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Description Canis mesomelas mesomelas Schreber, 1775
Afrikaans: Rooijakkals naby Wolfsnes in westelike Etosha, Namibië
العربية: ابن آوى أسود الظهر بالقرب من ولفسنس، غربي منتزه إيتوشا القومي، ناميبيا
English: Black-backed Jackal near Wolfsnes, Western Etosha, Namibia
Français : Chacal à chabraque près de Wolfsnes, Ouest du parc d'Etosha, Namibie
Русский: Чепрачный шакал (Canis mesomelas), Намибия.
Date 28 June 2007
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Author Hans Hillewaert
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English: Black-backed Jackal ( Canis mesomelas) near Wolfsnes, Western Etosha, Namibia.
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Image title SONY DSC
Camera manufacturer SONY
Camera model DSLR-A100
Author Lycaon
Copyright holder Hans Hillewaert
Exposure time 1/640 sec (0.0015625)
F-number f/7.1
ISO speed rating 80
Date and time of data generation 09:17, 28 June 2007
Lens focal length 210 mm
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 72 dpi
Vertical resolution 72 dpi
File change date and time 19:01, 22 July 2007
Y and C positioning Co-sited
Exposure Program Normal program
Exif version 2.21
Date and time of digitizing 09:17, 28 June 2007
Meaning of each component
  1. Y
  2. Cb
  3. Cr
  4. does not exist
Image compression mode 8
APEX brightness 10.25
Exposure bias -0.3
Maximum land aperture 4.97 APEX (f/5.6)
Metering mode Pattern
Light source Unknown
Flash Flash did not fire, auto mode
Supported Flashpix version 0,100
Colour space sRGB
File source Digital still camera
Scene type A directly photographed image
Custom image processing Custom process
Exposure mode Auto exposure
White balance Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio 0
Focal length in 35 mm film 315 mm
Scene capture type Standard
Scene control None
Contrast Normal
Saturation Normal
Sharpness Hard

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