diff --git a/demo/dali-table-view.cpp b/demo/dali-table-view.cpp
index 127c82f..847dddd 100644
--- a/demo/dali-table-view.cpp
+++ b/demo/dali-table-view.cpp
@@ -324,17 +324,18 @@ void DaliTableView::Initialize( Application& application )
   // Remove constraints for inner cube effect
   ApplyCubeEffectToActors();
 
-  // Set initial orientation
-  unsigned int degrees = application.GetOrientation().GetDegrees();
-  Rotate( degrees );
-
   Dali::Window winHandle = application.GetWindow();
   winHandle.AddAvailableOrientation( Dali::Window::PORTRAIT );
   winHandle.RemoveAvailableOrientation( Dali::Window::LANDSCAPE );
   winHandle.AddAvailableOrientation( Dali::Window::PORTRAIT_INVERSE );
   winHandle.RemoveAvailableOrientation( Dali::Window::LANDSCAPE_INVERSE );
 
+  // Set initial orientation
   Dali::Orientation orientation = winHandle.GetOrientation();
+
+  unsigned int degrees = winHandle.GetOrientation().GetDegrees();
+  Rotate( degrees );
+
   orientation.ChangedSignal().Connect( this, &DaliTableView::OrientationChanged );
 
   winHandle.ShowIndicator( Dali::Window::INVISIBLE );
diff --git a/examples/motion-blur/motion-blur-example.cpp b/examples/motion-blur/motion-blur-example.cpp
index b1528af..317ac70 100644
--- a/examples/motion-blur/motion-blur-example.cpp
+++ b/examples/motion-blur/motion-blur-example.cpp
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ public:
     winHandle.AddAvailableOrientation( Dali::Window::LANDSCAPE_INVERSE );
 
     // set initial orientation
-    app.GetOrientation().ChangedSignal().Connect( this, &MotionBlurExampleApp::OnOrientationChanged );
-    unsigned int degrees = app.GetOrientation().GetDegrees();
+    winHandle.GetOrientation().ChangedSignal().Connect( this, &MotionBlurExampleApp::OnOrientationChanged );
+    unsigned int degrees = winHandle.GetOrientation().GetDegrees();
     Rotate( static_cast< DeviceOrientation >( degrees ) );
 
 
diff --git a/examples/motion-stretch/motion-stretch-example.cpp b/examples/motion-stretch/motion-stretch-example.cpp
index 98a8380..ff61118 100644
--- a/examples/motion-stretch/motion-stretch-example.cpp
+++ b/examples/motion-stretch/motion-stretch-example.cpp
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ public:
     winHandle.AddAvailableOrientation( Dali::Window::PORTRAIT_INVERSE  );
     winHandle.AddAvailableOrientation( Dali::Window::LANDSCAPE_INVERSE );
 
-    app.GetOrientation().ChangedSignal().Connect( this, &MotionStretchExampleApp::OnOrientationChanged );
-    unsigned int degrees = app.GetOrientation().GetDegrees();
+    winHandle.GetOrientation().ChangedSignal().Connect( this, &MotionStretchExampleApp::OnOrientationChanged );
+    unsigned int degrees = winHandle.GetOrientation().GetDegrees();
     Rotate( static_cast< DeviceOrientation >( degrees ) );