Looking at the code for ios, correctOrientation doesn't modify exif, it rotates image bits.
Can you share your test app John? Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 5, 2013, at 7:42 AM, "John M. Wargo" <jwarg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > That makes sense. As I only have this iOS 7 device, can someone do a quick > test on an older version of the OS? > >> On 12/5/2013 9:51 AM, Andrew Grieve wrote: >> One explanation is that the iOS camera now always rotates the image for you? >> >> >>> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 9:11 AM, John M. Wargo <jwarg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Jesse, >>> >>> I've been thinking about what you said and I'm not getting it. I created >>> an app that has three buttons, one takes a picture without >>> correctOrientation even defined, another sets correctOrientation to true >>> while the last one sets correctOrientation to false. >>> >>> When I look at the photos on my Mac or in Windows Explorer, all three >>> photos have the same orientation. >>> >>> When I look at the EXIF properties in an EXIF editor, all three photos >>> have orientation set the same value. The editor says its 0, but the field >>> seems to be a two byte value which contains 00 01. >>> >>> Since I'm comparing three photos at the same time, one of them should be >>> turned on its side (the one where correctOrientation is true) while the >>> other two are displayed in portrait orientation. That's expected behavior >>> based on what you say below, but that's not what's happening for me. >>> >>> I'm still leaning toward this particular option being broken. >>> >>> >>>> On 12/4/2013 9:04 PM, Jesse wrote: >>>> >>>> It definitely does something, you just may not notice it. >>>> If you try to display an image you took in your app on iOS in any image >>>> viewer that does not correctly interpret exif, then the picture will still >>>> display correctly. >>>> If you remove the code, it will not. >>>> >>>> @purplecabbage >>>> risingj.com >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 5:59 PM, John M. Wargo <jwarg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I can't get it to do anything on iOS, so I think it's broken. >>>>> Any chance someone can do a quick test to confirm my suspicion? Probably >>>>> need to remove it from the docs if it doesn't do anything. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 12/4/2013 8:41 PM, Jesse wrote: >>>>> >>>>> It appears to do nothing, except on iOS. >>>>>> It is listed as supported on iOS and Android, and back in 1.7, it was >>>>>> iOS >>>>>> only, >>>>>> >>>>>> Android does this: >>>>>> this.correctOrientation = args.getBoolean(8); >>>>>> >>>>>> iOS uses it after the image is captured, and calls >>>>>> imageCorrectedForCaptureOrientation >>>>>> [1] which rotates it according to the orientation of the camera when the >>>>>> picture was taken. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> [1] >>>>>> https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-camera/blob/ >>>>>> master/src/ios/CDVCamera.m#L455 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> @purplecabbage >>>>>> risingj.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 5:25 PM, Josh Soref <jso...@blackberry.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> John wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Can someone explain to me what correctOrientation is supposed to do? >>>>>>>> http://docs.phonegap.com/en/1.7.0/cordova_camera_camera.md.html >>>>>>> Lists a bunch of platforms that don't implement it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My guess is that some older platforms wouldn't automatically switch >>>>>>> between portrait and landscape orientations for photos. >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> This transmission (including any attachments) may contain confidential >>>>>>> information, privileged material (including material protected by the >>>>>>> solicitor-client or other applicable privileges), or constitute >>>>>>> non-public >>>>>>> information. Any use of this information by anyone other than the >>>>>>> intended >>>>>>> recipient is prohibited. If you have received this transmission in >>>>>>> error, >>>>>>> please immediately reply to the sender and delete this information from >>>>>>> your system. Use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this >>>>>>> transmission by unintended recipients is not authorized and may be >>>>>>> unlawful. >
