Remove Camera Serial Number from EXIF Data
Cameras write a unique body serial number — and often a lens serial — into every photo. That identifier can link otherwise anonymous images back to one device, so remove it before sharing.
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Binary telemetry
- [1/4] ReadFile → ArrayBuffer
- [2/4] ParseWalk container segments
- [3/4] StripDrop selected metadata
- [4/4] RebuiltEmit cleaned bytes
Cleaning profile
Only the categories you check below are stripped.
Write a fresh Make, Model and ISO block into every cleaned image.
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How It Works
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Drop a photo; the EXIF parser decodes the maker-note and IFD tags that hold serial numbers.
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The inspector lists BodySerialNumber, LensSerialNumber and InternalSerialNumber when present.
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Device metadata is pre-selected so the serial tags are removed while timestamps and GPS are left alone.
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Clean and download a copy with no serial number left in the EXIF block.
Binary Format Breakdown
| Segment | Carries | Action |
|---|---|---|
| JPEG APP1 (EXIF IFD) | BodySerialNumber, LensSerialNumber, InternalSerialNumber | Serial tags removed, other EXIF tags kept |
| JPEG APP1 (MakerNote) | Vendor-specific serial and shutter-count fields | MakerNote dropped when device metadata is selected |
| PNG eXIf | The same serial tags inside a PNG chunk | Rewritten in place to drop serial tags |
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is a camera serial number a privacy risk?
A serial number is unique to one physical camera. If it appears in several photos, anyone can link those images to the same device and, in some cases, to the owner who registered it.
Is the serial number always in the EXIF block?
Most interchangeable-lens cameras write it there, sometimes in the standard IFD and sometimes inside the vendor MakerNote. This tool checks both.
Does removing the serial change the photo?
No. Only the metadata tags are rewritten; the compressed image data is copied verbatim.