Wrong image width and height when read it with C#

Question

I've got a strange problem. There is an image. Unfortunately it's too big to show it in question. But you can download it. If you can't do it from OneDrive this is another way.

This image seems to be ordinary, but it's not.

When we open properties we will see this:

We need to keep in mind dimensions of this picture: Width is 3000px and Height is 4000px. It looks correct because image is portret.

Then lets try to read it with C#:

private static void TestImage()
{
    using (FileStream file1 = new FileStream("DSC_2446.JPG", FileMode.Open))
    {                
        Console.WriteLine("DSC_2446.JPG :");
        using (var img1 = System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(file1))
        {
            Console.WriteLine($" Width = {img1.Width}");
            Console.WriteLine($" Height = {img1.Height}");
        } 
    }                

    Console.Read();
}

And in results we see some magic!!!

So I've got completely wrong values. Values are switched between properties. Does someone know why it can happens and how to detect/fix this behavior?

That's the reason I've created this question. It looks wrong. Because it's width and height are changed it looks flattened — Ivan Kozlov, Dec 29 '22 at 08:50
The orientation has to do with the metadata connected with the Image. See here for more info: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6222053/problem-reading-jpeg-metadata-orientation/23400751#23400751 — Izanagi, Dec 29 '22 at 09:25

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 29 '22 at 09:31

The problem is the EXIF version. You can use this site to get the real data https://exif.tools/meta/Exif-Version/0231 and you will see

Also according to this Post you can get your image's orientation by

var orientation = (int)img1.GetPropertyItem(274).Value[0];
//orientation = 6

the value 6 means rotate 90 degrees.

There is the reference of the value 6. https://exiftool.org/TagNames/EXIF.html

Wrong image width and height when read it with C#

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