The invention relates to a method for adding in a device 1, which
comprises a camera component 2, metadata to pictures. In order to extend
the collection of metadata for such pictures, the method comprises in a
first step taking a picture of an object by means of the camera component
2. In a next step, signals comprising information on the object are
received via a wireless connection from a communication unit 6 which is
associated to the object. In a last step, the received information is
stored as metadata together with the data of the picture in a memory 5.
The invention relates equally to an electronic device 1 comprising for
realizing the proposed method and to a system comprising such a device 1
and moreover a communication unit 6 transmitting information on a device
to which it is associated.