---
name: "Image::ExifTool::Sony"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-image-exiftool"
version: "13.55-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Image::ExifTool::Sony"
---

# Image::ExifTool::Sony(3pm)

Sony EXIF maker notes tags

## NAME

Image::ExifTool::Sony - Sony EXIF maker notes tags

## SYNOPSIS

This module is loaded automatically by Image::ExifTool when required.

## DESCRIPTION

This module contains definitions required by Image::ExifTool to interpret Sony maker notes EXIF meta information.

## NOTES

Also see Minolta.pm since Sony DSLR models use structures originating from Minolta.

## AUTHOR

Copyright 2003-2026, Phil Harvey (philharvey66 at gmail.com)

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

## REFERENCES

- \<http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw/\>

  - \<http://homepage3.nifty.com/kamisaka/makernote/makernote\_sony.htm\>

  - \<http://www.klingebiel.com/tempest/hd/pmp.html\>

  - (...plus lots of testing with my RX100!)

  ## ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Thomas Bodenmann, Philippe Devaux, Jens Duttke, Marcus Holland-Moritz, Andrey Tverdokhleb, Rudiger Lange, Igal Milchtaich, Michael Reitinger and Jos Roost for help decoding some tags.

## SEE ALSO

"Sony Tags" in Image::ExifTool::TagNames, "Minolta Tags" in Image::ExifTool::TagNames, [**Image::ExifTool**(3pm)](/Image::ExifTool/3pm.md)