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How to send images while preserving the original quality and metadata.

Table​

MethodResolutionNo CompressionTimestampLocationMetadataFile NameLast Test
Emailβœ…βœ… 1βœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…-
SMS
AirDrop
iMessage
LINE (picture)
LINE (album)
WhatsApp
Telegram
Dropbox Request (web)
Google Photos (web)
Google Photos (iOS app)
cubeupload

Key Aspects​

When sending images, it is important to consider the following aspects:

  • Resolution: not be resized.
  • No Compression: not be compressed.
  • Timestamp: The timestamp of image creation.
  • Location: The latitude, longitude, altitude of the location where the image was taken.
  • Metadata: Such as camera model, lens, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, etc.
  • File name: The original file name.

Forensic Analysis​

Other properties that might be useful to determine if the image has been tampered with:

  • File size
  • Checksum

Motion Photos​

Motion photos are a combination of a still image and a video.

TODO

iOS Live Photos​

Google Motion Photos​

Samsung Motion Photo​

Huawei Moving Picture​

Footnotes​

  1. Image should be sent as an attachment, not embedded in the email. Even so, some email clients might compress the image. ↩