i am in the field a lot and keeping the phone app open, it is constantly 'accidentally' switchin from Photo mode to video mode or document scan mode. Which means I am constantly having to manually switch it back. I would like the ability to 'lock' the photo mode so that it can only take photos and not easily switch based on errant thumbs/putting the open app phone into my pocket while fumbling with a tape measure or pitch gauge.
Photo-mode Lock capability
- Thread starter zach@zachsmithconsulting.
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Hey Zach, thanks for sharing your feedback!
We can totally see how this feature would help when you're working in tight spaces, up on ladders, or shooting one-handed at an awkward angle. A stray thumb flips you into Video and you don't notice until you've missed the shot.
Right now there isn't a way to lock the camera to Photo mode, but I've passed this along to our product team so it's in front of the folks making those calls. Wishlist posts like this help shape what gets prioritized, so thank you for taking the time to write it up.
In the meantime, two things that might help:
Open straight to Camera View. You can set the app to launch straight into the camera instead of the home screen, so even when you lock your screen and aren't using the app, it will always open back up in Photo mode. Here's how.
If you're on an iPhone 16 or newer, use the Camera Control button. The Camera Control button on newer iPhones is compatible with the app. A single press on that side button fires the shutter, so you can shoot without touching the screen at all:
We can totally see how this feature would help when you're working in tight spaces, up on ladders, or shooting one-handed at an awkward angle. A stray thumb flips you into Video and you don't notice until you've missed the shot.
Right now there isn't a way to lock the camera to Photo mode, but I've passed this along to our product team so it's in front of the folks making those calls. Wishlist posts like this help shape what gets prioritized, so thank you for taking the time to write it up.
In the meantime, two things that might help:
Open straight to Camera View. You can set the app to launch straight into the camera instead of the home screen, so even when you lock your screen and aren't using the app, it will always open back up in Photo mode. Here's how.
If you're on an iPhone 16 or newer, use the Camera Control button. The Camera Control button on newer iPhones is compatible with the app. A single press on that side button fires the shutter, so you can shoot without touching the screen at all:
- Double-tap the Camera Control button to open the camera settings overlay.
- With the overlay open, double-tap the Camera Control button again to switch between Zoom and Exposure.
- Slide up or down on the Camera Control button to adjust the selected setting.
- Single-tap the Camera Control button to take a photo.
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