CIFF metadata uses multiple nested IFDs, structured as a tree. Brief information on CIFF metadata levels is provided in the set of tables below.

CIFF Level

Name	Id	Type
ImageProps level	ImGearCIFFTagIDs.IMAGE_PROPS	Tree
CIFF root tags	<Tag ID>	Leaf

ImageProps Level

Name	Id	Type
ImageInfo level	ImGearCIFFTagIDs.IMAGE_INFO	Tree
ImageDescription level	ImGearCIFFTagIDs.IMAGE_DESCRIPTION	Tree
CameraObject level	ImGearCIFFTagIDs.CAMERA_OBJECT	Tree
ShootingRecord level	ImGearCIFFTagIDs.SHOOTING_RECORD	Tree
MeasuredInfo level	ImGearCIFFTagIDs.MEASURED_INFO	Tree
ExifInformation level	ImGearCIFFTagIDs.EXIF_INFORMATION	Tree
ImageProps tags	<Tag ID>	Leaf

ImageInfo Level

Name	Id	Type
ImageInfo tags	<Tag ID>	Leaf

ImageDescription Level

Name	Id	Type
ImageDescription tags	<Tag ID>	Leaf

CameraObject Level

Name	Id	Type
CameraSpecification level	ImGearCIFFTagIDs.CAMERA_SPECIFICATION	Tree
CameraObject tags	<Tag ID>	Leaf

ShootingRecord Level

Name	Id	Type
ShootingRecord tags	<Tag ID>	Leaf

MeasuredInfo Level

Name	Id	Type
MeasuredInfo tags	<Tag ID>	Leaf

ExifInformation Level

Name	Id	Type
FocalLength level	ImGearCIFFTagIDs.FOCAL_LENGTH	Tree
CanonShotInfo level	ImGearCIFFTagIDs.CANON_SHOT_INFO	Tree
CanonCameraSettings level	ImGearCIFFTagIDs.CANON_CAMERA_SETTINGS	Tree
SensorInfo level	ImGearCIFFTagIDs.SENSOR_INFO	Tree
CanonCustomFunctions level	ImGearCIFFTagIDs.CANON_CUSTOM_FUNCTIONS	Tree
CanonPictureInfo level	ImGearCIFFTagIDs.CANON_PICTURE_INFO	Tree
ExifInformation tags	<Tag ID>	Leaf

CameraSpecification Level

Name	Id	Type
CameraSpecification tags	<Tag ID>	Leaf

FocalLength Level

Name	Id	Type
FocalLength tags	<Tag ID>	Leaf

CanonShotInfo Level

Name	Id	Type
CanonShotInfo tags	<Tag ID>	Leaf

CanonCameraSettings Level

Name	Id	Type
CanonCameraSettings tags	<Tag ID>	Leaf

SensorInfo Level

Name	Id	Type
SensorInfo tags	<Tag ID>	Leaf

CanonCustomFunctions Level

Name	Id	Type
CanonCustomFunctions tags	<Tag ID>	Leaf

CanonPictureInfo Level

Name	Id	Type
CanonPictureInfo tags	<Tag ID>	Leaf