diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/Tags/ExifTag.EncodedString.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/Tags/ExifTag.EncodedString.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..335098a43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/Tags/ExifTag.EncodedString.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// Copyright (c) Six Labors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+
+namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Metadata.Profiles.Exif
+{
+    /// <content/>
+    public abstract partial class ExifTag
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the UserComment exif tag.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static ExifTag<EncodedString> UserComment { get; } = new ExifTag<EncodedString>(ExifTagValue.UserComment);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the GPSProcessingMethod exif tag.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static ExifTag<EncodedString> GPSProcessingMethod { get; } = new ExifTag<EncodedString>(ExifTagValue.GPSProcessingMethod);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the GPSAreaInformation exif tag.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static ExifTag<EncodedString> GPSAreaInformation { get; } = new ExifTag<EncodedString>(ExifTagValue.GPSAreaInformation);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/Tags/ExifTag.Undefined.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/Tags/ExifTag.Undefined.cs
index 1d9af6adc..58886f403 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/Tags/ExifTag.Undefined.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/Tags/ExifTag.Undefined.cs
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Metadata.Profiles.Exif
         /// </summary>
         public static ExifTag<byte[]> MakerNote { get; } = new ExifTag<byte[]>(ExifTagValue.MakerNote);
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the UserComment exif tag.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static ExifTag<byte[]> UserComment { get; } = new ExifTag<byte[]>(ExifTagValue.UserComment);
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the FlashpixVersion exif tag.
         /// </summary>
@@ -71,16 +66,6 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Metadata.Profiles.Exif
         /// </summary>
         public static ExifTag<byte[]> ImageSourceData { get; } = new ExifTag<byte[]>(ExifTagValue.ImageSourceData);
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the GPSProcessingMethod exif tag.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static ExifTag<byte[]> GPSProcessingMethod { get; } = new ExifTag<byte[]>(ExifTagValue.GPSProcessingMethod);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the GPSAreaInformation exif tag.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static ExifTag<byte[]> GPSAreaInformation { get; } = new ExifTag<byte[]>(ExifTagValue.GPSAreaInformation);
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the FileSource exif tag.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/Values/ExifEncodedString.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/Values/ExifEncodedString.cs
index c2e98783a..dc9885d02 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/Values/ExifEncodedString.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/Values/ExifEncodedString.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Metadata.Profiles.Exif
                 case string stringValue:
                     this.Value = new EncodedString(stringValue);
                     return true;
+                case byte[] bytes:
+                    this.Value = new EncodedString(ExifConstants.DefaultAsciiEncoding.GetString(bytes));
+                    return true;
                 default:
                     return false;
             }
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/Values/ExifValues.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/Values/ExifValues.cs
index 33fb90cc0..b1f887e4d 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/Values/ExifValues.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/Values/ExifValues.cs
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Metadata.Profiles.Exif
                 case ExifTagValue.ExifVersion: return new ExifByteArray(ExifTag.ExifVersion, ExifDataType.Undefined);
                 case ExifTagValue.ComponentsConfiguration: return new ExifByteArray(ExifTag.ComponentsConfiguration, ExifDataType.Undefined);
                 case ExifTagValue.MakerNote: return new ExifByteArray(ExifTag.MakerNote, ExifDataType.Undefined);
-                case ExifTagValue.UserComment: return new ExifByteArray(ExifTag.UserComment, ExifDataType.Undefined);
+                case ExifTagValue.UserComment: return new ExifEncodedString(ExifTag.UserComment);
                 case ExifTagValue.FlashpixVersion: return new ExifByteArray(ExifTag.FlashpixVersion, ExifDataType.Undefined);
                 case ExifTagValue.SpatialFrequencyResponse: return new ExifByteArray(ExifTag.SpatialFrequencyResponse, ExifDataType.Undefined);
                 case ExifTagValue.SpatialFrequencyResponse2: return new ExifByteArray(ExifTag.SpatialFrequencyResponse2, ExifDataType.Undefined);
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Metadata.Profiles.Exif
                 case ExifTagValue.CFAPattern: return new ExifByteArray(ExifTag.CFAPattern, ExifDataType.Undefined);
                 case ExifTagValue.DeviceSettingDescription: return new ExifByteArray(ExifTag.DeviceSettingDescription, ExifDataType.Undefined);
                 case ExifTagValue.ImageSourceData: return new ExifByteArray(ExifTag.ImageSourceData, ExifDataType.Undefined);
-                case ExifTagValue.GPSProcessingMethod: return new ExifByteArray(ExifTag.GPSProcessingMethod, ExifDataType.Undefined);
-                case ExifTagValue.GPSAreaInformation: return new ExifByteArray(ExifTag.GPSAreaInformation, ExifDataType.Undefined);
+                case ExifTagValue.GPSProcessingMethod: return new ExifEncodedString(ExifTag.GPSProcessingMethod);
+                case ExifTagValue.GPSAreaInformation: return new ExifEncodedString(ExifTag.GPSAreaInformation);
 
                 default: return null;
             }