diff --git a/app/src/main/java/no/naiv/tiltshift/camera/ImageCaptureHandler.kt b/app/src/main/java/no/naiv/tiltshift/camera/ImageCaptureHandler.kt
index b0401e7..b93db9a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/no/naiv/tiltshift/camera/ImageCaptureHandler.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/no/naiv/tiltshift/camera/ImageCaptureHandler.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import kotlin.coroutines.resume
 import kotlin.math.cos
 import kotlin.math.sin
 import kotlin.math.sqrt
+import no.naiv.tiltshift.util.OrientationDetector
 
 /**
  * Handles capturing photos with the tilt-shift effect applied.
@@ -121,10 +122,19 @@ class ImageCaptureHandler(
                 var thumbnail: Bitmap? = null
                 try {
                     thumbnail = createThumbnail(captureResult.processed)
+                    // Camera bitmap is in the device's portrait frame (CameraX
+                    // rotated the sensor 90° because the activity is locked to
+                    // portrait). Tag the EXIF with the user's physical tilt
+                    // when they pressed the shutter so viewers display the
+                    // photo right-side-up regardless of how the phone was held.
+                    val exifOrientation = OrientationDetector.degreesToExifOrientation(
+                        OrientationDetector.rotationToDegrees(deviceRotation),
+                        isFrontCamera
+                    )
                     val result = photoSaver.saveBitmapPair(
                         original = captureResult.original,
                         processed = captureResult.processed,
-                        orientation = ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_NORMAL,
+                        orientation = exifOrientation,
                         location = location
                     )
                     if (result is SaveResult.Success) {
diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index f37cebb..214906f 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 versionMajor=1
 versionMinor=1
-versionPatch=14
-versionCode=16
+versionPatch=15
+versionCode=17