The Photo question lets you attach one or more images to a form, from the app or from the web form. Photos can be taken directly with the device camera or selected from the gallery, depending on how the question is set up.
It's especially useful for recording visual evidence of completed work, inspections, failures, damage, or safety conditions.
How do I add a Photo question?
Go to the Form Builder and open the form you want to edit.
Click Add new question.
Choose the Photo question type.
Fill in the following fields:
Title: the name of the question. It's shown in the form and in exports.
Description: add instructions to guide the user. For example: "Take a photo of the inspected equipment".
Choose the Camera quality and, if needed, open Advanced Options.
Click Save to apply the changes.
What options can I set up?
Camera quality
Choose the quality of the photos:
High: better quality, although syncing may take longer.
Mid: the recommended option.
Low: lighter photos.
This option is available on paid plans.
Advanced Options
Required: prevents the user from moving on without attaching at least one photo.
Disable gallery: prevents the user from selecting images stored on their device. They must take the photo directly with the camera.
Multiple photos: lets you attach up to 10 images in the same question, both in the app and in the web form.
Skip questions: lets you set which question the form goes to after this one.
How is the question shown when answering the form?
The Photo question is shown along with the rest of the form's questions. The user can take a photo or select an image from the gallery, as long as that option is enabled.
The way you move through the form may vary depending on the form experience enabled in the app.
In the web form
When you click + Image, you can choose:
Upload image: select an image from your computer.
Use camera: take a photo with the device camera without leaving the form. This works in Photo, Multiple photos, and Comments with photo questions.
Multiple photo questions can also be answered and edited from the browser. For example, from the office you can correct the photos a technician recorded in the field before sending the answer to the client.
Watermark on photos
When the watermark is active in your account, every new photo taken or uploaded in DataScope includes a bar at the bottom of the image with the following information:
Date and time: shows when the photo was recorded.
Location (GPS): shows the location associated with the image.
DataScope logo.
The watermark is embedded in the image and stays when it's viewed in forms, galleries, PDFs, or downloaded files. This lets you prove when and where each photo was taken, which is key for field reports and audits.
How is the photo's location determined?
DataScope uses the following priority to determine the location shown in the watermark:
The GPS location recorded in the photo itself.
If the photo has no GPS information, it uses the location recorded in the form answer.
If no location information is available, "--" is shown.
How is it turned on?
The watermark is enabled at the account level and can't be turned on or off from the question settings.
It comes turned on in new accounts.
In older accounts, the DataScope team turns it on. If you want to use it, contact us through the support chat.
It only applies to new photos from the moment it's turned on. Previous photos don't change.
