Auto rotate disable portrait only hero7

[foggybeach8632]

I always us the the auto rotate mide on my gopros for kitesurfing when placed in the lines. Now with the portrait mode it sometimes starts recording in portraot instead of landscape. Is there a way to disable only the portrait mode but to keep the up and down rotation enabled? If not , can gopro please add this feature?

[fishycomics]

Check in preference for landscape  for the feature you're asking

[foggybeach8632]

I checked the preferences.

You van chooseat the lock landscape option between off, up or down.

If you choose off, the gopro will rotate between up, down and portrait

if you choose up, it wil be locked in upward position

choose down and it will lock upside down.

So my issue to turn the portatit postion off but still switching between up and down is not possible.

[agilepike28588]

yes, I support that request. We need a setting that lets the camera automatically switch between up and down but does NOT switch to portrait mode. 

I also think that people shooting video in portrait mode should be banned from owning a camera 

[net-wurker]

Agreed. GoPro, please add a fourth choice to this function...

1- Off

2- Off with portrait mode disable

3- Up

4- Down

[swiftvista52444]

I agree. I'm wasting to nana videos because they are being accidently shot in portrait mode.

[danielr15]

While I think the ability to disable Portrait only could be useful, shooting in this mode accidentally is easily fixed in an editor. You just have to rotate the image and it will be the same as if it was shot in UP or Down mode.

[foggybeach8632]

@danielr15 , I do not agree.

Portrait mode results in a 90° rotation, so rotating it in an editing program results in black borders left and right.

If you accidently filmed upside down, that's a 180°  rotation, you can easly rotate it because it has the same frame size.

greets