# IPhone, using Qfield camera app

**URL:** <https://community.qfield.org/t/iphone-using-qfield-camera-app/1645>\
**Category:** Ask the Community\
**Created:** [7 May 2026 08:32 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/iphone-using-qfield-camera-app/1645 "2026-05-07T08:32:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![EndamclTE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7993a0/32.png) [@EndamclTE](https://community.qfield.org/u/EndamclTE)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2026 08:32 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/iphone-using-qfield-camera-app/1645/1 "2026-05-07T08:32:35Z")

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I can use ‘Native Camera’ within the app, although this (iPhone 16) produces 20MB images.

When I disable this, and use the Qfield camera application, on landscape mode, the image is upside down!

I’d rather use the QField camera solution, as this provides upto 5MB images.

I don’t want to fill my storage with 20MB images, however don’t see a solution.

Any one else got this?

Thanks, E

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**Author:** ![Mathieu\_Pellerin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex018/user_avatar/community.qfield.org/mathieu_pellerin/32/636_2.png) [@Mathieu\_Pellerin](https://community.qfield.org/u/Mathieu_Pellerin)\
**Post date:** [9 May 2026 08:35 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/iphone-using-qfield-camera-app/1645/2 "2026-05-09T08:35:51Z")

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@EndamclTE , if you are setting up your projects in QGIS, you can cap the file size by using the max. width / height (in pixel) of image attachments here:

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex018/uploads/qfield/original/2X/e/e03907469cf0f374979890c36d6b1b43a322e870.jpeg)

We’re trying to work out a solution on rotated images on iOS. It’s a problem with Qt that impacts this platform more than others.

Question: if we had the ability to rotate a photo (90 / 180 / 270 degrees) within our image sketcher, would that be a solution for you? You’d manually need to rotate images that are not properly orientated by that would all be done within QField while in the field.

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**Author:** ![EndamclTE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7993a0/32.png) [@EndamclTE](https://community.qfield.org/u/EndamclTE)\
**Post date:** [10 May 2026 09:04 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/iphone-using-qfield-camera-app/1645/3 "2026-05-10T09:04:01Z")

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Thanks Mathieu. That’s very useful, and will take a look at the image settings.

At the moment, images are mostly retained as a log/record, and are not often needed in reports. If I do use them, I’m rotating them via Windows. Having a solution via the app may be more time efficient, so would be keen to try that out.

Thanks

E