Camera
When you launch the camera from a specific album, photos and videos you capture are saved directly to that album.
Open from thumbnails
- Tap the on the bottom left of the thumbnails screen.
- Tap Camera.
You can also open Camera from a Quick Action button at the bottom of the main screen. Set Settings > General > Quick Action to Camera.
Record video
- Open the camera.
- Tap the video button to the left of the shutter to switch to video mode.
- Tap the shutter to start recording.
- Tap the shutter again to stop.
Videos use the same album and file name settings as photos.
Pause and resume
While recording, a pause button appears at the bottom left of the camera screen, in place of the close button.
- Tap Pause to pause recording without ending the clip.
- Tap again to resume. Recording continues in the same video file.
Paused time is skipped. The result is one video, not separate clips.
Pause and resume require iOS 18 or later.
Camera Options
Open Camera Options from the camera screen.
- Grid
- Show a composition grid on the viewfinder.
- Level
- Show a horizon level on the viewfinder.
- Exposure Slider
- Show a slider to adjust exposure while composing.
- Video Recording
- Resolution and frame rate for video. Higher settings record larger files. Formats the current camera does not support are not listed.
- Include Location
- Save location (GPS) in captured photos and videos.
- File Name
- Naming format for captured files. Names start from HPC_0001 and increment with each capture. You can change or reset the sequence here.
- Add to Album
- Album where new photos and videos are saved. When set to Current Album, they are saved to the album that is currently open. If they cannot be added to the current album, they are saved to All Photos in the System Library.
- Watermark
- Overlay a watermark on captured photos. Tap Add Watermark to create a new one. Turn on Apply to Videos to stamp the same watermark on recorded videos.
Launch from Control Center
Add HashPhotos Camera to Control Center to launch the camera from anywhere.
- Swipe down from the top-right corner of the iPhone to open Control Center.
- Long press on an empty area to enter Edit mode.
- Tap Add a Control.
- Find HashPhotos Camera and add it.
Launch with Camera Control button
On supported iPhone models, you can set the Camera Control hardware button to launch HashPhotos Camera directly.
- Open Settings > Camera > Camera Control.
- Under Launch Camera, tap Camera.
- Choose HashPhotos.
Press the Camera Control button to open HashPhotos Camera immediately.
