# Timestamp resolution for iPhone photos

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timestamp-resolution-for-iphone-photos/720648>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 23, 2015, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timestamp-resolution-for-iphone-photos/720648 "2015-05-23T12:15:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2015, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timestamp-resolution-for-iphone-photos/720648/1 "2015-05-23T12:15:09Z")

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iPhone photos have a timestamp that is displayed to the minute, but is there any way to see seconds or fractional seconds? Either using the native apps or with a purchased app?

If the internal timestamp is only to the minute, is there some other agency that helps the phone sort multiple photos taken within the same minute into chronological order?

I know, I could include a clock in the scene when I take the photo. Just wondering, especially for situations where that’s hard to do.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![andrewm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c57346/32.png) [@andrewm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewm)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timestamp-resolution-for-iphone-photos/720648/2 "2015-05-23T15:27:50Z")

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It should be stored with precision of at least 1 second. You can see the stored EXIF data with various free apps from the App Store, or on your computer with Preview/iPhoto (Mac) or Explorer (Windows).