Capture a Photo

Photo fields are a special subset of character fields that store images from the device gallery or camera.

Note: Photo fields must be set up in the table validation in the Discover software.

Activity Steps

  1. In the data entry window, tap the Take photo icon. Camera icon

    Note: The app will ask for permission to use your phones camera, if it is your first time using the take a photo function.

  2. Take a photo using your phone's camera.
  3. To view the photo, tap the image thumbnail.
  4. Tap Save.

Note: If you want to capture more than one photo for a record, you must create multiple photo fields for the layer.

Note: When images are captured they are stored in the project file. The photos are not visible from the device gallery.