Seeing a photos exif data inside iPhoto

Is there anyway to find and view the full realm of EXIF data of photos inside iPhoto? I want to be able to see the shutter speed, aperture, exposure value, etc. I know that I can see this in Photoshop but would like to be able to see it in iPhoto without opening the picture up in Photoshop. Can anyone help me here? Thanks.

The only way would be to set up a 3rd party EXIF viewer as the editor of choice in iPhoto. Then you could double click on a photo and bring up it's EXIF data in the EXIF viewer. A good viewer is EXIF Viewer.
Once you set up the viewer as the editor of choice you can reset the editor to iPhoto but still open the viewer by clicking on the photo and selecting "Open in external editor" from the contextual menu. That way you get the best of both worlds.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.≤br>
Note: There now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

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