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Take several inspection photos without leaving the camera in FieldSeen

By Eduardo MartinezFounder, FieldSeen

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Actual FieldSeen desktop camera window with a fictional kitchen scene, two captured photos, remaining capacity, and Add 2 photos.

Before you start

Plan
Free and Professional
Works on
Desktop and phone with camera access
You’ll need
An editable inspection, a room, and available photo slots

Keep the camera open while you document a room. Take several photos, check the previews, remove a shot you do not need, and return to the room with the images ready to save alongside its condition and notes.

This is available on Free and Professional on desktop and phone. Open an inspection you can edit, choose a room, and allow camera access when prompted. The screenshots use entirely fictional records and a synthetic kitchen scene supplied to the real camera interface; they do not show a customer property.

Take a room's photos on your phone

4 steps Phone

  1. Open or resume your inspection, then select the room you are documenting. Choose its overall condition and add useful notes.
  2. Under Photos, select Camera. Allow camera access if asked.
  3. Use the shutter button to take a photo. Keep taking the views you need without closing the camera. Check the small previews and the remaining count.
  4. Remove an unwanted shot with its remove control, then take a replacement if needed. Tap Done to return to the room with the captured photos.
FieldSeen phone Kitchen editor with Camera and Library choices and Save room.
Start from the room so its photos stay with the right condition record. Select the image to view it at full size.
FieldSeen phone camera with a synthetic kitchen scene, two captured previews, six remaining slots, shutter, and Done.
Review your shots while the camera stays open, then tap Done. Select the image to view it at full size.

Steps 5–5 Phone

  1. Back in the room, review the attached previews, condition, and notes. Select Save room. Wait for the save result before moving on.
FieldSeen Kitchen editor showing two pending synthetic photos and the Save room button.
Done returns the photos to the editor. Save room is the separate save action. Select the image to view it at full size.
FieldSeen phone inspection room list showing Kitchen with 2 Photos after saving.
After saving, the room list reflects the two attached photos. Select the image to view it at full size.

Use your computer's camera on desktop

4 steps Desktop

  1. Open or resume the inspection and select the room in the room list.
  2. Under Photos, select Use webcam. Allow camera access. The Take photoswindow uses your computer's camera.
  3. Take successive photos with the shutter. Review them in Captured and remove unwanted shots. The remaining count shows the space left in this session.
  4. Select Add 2 photos when you have two shots, or the corresponding Add button for your captured count. Review the room and select Save room details.
FieldSeen desktop Kitchen editor showing Use webcam, Add photos, and Save room details.
Use webcam opens the capture window; Add photos selects existing files. Select the image to view it at full size.
FieldSeen desktop room editor with two synthetic photo previews and Save room details.
Add the captured photos back to the room, then save its details. Select the image to view it at full size.

Understand the limit and save step

A room can hold up to eight photos in total. Photos already saved and photos waiting in the editor both use that allowance. For example, if a room already has three saved photos and one pending image, the camera can add up to four more. The camera's remaining count reflects the capacity available when you open it.

Done on phone and the Add button in the desktop camera window finish the capture session and return files to the editor. They do not save the room by themselves. Choose a condition and use Save room or Save room details. Follow the save or sync status shown by FieldSeen; a photo preview alone does not confirm cloud synchronization.

Use Done or the Add button to keep the shots from the current camera session. Closing the camera with its X or cancelling discards those session shots. It does not delete photos already attached to the room.

If the camera is unavailable

Check camera permission and whether another app is using the camera. If live capture is unavailable, return to the room and use Library on phone or Add photos on desktop to choose existing images. Available cameras and lens choices depend on what your device and browser expose; additional lenses are not available on every device.

For useful evidence, capture a room overview and closer views of any issue, and explain what the photos show in the room notes. Our move-in photo guide explains how to record room context and detail. See the Keep the camera open feature overview. If your next visit needs the same room names, you can also reuse rooms from a previous inspection while recording fresh photos.

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