The camera app with "strip exif" off and location on, does not record location data and generates corrupt and incomplete exif info:

exif IMG_20260226_084924_969.jpg EXIF tags in 'IMG_20260226_084924_969.jpg' ('Intel' byte order): --------------------+---------------------------------------------------------- Tag |Value --------------------+---------------------------------------------------------- Image Width |4000 Model |Pixel 9a Image Length |3000 Manufacturer |Google Orientation |Right-top Date and Time |2026:02:26 08:49:24 X-Resolution |72 Y-Resolution |72 Resolution Unit |Inch Corrupt data The data provided does not follow the specification. ExifEntry: The tag 'ExifVersion' contains data of an invalid format ('ASCII', expected 'Undefined').
For comparison, from an iphone:
exif IMG_5129.JPEG EXIF tags in 'IMG_5129.JPEG' ('Motorola' byte order): --------------------+---------------------------------------------------------- Tag |Value --------------------+---------------------------------------------------------- Manufacturer |Apple Model |iPhone 11 X-Resolution |72 Y-Resolution |72 Resolution Unit |Inch Software |26.3 Date and Time |2026:02:25 19:11:54 YCbCr Positioning |Centered Compression |JPEG compression X-Resolution |72 Y-Resolution |72 Resolution Unit |Inch Exposure Time |1/25 sec. F-Number |f/1.8 Exposure Program |Normal program ISO Speed Ratings |1000 Exif Version |Exif Version 2.32 Date and Time (Origi|2026:02:25 19:11:54 Date and Time (Digit|2026:02:25 19:11:54 Offset Time For Date|+01:00 Offset Time For Date|+01:00 Offset Time For Date|+01:00 Components Configura|Y Cb Cr - Shutter Speed |4.64 EV (1/25 sec.) Aperture |1.70 EV (f/1.8) Brightness |-2.02 EV (0.85 cd/m^2) Exposure Bias |0.00 EV Metering Mode |Pattern Flash |Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode Focal Length |4.2 mm Subject Area |Within rectangle (width 2193, height 1391) around (x,y) = Maker Note |1508 bytes undefined data Sub-second Time (Ori|087 Sub-second Time (Dig|087 FlashPixVersion |FlashPix Version 1.0 Color Space |Uncalibrated Pixel X Dimension |1536 Pixel Y Dimension |2048 Sensing Method |One-chip color area sensor Scene Type |Directly photographed Exposure Mode |Auto exposure White Balance |Auto white balance Digital Zoom Ratio |3.8 Focal Length in 35mm|100 Scene Capture Type |Standard Lens Specification |1.540000, 4.2, 1.8, 2.4 Lens Make |Apple Lens Model |iPhone 11 back dual wide camera 4.25mm f/1.8 Composite Image |General composite image North or South Latit|N Latitude |******** East or West Longitu|E Longitude |******* Altitude Reference |Sea level Altitude |71.3302 GPS Time (Atomic Clo|18:11:53.00 Speed Unit |K Speed of GPS Receive|1.25377 GPS Image Direction |T GPS Image Direction |133.0491 Reference for Bearin|T Bearing of Destinati|133.0491 GPS Date |2026:02:25 GPS Horizontal Posit|29.7029 --------------------+---------------------------------------------------------- EXIF data contains a thumbnail (6999 bytes).