Use attachment¶

In QField, a field with Attachment widget can be used to:

show and take photos
show and record videos
listen and record sound clips
show links to external files like PDFs or documents

To configure the Widget, please refer to the Attributes Form Documentation

Add a series of pictures to a feature¶

Desktop preparation

One or more pictures can be added to the feature. Here is an example of how to proceed.

Tables¶

It is necessary to set up two tables. One table where the features are stored and one with a list of pictures.

Apiary¶

Field	Type
`id`	Text (UUID)
`geometry`	Geometry
`...`

Apiary_pictures¶

Field	Type
`id`	Text (UUID)
`apiary_id`	Text (UUID)
`path`	Text
`...`

Relations¶

Create a relation with:

apiary Referenced layer
id Referenced field
apiary_picture Referencing layer
apiary_id Referencing field
strength Composition

Widgets¶

Apiary¶

Set the default value of the field id to uuid() or use the UUID Generator widget. No need to show it in the form.

Set the relation widget to many to one relation and add the relation to the form

Apiary picture¶

Set the widget type of the field path to Attachment and add it to the form

Geotagging¶

Fieldwork

Some mobile devices will require for native camera mode to be turned off to enable geotagging.

To enable geotagging in case your native OS camera does not support this functionality, follow these steps:

In QField, go to the settings and make sure Use native Camera is deactivated on your mobile device
Completed! QField's own QML-based camera will now be utilized while taking pictures

Maximum picture size¶

Desktop preparation

The advanced settings allow rescaling the photos to a maximum width/height in QFieldSync plugin > Project configuration

Configurable attachment path¶

Desktop preparation

QFieldSync provides the possibility to configure the path of picture attachments.

Go to QFieldSync plugin > Layers Properties
Choose the layer, the field and configure the expression

Use expressions to specify the path of the attachments. By default, pictures are saved into the "DCIM" folder, audio are saved into the "audio" folder and videos are saved into "video" with a timestamp as name.

Additional directories can be synchronized with pictures or other attachments. Extra paths can be configured in Attachment directories. All paths are relative to the project directory.

Note

QGIS 3.14 or newer is required for this functionality