Re: Makernote Metadata is gone

Hi Andrej,

Which metadata backend did you use : Exiv2 or ExifTool?

If you use Exiv2, take a look to the debug trace from a console as
explained here :

https://www.digikam.org/contribute/#freezes-and-other-run-time-issues

Reproduce the dysfunction and look if an Exiv2 error appears. If yes,
report the problem to Exiv2 project:

https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues

You can try to use Exiftool backend instead, even if internally in digiKam
we still use Exiv2 metadata containers to work. If the problem is relevant
to writing in file, ExifTool will probably fix it. If the problem is
relevant to the Exiv2 containers (aka Exif in this case : makernotes are
hosted in Exif), well the dysfunction must be fixed in Exiv2.

Best regards

Gilles Caulier

Le lun. 2 févr. 2026 à 15:19, Andrej Valencic <[email protected]> a
écrit :

> I have a new camera - Fujifilm X T30 III - and I found out that after
> editing and saving pictures all the Makernote metadata are gone.
> Included is an example of a picture before and after editing/saving.
> Such things did not occur with my previous camera (Panasonic Lumix TZ100).
>
> Is this a feature or a bug? I really don't want to lose those metadata
> information!
>
> Best regards,
> Andrej