Take And Add Photos to an Album (iOS)
Objective
To take and add photos to an album in the project's Photos tool using an iOS mobile device.
Things to Consider
- Required User Permissions:
- 'Standard' level permissions or higher on the project's Photos tool.
Steps
You can take new photos or select existing photos to add to an album in the project's Photos tool. Click a link below to view the relevant steps:
To Take a Photo and Add it to an Album
- Open the camera mode in the Procore iOS app from one of the following areas:
- From the Tools or Dashboard page:
- Click the plus
icon.
- Click Take Photo.
- Click the plus
- From the Photos tool:
- Tap the camera
icon.
- Tap Camera.
- Tap the camera
- From the Tools or Dashboard page:
- Tap the Album menu to select an album for the photo.
Note: The photo will be saved to the 'Unclassified' album if no other album is selected.- Optional: If you want to create a new album:
- Tap Create Album.
- Enter a name for the album and tap Save.
- Select the new album from the list.
- Optional: If you want to create a new album:
- The following options are available:
- Flash: Tap the flash
icon to change the flash setting.
Note: Continue tapping to go through the different flash settings (off, on and automatic). - Timestamp: Tap the timestamp icon ON
or OFF
to determine whether a timestamp will be marked on the photo.
- Focus: If you want to focus on a specific area within the frame, tap that area to adjust the camera's focus.
- Flash: Tap the flash
- Tap the shutter release
icon when you are ready to take the photo.
Note: This action automatically captures and saves the photo to your project. - Optional: Tap the image thumbnail to review any photos you took and access the following options:
- Delete: Select this option if you would like to delete your photo.
Note: Only 'Admin' level users on the Photos tool can delete photos. - Details: Select this option if you would like to enter or update information for the photo. See Edit a Photo's Information (iOS).
- Markup: Select this option to add to markups to a photo. See Mark up a Photo (iOS).
Note: When you add markups to a photo, two versions of the photo will exist in Procore: the original (unmodified) photo and the photo with markups.
- Delete: Select this option if you would like to delete your photo.
- Tap Done to exit the camera mode.
To Add a Photo from your Mobile Device to an Album
- Navigate to the project's Photos tool using an iOS mobile device.
- Tap the camera icon
.
- Tap Choose from Library and locate the photos you want to select.
- Tap each photo you want to add.
- Tap Done.
- Optional: Enter information for the photo. See Edit a Photo's Information (iOS).
- Tap Upload Photos.
Note: The photos are automatically added to the selected album in the Photos tool.