Preview"?
I have some photos from Canon camera. I opened them in "Preview" in MacBookPro, changed some of the contrast and colors, and saved as. I am sending these altered photos to people, but wondered, is it ...
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Is this a real photo of NYC?
I found this somewhere online, unattributed. I'm wondering if it's synthetic or a real photo. If it's real, how has it been shot and/or post-processed to make it look so much like a computer game - ...
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How to identify if a photo is photoshopped without looking at its digital code
I found this similar question but it is about finding hints in the digital file :how-to-identify-photoshop-edited-files.
I want to know if there is a way to do this without looking at the digital ...
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How to calculate object's height in pixels from an image? [duplicate]
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Calculate object size when I have physical pixel size
I am working on the following formula to calculate distance of object from camera:
distance to object (mm) = focal ...
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Is it possible to get a double exposure with a digital camera?
A lady took a photo on a ghost tour where three transparent figures appeared in the photo. The camera was a Pentax Optio S30 3.2 megapixel digital camera.
This lady did not recognise the figures and ...
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How can I tell if a photo is real or faked?
How can I tell if a photo has been edited or manipulated? Are there techniques for distinguishing real photos from fakes?
Are there software tools that can help? Are there things I can do in ...
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How to determine date photo shot or developed from pre-digital age pictures?
I hope to learn how to determine (approximately) when a picture was taken and/or developed.
I have a few boxes of photos to be scanned but prior to doing so I would like to be able to have a better ...
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