diff --git a/.claude/agent-memory/hrms-checkin-expert/MEMORY.md b/.claude/agent-memory/hrms-checkin-expert/MEMORY.md
index 29df51c..cc99e8f 100644
--- a/.claude/agent-memory/hrms-checkin-expert/MEMORY.md
+++ b/.claude/agent-memory/hrms-checkin-expert/MEMORY.md
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@
 
 - [Position Orientation Change Fix](issue_position_orientation_change_fix.md) - Fix for position map not displaying on screen orientation changes
 - [Active Camera Scope](project_active_camera_scope.md) - Current camera issue work should stay in HomeView.vue, not legacy MapView.vue
+- [Front Camera Preview Alignment](issue_front_camera_preview_alignment.md) - Keep popup preview orientation aligned with normalized saved photos
+- [iOS Native Photo Mirroring](issue_ios_native_photo_mirroring.md) - Do not flip iOS native-capture photos during normalization
+- [iOS Native Camera Popup](issue_ios_native_camera_popup_control.md) - Inline-first on iOS; native activates only after inline fails (prior native-first seed was reverted)
diff --git a/.claude/agent-memory/hrms-checkin-expert/issue_front_camera_preview_alignment.md b/.claude/agent-memory/hrms-checkin-expert/issue_front_camera_preview_alignment.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f78b23d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.claude/agent-memory/hrms-checkin-expert/issue_front_camera_preview_alignment.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+name: front_camera_preview_alignment
+description: HomeView inline camera flow should show a non-mirrored preview and keep the saved/uploaded image in the same orientation the user saw while shooting
+type: project
+---
+
+When fixing front-camera capture issues in `HomeView.vue`, keep the in-page preview and the final saved/uploaded image in the same non-mirrored orientation.
+
+**Why:** Users rejected flows where the live in-page preview looked mirrored or differed from the final image. The expected behavior is “what I see while shooting is what gets used.”
+
+**How to apply:** In the inline `simple-vue-camera` flow, avoid extra front-camera mirroring in either preview styling or snapshot normalization. Treat the in-page preview as the canonical orientation for `img`/`fileImg`.
diff --git a/.claude/agent-memory/hrms-checkin-expert/issue_ios_native_camera_popup_control.md b/.claude/agent-memory/hrms-checkin-expert/issue_ios_native_camera_popup_control.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22792d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.claude/agent-memory/hrms-checkin-expert/issue_ios_native_camera_popup_control.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+name: ios_native_camera_popup_control
+description: iOS uses inline camera first (same as Android); native fallback triggers only after inline fails. The prior "native-first on iOS" approach was reverted per product requirement.
+type: project
+---
+
+In `HomeView.vue`, the inline camera is **always attempted first** on iOS (and every other platform).  The hidden `<input type="file" capture="user">` is only activated by `switchToNativePhotoCapture()` / `enableNativePhotoCaptureFallback()` after inline capture is proven to fail.
+
+**Why:** The product requirement is "use inline camera whenever the device supports inline capture; use native device capture only when inline is not supported or fails."  iOS Safari supports `getUserMedia` since iOS 14.3, so inline-first is viable.  A prior session hard-coded `useNativePhotoCapture = computed(() => isIOSDevice || preferNativePhotoCapture.value)`, bypassing inline on iOS entirely — that line was reverted.
+
+**How to apply:** `preferNativePhotoCapture` must start `false` on all devices.  Never seed it with `isIOSDevice`.  All failure paths (`openCamera` permission denied, `camera.start()` throw, invalid snapshot blob, invalid image on submit) already call `switchToNativePhotoCapture()` which sets `preferNativePhotoCapture = true` so subsequent taps go directly to native — covering the first-tap fallback automatically.
diff --git a/.claude/agent-memory/hrms-checkin-expert/issue_ios_native_photo_mirroring.md b/.claude/agent-memory/hrms-checkin-expert/issue_ios_native_photo_mirroring.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77f33ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.claude/agent-memory/hrms-checkin-expert/issue_ios_native_photo_mirroring.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+name: ios_native_photo_mirroring
+description: Native photo capture on iOS in HomeView should not be horizontally mirrored during normalization
+type: project
+---
+
+For `HomeView.vue`, native photo capture on iOS should not apply horizontal mirroring during image normalization.
+
+**Why:** The iOS fallback uses the native still-photo picker, and the returned photo can already be in the correct orientation. Applying the same mirror correction used for other front-camera paths flips the image incorrectly on iOS.
+
+**How to apply:** Keep platform-specific normalization for native capture. Do not assume the iOS file-input photo path behaves the same as `simple-vue-camera` snapshots or Android fallback capture.
diff --git a/src/views/HomeView.vue b/src/views/HomeView.vue
index 023778e..23f9483 100644
--- a/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref, reactive, onMounted, watch, onBeforeUnmount, computed } from 'vue'
+import {
+  ref,
+  reactive,
+  onMounted,
+  watch,
+  onBeforeUnmount,
+  computed,
+} from 'vue'
 import { useQuasar } from 'quasar'
 import { format } from 'date-fns'
 import Camera from 'simple-vue-camera'
@@ -19,6 +26,7 @@ const mixin = useCounterMixin()
 const { date2Thai, showLoader, hideLoader, messageError, dialogConfirm } = mixin
 const $q = useQuasar()
 const {
+  cameraPermissionState,
   checkPrivacyAccepted,
   syncPermissionStates,
   requestCameraPermission,
@@ -225,9 +233,8 @@ const currentCameraIndex = ref<number>(0)
 const currentCameraType = ref<'front' | 'back' | 'unknown'>('unknown')
 
 /**
- * Use the native still-photo picker only on real iOS/iPadOS devices.
- * Desktop mobile emulation can spoof the iPhone user-agent, so rely on
- * platform + touch capability instead of user-agent alone.
+ * Detect real iOS/iPadOS devices. Desktop mobile emulation can spoof the
+ * iPhone user-agent, so rely on platform + touch capability instead.
  */
 const isIOSDevice: boolean = (() => {
   const platform = navigator.platform || ''
@@ -240,10 +247,16 @@ const isIOSDevice: boolean = (() => {
 })()
 
 const isAndroidDevice: boolean = /Android/i.test(navigator.userAgent)
+/**
+ * `preferNativePhotoCapture` starts false on every device — inline camera is
+ * always attempted first.  It is set to true only by
+ * `switchToNativePhotoCapture()` / `enableNativePhotoCaptureFallback()` when
+ * inline capture is proven to be unsupported or has failed.  This covers iOS
+ * Safari too: getUserMedia is supported there since iOS 14.3, so we try
+ * inline first and fall back gracefully on first failure.
+ */
 const preferNativePhotoCapture = ref<boolean>(false)
-const useNativePhotoCapture = computed(
-  () => isIOSDevice || preferNativePhotoCapture.value
-)
+const useNativePhotoCapture = computed(() => preferNativePhotoCapture.value)
 const centeredPreviewImageStyle = Object.freeze({
   objectFit: 'cover',
   objectPosition: 'center center',
@@ -251,6 +264,13 @@ const centeredPreviewImageStyle = Object.freeze({
 
 /** Ref for the hidden file input used as native camera fallback */
 const nativePhotoInput = ref<HTMLInputElement | null>(null)
+const DEFAULT_NORMALIZED_IMAGE_QUALITY = 0.92
+
+interface NormalizePhotoOptions {
+  fileName?: string
+  mirrorHorizontally?: boolean
+  quality?: number
+}
 
 function clearSelectedPhoto() {
   if (img.value) {
@@ -298,6 +318,70 @@ async function isValidCapturedImage(blob: Blob) {
   return canDecodeImageBlob(blob)
 }
 
+async function loadImageFromBlob(blob: Blob) {
+  const imageUrl = URL.createObjectURL(blob)
+
+  try {
+    return await new Promise<HTMLImageElement>((resolve, reject) => {
+      const image = new Image()
+      image.onload = () => resolve(image)
+      image.onerror = () => reject(new Error('Image load failed'))
+      image.src = imageUrl
+    })
+  } finally {
+    URL.revokeObjectURL(imageUrl)
+  }
+}
+
+async function normalizePhotoFile(
+  source: Blob,
+  options: NormalizePhotoOptions = {}
+) {
+  const fileName =
+    options.fileName ??
+    (source instanceof File && source.name
+      ? source.name
+      : `photo_${Date.now()}.jpg`)
+  const imageType =
+    source.type && source.type.startsWith('image/') ? source.type : 'image/jpeg'
+
+  if (!options.mirrorHorizontally) {
+    if (source instanceof File && source.name === fileName) {
+      return source
+    }
+
+    return new File([source], fileName, { type: imageType })
+  }
+
+  const image = await loadImageFromBlob(source)
+  const canvas = document.createElement('canvas')
+  canvas.width = image.naturalWidth
+  canvas.height = image.naturalHeight
+
+  const context = canvas.getContext('2d')
+  if (!context) {
+    throw new Error('Canvas context unavailable')
+  }
+
+  context.translate(canvas.width, 0)
+  context.scale(-1, 1)
+  context.drawImage(image, 0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height)
+
+  const normalizedBlob = await new Promise<Blob | null>((resolve) => {
+    canvas.toBlob(
+      resolve,
+      imageType,
+      options.quality ?? DEFAULT_NORMALIZED_IMAGE_QUALITY
+    )
+  })
+
+  if (!normalizedBlob) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to normalize image')
+  }
+
+  return new File([normalizedBlob], fileName, { type: imageType })
+}
+
 async function assignSelectedPhoto(file: File) {
   clearSelectedPhoto()
   fileImg.value = file
@@ -316,9 +400,21 @@ function openNativePhotoCapture() {
   }
 }
 
+function enableNativePhotoCaptureFallback() {
+  preferNativePhotoCapture.value = true
+  camera.value?.stop()
+  cameraIsOn.value = false
+  clearSelectedPhoto()
+}
+
+function switchToNativePhotoCapture() {
+  enableNativePhotoCaptureFallback()
+  openNativePhotoCapture()
+}
+
 /**
  * Called when the user selects / captures a photo via the native file-input
- * fallback. Mirrors the same `img` + `fileImg` state that capturePhoto()
+ * fallback. Keeps the same `img` + `fileImg` state that capturePhoto()
  * sets so the upload flow is identical.
  */
 async function onNativePhotoSelected(event: Event) {
@@ -337,7 +433,22 @@ async function onNativePhotoSelected(event: Event) {
     return
   }
 
-  await assignSelectedPhoto(file)
+  try {
+    const normalizedFile = await normalizePhotoFile(file, {
+      fileName: file.name,
+      mirrorHorizontally: !isIOSDevice,
+    })
+
+    if (!(await isValidCapturedImage(normalizedFile))) {
+      throw new Error('Normalized image is invalid')
+    }
+
+    await assignSelectedPhoto(normalizedFile)
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error normalizing native photo:', error)
+    clearSelectedPhoto()
+    messageError($q, error, 'ไม่สามารถเตรียมรูปภาพได้ กรุณาถ่ายรูปใหม่อีกครั้ง')
+  }
 }
 
 const intervalId = ref<ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | undefined>(undefined)
@@ -460,6 +571,14 @@ function identifyCameraType(label: string): 'front' | 'back' | 'unknown' {
   return 'unknown'
 }
 
+function resolveCameraType(
+  label: string,
+  fallbackType: 'front' | 'back'
+): 'front' | 'back' {
+  const detectedType = identifyCameraType(label)
+  return detectedType === 'unknown' ? fallbackType : detectedType
+}
+
 /** function เปิดกล้อง*/
 async function openCamera() {
   // เช็คสิทธิ์ privacy ก่อนเปิดกล้อง
@@ -467,9 +586,8 @@ async function openCamera() {
     return
   }
 
-  // iOS Safari fallback: getUserMedia can open native video-recording UI and
-  // canvas.drawImage may produce a blank blob.  Use the hidden file input
-  // with capture="user" instead — this opens the native camera in photo mode.
+  // If inline capture previously failed on this device, fall back to the
+  // native still-photo picker instead of reopening the live camera.
   if (useNativePhotoCapture.value) {
     openNativePhotoCapture()
     return
@@ -481,8 +599,23 @@ async function openCamera() {
     return
   }
 
+  if (
+    (isIOSDevice || isAndroidDevice) &&
+    !useNativePhotoCapture.value &&
+    (cameraPermissionState.value === 'denied' ||
+      cameraPermissionState.value === 'unsupported')
+  ) {
+    switchToNativePhotoCapture()
+    return
+  }
+
   const hasCameraPermission = await requestCameraPermission()
   if (!hasCameraPermission) {
+    if ((isIOSDevice || isAndroidDevice) && !useNativePhotoCapture.value) {
+      switchToNativePhotoCapture()
+      return
+    }
+
     messageError(
       $q,
       '',
@@ -492,6 +625,8 @@ async function openCamera() {
   }
 
   try {
+    currentCameraType.value = 'front'
+
     // Keep the initial stream aligned with the Camera component's front-camera constraint.
     await camera.value?.start()
     const devices: any = await camera.value?.devices(['videoinput'])
@@ -504,13 +639,20 @@ async function openCamera() {
         ? devices.findIndex((d: any) => d.deviceId === activeId)
         : -1
       currentCameraIndex.value = activeIdx >= 0 ? activeIdx : 0
-      currentCameraType.value = identifyCameraType(
-        devices[currentCameraIndex.value]?.label || ''
+      currentCameraType.value = resolveCameraType(
+        devices[currentCameraIndex.value]?.label || '',
+        'front'
       )
     }
     cameraIsOn.value = true
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error opening camera:', error)
+
+    if ((isIOSDevice || isAndroidDevice) && !useNativePhotoCapture.value) {
+      switchToNativePhotoCapture()
+      return
+    }
+
     messageError($q, error, 'ไม่สามารถเปิดกล้องได้ กรุณาลองใหม่อีกครั้ง')
   }
 }
@@ -529,9 +671,15 @@ async function changeCamera(targetCameraType?: 'front' | 'back') {
 
     if (devices.length === 1 || !targetCameraType) {
       const device = devices[0]
+      const fallbackType =
+        targetCameraType ??
+        (currentCameraType.value === 'back' ? 'back' : 'front')
       await camera.value?.changeCamera(device.deviceId)
       currentCameraIndex.value = 0
-      currentCameraType.value = identifyCameraType(device.label || '')
+      currentCameraType.value = resolveCameraType(
+        device.label || '',
+        fallbackType
+      )
       return
     }
 
@@ -544,13 +692,19 @@ async function changeCamera(targetCameraType?: 'front' | 'back') {
       const targetDevice = matchingCameras[0]
       await camera.value?.changeCamera(targetDevice.deviceId)
       currentCameraIndex.value = devices.indexOf(targetDevice)
-      currentCameraType.value = targetCameraType
+      currentCameraType.value = resolveCameraType(
+        targetDevice.label || '',
+        targetCameraType
+      )
     } else {
       const nextIndex = (currentCameraIndex.value + 1) % devices.length
       const nextDevice = devices[nextIndex]
       await camera.value?.changeCamera(nextDevice.deviceId)
       currentCameraIndex.value = nextIndex
-      currentCameraType.value = identifyCameraType(nextDevice.label || '')
+      currentCameraType.value = resolveCameraType(
+        nextDevice.label || '',
+        targetCameraType
+      )
     }
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error switching camera:', error)
@@ -566,10 +720,14 @@ async function switchCamera() {
   // สลับแค่ระหว่างกล้อง 2 ตัวแรก (กล้องหน้าและหลังหลัก)
   const targetIndex = currentCameraIndex.value === 0 ? 1 : 0
   const targetDevice = availableCameras.value[targetIndex]
+  const fallbackType = currentCameraType.value === 'back' ? 'front' : 'back'
 
   await camera.value?.changeCamera(targetDevice.deviceId)
   currentCameraIndex.value = targetIndex
-  currentCameraType.value = identifyCameraType(targetDevice.label || '')
+  currentCameraType.value = resolveCameraType(
+    targetDevice.label || '',
+    fallbackType
+  )
 }
 
 /** function ถ่ายรูป*/
@@ -581,16 +739,8 @@ async function capturePhoto() {
       0.8
     )
     if (!imageBlob || !(await isValidCapturedImage(imageBlob))) {
-      if (isAndroidDevice) {
-        preferNativePhotoCapture.value = true
-        camera.value?.stop()
-        cameraIsOn.value = false
-        clearSelectedPhoto()
-        messageError(
-          $q,
-          '',
-          'ไม่สามารถอ่านรูปจากกล้องของอุปกรณ์ได้ กรุณาถ่ายใหม่อีกครั้ง ระบบจะเปลี่ยนไปใช้โหมดถ่ายภาพของอุปกรณ์'
-        )
+      if (isIOSDevice || isAndroidDevice) {
+        switchToNativePhotoCapture()
         return
       }
 
@@ -598,14 +748,28 @@ async function capturePhoto() {
       return
     }
     const fileName = `photo_${Date.now()}.jpg`
-    //ไฟล์รูป
-    const file = new File([imageBlob], fileName, { type: 'image/jpeg' })
-    await assignSelectedPhoto(file)
+    const normalizedFile = await normalizePhotoFile(imageBlob, {
+      fileName,
+      mirrorHorizontally: false,
+      quality: 0.8,
+    })
+
+    if (!(await isValidCapturedImage(normalizedFile))) {
+      throw new Error('Normalized image is invalid')
+    }
+
+    await assignSelectedPhoto(normalizedFile)
 
     //แสดงรูป
     camera.value?.stop()
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error capturing photo:', error)
+
+    if ((isIOSDevice || isAndroidDevice) && !useNativePhotoCapture.value) {
+      switchToNativePhotoCapture()
+      return
+    }
+
     messageError($q, error, 'ไม่สามารถถ่ายรูปได้ กรุณาลองใหม่อีกครั้ง')
   }
 }
@@ -701,10 +865,8 @@ async function confirm() {
   }
 
   if (!fileImg.value || !(await isValidCapturedImage(fileImg.value))) {
-    if (isAndroidDevice) {
-      preferNativePhotoCapture.value = true
-      camera.value?.stop()
-      cameraIsOn.value = false
+    if ((isIOSDevice || isAndroidDevice) && !useNativePhotoCapture.value) {
+      enableNativePhotoCaptureFallback()
     }
     clearSelectedPhoto()
     disabledBtn.value = false
@@ -1069,6 +1231,9 @@ watch(
                       <Camera
                         :resolution="{ width: photoWidth, height: photoHeight }"
                         ref="camera"
+                        :class="[
+                          'camera-preview',
+                        ]"
                         :autoplay="false"
                         :playsinline="true"
                         :facingMode="'user'"
@@ -1202,6 +1367,9 @@ watch(
                             height: photoHeight,
                           }"
                           ref="camera"
+                          :class="[
+                            'camera-preview',
+                          ]"
                           :autoplay="false"
                           :playsinline="true"
                           :facingMode="'user'"
@@ -1686,11 +1854,10 @@ watch(
 
   <!--
     Native still-image fallback: hidden file input.
-    Used for iOS by default and for Android only after the live snapshot path
-    produces an unreadable image, so the user can retake with the device camera.
+    Activated only after inline camera is proven unsupported or fails — on any
+    platform including iOS.  Never used as the first-choice path.
   -->
   <input
-    v-if="useNativePhotoCapture"
     ref="nativePhotoInput"
     type="file"
     accept="image/*"
@@ -1750,9 +1917,8 @@ watch(
   height: 100%;
 }
 
-/* iOS-specific video fixes */
-.card-container video,
-.card-container-xs video {
+/* Keep the live camera preview visually aligned with the normalized saved photo. */
+.camera-preview :deep(video) {
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
   object-fit: cover;