diff --git a/SuperBuild/cmake/External-ExifTool.cmake b/SuperBuild/cmake/External-ExifTool.cmake
index 50291203e..ac59bd3d3 100644
--- a/SuperBuild/cmake/External-ExifTool.cmake
+++ b/SuperBuild/cmake/External-ExifTool.cmake
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ externalproject_add(${_proj_name}
     SOURCE_DIR        ${SB_SOURCE_DIR}/${_proj_name}
     #--Download step--------------
     DOWNLOAD_DIR      ${SB_DOWNLOAD_DIR}
-    URL               https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/archive/refs/tags/12.62.zip
+    URL               https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/archive/refs/tags/12.70.zip
     UPDATE_COMMAND    ""
     CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
     BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
diff --git a/opendm/exiftool.py b/opendm/exiftool.py
index 7dfe087ae..a538aa6da 100644
--- a/opendm/exiftool.py
+++ b/opendm/exiftool.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import os
 import tempfile
 import base64
+import numpy as np
 from rasterio.io import MemoryFile
 from opendm.system import run
 from opendm import log
@@ -36,7 +37,43 @@ def extract_raw_thermal_image_data(image_path):
                                 img = img[0][:,:,None]
 
                         del j["RawThermalImage"]
-                    
+                    elif "ThermalData" in j:
+                        thermal_data = base64.b64decode(j["ThermalData"][len("base64:"):])
+                        thermal_data_buf = np.frombuffer(thermal_data, dtype=np.int16)
+
+                        thermal_calibration = base64.b64decode(j["ThermalCalibration"][len("base64:"):])
+                        thermal_calibration_buf = np.frombuffer(thermal_calibration, dtype=np.int16)
+
+                        # TODO: how to interpret these?
+                        # https://exiftool.org/forum/index.php?topic=11401.45
+                        print(thermal_data_buf.shape)
+                        print(thermal_calibration_buf.shape)
+                        print(" ".join("%02x" % b for b in thermal_data_buf[0:10]))
+                        print(thermal_data_buf[0:10])
+                        print(thermal_calibration_buf[0:10])
+
+                        # temperatures = np.right_shift(thermal_data_buf, 2).astype(np.float32)
+                        # temperatures *= 0.0625
+                        # temperatures -= 273.15
+                        img = thermal_data_buf.reshape((512, 640))  # notice row, column format
+
+
+                        # from PIL import Image
+                        # img = Image.fromarray(im)
+
+                        # temperatures = np.right_shift(thermal_data_buf, 2).astype(np.float32)
+                        # temperatures *= 0.0625
+                        # temperatures -= 273.15
+
+                        # rows = 512
+                        # cols = 640
+                        # im = temperatures.reshape((rows, cols))  # notice row, column format
+
+                        # dest_path = '/datasets/dji_thermal/out.tiff'
+                        # img_thermal = Image.fromarray(im)
+                        # img_thermal.save(dest_path)
+
+
                     return extract_temperature_params_from(j), img
                 else:
                     raise Exception("Invalid JSON (not a list)")
@@ -68,6 +105,7 @@ def _convert(v):
 
 def extract_temperature_params_from(tags):
     # Defaults
+
     meta = {
         "Emissivity": float,
         "ObjectDistance": unit("m"),
@@ -83,12 +121,25 @@ def extract_temperature_params_from(tags):
         "PlanckR2": float,
     }
 
+    aliases = {
+        "AtmosphericTemperature": ["AmbientTemperature"],
+        "ReflectedApparentTemperature": ["ReflectedTemperature"],
+#        "IRWindowTemperature": ["ReflectedApparentTemperature"], #fallback
+    }
+
     params = {}
 
     for m in meta:
-        if m not in tags:
-            # All or nothing
+        keys = [m]
+        keys += aliases.get(m, [])
+        val = None
+        for k in keys:
+            if k in tags:
+                val = (meta[m])(tags[k])
+                break
+        if val is None:
             raise Exception("Cannot find %s in tags" % m)
-        params[m] = (meta[m])(tags[m])
+        
+        params[m] = val
     
     return params
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/opendm/photo.py b/opendm/photo.py
index 0baaf2595..4bc187f54 100644
--- a/opendm/photo.py
+++ b/opendm/photo.py
@@ -482,6 +482,12 @@ def parse_exif_values(self, _path_file):
                 self.capture_uuid = matches.group(1)
                 self.band_name = band_aliases.get(matches.group(2), matches.group(2))
 
+        # Some DJI models do not have a band name but have an image source field
+        if self.camera_make.lower() == 'dji':
+            image_source = self.get_xmp_tag(xtags, '@drone-dji:ImageSource')
+            if self.band_name == 'RGB' and isinstance(image_source, str) and image_source.lower() == "infraredcamera":
+                self.band_name = 'LWIR'
+                
         # Sanitize band name since we use it in folder paths
         self.band_name = re.sub('[^A-Za-z0-9]+', '', self.band_name)