Why are some Canon EOS 6D photos randomly rotated 90° even on a tripod?
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I shot a stack of photos on a steady tripod with a Canon EOS 6D, and some frames are tagged as rotated 90° even though the camera never moved. The incorrect orientation shows up in-camera and in Bridge. Why would the camera randomly do this, and is there anything to check besides manually rotating the affected files?
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Unfortunately it sounds as if the gravity sensor that determines orientation is faulty. If this is the case, the camera will need repair to resolve your issue.
In Canon cameras, I believe that sensor is in the viewfinder prism housing. The sensor could be dirty, or it's possible it (or some other component in the camera) has gotten magnetized, causing it to flip out sometimes when the mirror flips up. (That's a long shot, but it's possible.)
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This is most likely not a tripod or software issue. The 6D writes orientation based on its internal gravity/orientation sensor, and if some images are being flagged 90° incorrectly while the camera never moved, that sensor is likely malfunctioning.
A faulty or contaminated orientation sensor can cause random rotation metadata in-camera and in software like Bridge. One possibility mentioned is that the sensor may be dirty or affected by magnetization or another internal fault, which could make it behave inconsistently.
If the problem keeps happening, the practical fix is usually camera service/repair. In the meantime, manually correcting rotation is the workaround.
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