diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index ad4251e..ac76173 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -1732,15 +1732,15 @@
       }
     })();
 
-    function handlePickedPhoto(file) {
+    async function handlePickedPhoto(file) {
       pickedPhotoFile = file;
       const reader = new FileReader();
-      reader.onload = function(e) {
+      reader.onload = async function(e) {
         document.getElementById('pickedPhotoPreview').src = e.target.result;
         document.getElementById('photoPreviewCard').style.display = 'block';
 
         // Extract EXIF / file metadata
-        extractExifData(file);
+        await extractExifData(file);
 
         // Auto-extract GPS from the picked photo
         tryExtractGpsFromPicked();
@@ -1751,13 +1751,44 @@
       reader.readAsDataURL(file);
     }
 
-    function extractExifData(file) {
+    async function extractExifData(file) {
       const exifDiv = document.getElementById('pickedExifData');
       const rows = [];
-      rows.push({ label: 'File name', value: file.name });
-      rows.push({ label: 'File size', value: formatFileSize(file.size) });
-      rows.push({ label: 'Type', value: file.type || 'unknown' });
-      rows.push({ label: 'Last modified', value: formatDate(new Date(file.lastModified).toISOString()) });
+      rows.push({ label: '📄 File name', value: file.name });
+      rows.push({ label: '📦 File size', value: formatFileSize(file.size) });
+      rows.push({ label: '🏷️ Type', value: file.type || 'unknown' });
+      rows.push({ label: '🕐 Modified', value: formatDate(new Date(file.lastModified).toISOString()) });
+
+      // Try to read actual EXIF tags from the file
+      try {
+        const exifData = await exifr.parse(file);
+        if (exifData) {
+          if (exifData.Make || exifData.Model) {
+            rows.push({ label: '📷 Camera', value: [exifData.Make, exifData.Model].filter(Boolean).join(' ') });
+          }
+          if (exifData.DateTimeOriginal) {
+            const d = new Date(exifData.DateTimeOriginal);
+            rows.push({ label: '📅 Date taken', value: d.toLocaleString() });
+          }
+          if (exifData.ISO) {
+            rows.push({ label: '🎯 ISO', value: String(exifData.ISO) });
+          }
+          if (exifData.FNumber) {
+            rows.push({ label: '🔆 Aperture', value: 'f/' + exifData.FNumber });
+          }
+          if (exifData.ExposureTime) {
+            rows.push({ label: '⏱️ Shutter', value: exifData.ExposureTime + 's' });
+          }
+          if (exifData.FocalLength) {
+            rows.push({ label: '🔭 Focal', value: exifData.FocalLength + 'mm' });
+          }
+          if (exifData.GPSLatitude && exifData.GPSLongitude) {
+            const lat = exifData.latitude || exifData.GPSLatitude;
+            const lng = exifData.longitude || exifData.GPSLongitude;
+            rows.push({ label: '📍 GPS', value: typeof lat === 'number' ? `${lat.toFixed(6)}, ${lng.toFixed(6)}` : `${exifData.GPSLatitude.join(' ')} ${exifData.GPSLatitudeRef}, ${exifData.GPSLongitude.join(' ')} ${exifData.GPSLongitudeRef}` });
+          }
+        }
+      } catch (_) { /* EXIF display is best-effort */ }
 
       exifDiv.innerHTML = rows.map(r =>
         `<div class="exif-row"><span class="exif-label">${esc(r.label)}</span><span class="exif-value">${esc(r.value)}</span></div>`
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