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How do I view Exif orientation?
You could check the image orientation in Windows by right clicking an image file, select Properties, and open the Details tab. Not sure if you’re using a Mac but I would suspect there will be something similar. The Dimensions property will show the horizontal side (on the left) and the vertical side (on the right).
What is Exif orientation tag?
The Exif specification defines an Orientation Tag to indicate the orientation of the camera relative to the captured scene. The orientation of the camera relative to the scene, when the image was captured. The relation of the ‘0th row’ and ‘0th column’ to visual position is shown as below.
How does the camera know the orientation of the image when a picture is taken?
Cameras can be held in two positions: horizontal or vertical (also knows as landscape and portrait). Photos taken in the vertical position are later on rotated 90 degrees (either clockwise or counter clockwise). When taking a photo the camera saves the orientation sensor reading as EXIT data included in the photo file.
How does Exif orientation work what is Exif?
How Does Exif Orientation Work What is Exif. Exif (Exchangeable image file format) is a protocol to store various meta-information about the images taken by digital cameras. Exif are stored along with the actual image data. Some of the meta info in Exif includes camera maker, shutter speed, focal length, orientation, shooting time etc.
Where do I find the Exif info on an image?
To view the image Exif info, open an image and click Image -> Information. If the image contains Exif info, you can then click the EXIF info button at the bottom left of the popup window to check the image Exif info.
How to check the orientation of an image?
To view the image Exif info, open an image and click Image -> Information. If the image contains Exif info, you can then click the EXIF info button at the bottom left of the popup window to check the image Exif info. By default, IrfanView respects the Exif info and will auto-rotate the image based on its orientation flag.
How to check the orientation of an image in IrfanView?
IrfanView is a great image viewer on Windows, which respects the image Exif info. To view the image Exif info, open an image and click Image -> Information. If the image contains Exif info, you can then click the EXIF info button at the bottom left of the popup window to check the image Exif info. Disable Auto-rotate for IrfanView