Photo rotation and EXIF tags

Question

Hi,

I am running into an issue with the EXIF tags for photos collected with Survey123.  All the photos are coming in with an EXIF rotation of 6, regardless of their true orientation.    The orientation of the device when taking the photo doesn't seem to matter.

Here are example photos:

Both photos have an EXIF tag of 6, but the one on the left is rotated correctly, and the one on the right needs to be rotated.

There are 100's of photos in this project, and I am trying to avoid having to rotate them manually.

Thanks!

VinceE · Answer

Eric,

Did you ever get a resolution to this issue? I am finding something similar when taking photos using Survey123 on an iPad--regardless of orientation, the EXIF orientation tag is logged as 1.

EricFord3 · Answer

1.  I am testing on an iPad with software version 10.2.1 and an iPhone with software version 10.3.1.

2.  Usually the orientation of the device is horizontal with the button to the right when I open the camera, and when the camera opens up, the image from the camera fills the screen with a landscape photo.  When I open the camera with the button at the bottom, the camera opens up with a portrait image that fills the screen.  In both cases changing the orientation of the device when in picture mode rotates the image to fill the screen.

Thanks for taking the time to help!  Let me know if you have any more questions.

JamesTedrick · Answer

Hi Eric,

Thanks for pointing this out.  A couple of questions:

1) What device(s) are you using with Survey123?

2) If applicable, what orientation is the device in when you open the camera?