File:Lightning in Arlington.jpg

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Description	Lightning over Pentagon City in Arlington, Virginia.
Date	23 July 2005
Source	Digital photo taken by User:Postdlf
Author	Postdlf

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Camera manufacturer	Canon
Camera model	Canon PowerShot A95
Exposure time	8/1 sec (8)
F-number	f/8
Date and time of data generation	00:48, 23 July 2005
Lens focal length	7.8125 mm
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	180 dpi
Vertical resolution	180 dpi
File change date and time	00:48, 23 July 2005
Y and C positioning	Centered
Exif version	2.2
Date and time of digitizing	00:48, 23 July 2005
Meaning of each component	Y Cb Cr does not exist
Image compression mode	3
Shutter speed	-3
APEX aperture	6
Exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	2.96875 APEX (f/2.8)
Metering mode	Pattern
Flash	Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression
Supported Flashpix version	0,100
Colour space	sRGB
Focal plane X resolution	5,653.7102473498
Focal plane Y resolution	5,660.3773584906
Focal plane resolution unit	inches
Sensing method	One-chip colour area sensor
File source	Digital still camera

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