Take photos on
your own schedule.

Before your first session

1. 01

   Allow the camera and photo saving

   The app needs camera permission to capture and permission to add to the photo library to save. Review the prompts and allow the access needed for your shoot.

2. 02

   Secure the phone and compose

   Use a tripod or stable surface. Check focus and brightness at your subject’s position. Respect people’s consent and the photography rules of the location.

3. 03

   Choose settings, then test

   Try about five photos first and check the framing and saved results. Increase the count when you are happy. Keep the app in the foreground and the phone unlocked throughout capture.

Three settings, three different jobs

With a 10-second delay, 3-second interval and 20 photos, the first shot is around 10 seconds after starting. The last shot is nominally at 67 seconds. There are 19 gaps between 20 photos, so the calculation is 10 + 3 × 19.

Plan your session time

Use the app’s actual presets to estimate the nominal time to the last shutter. This does not estimate exposure, processing or saving delays.

Practical starting settings

Treat these as starting points. Shorter intervals suit changing expressions; slower subjects may need longer intervals. For extended sessions, a finite count can make it easier to understand how many photos you will need to manage before choosing manual stop.

One-second intervals can still miss most of a fast golf swing or other quick movement. Use video, slow motion or burst capture when you need to examine that kind of motion closely.

Before a longer shoot

Check battery level and available storage. Photo size varies with the device, settings and scene, so this planner deliberately does not predict storage requirements.

Switching apps, locking the phone or a camera interruption can interrupt capture. Unlimited means that you stop the session manually; it does not promise 24-hour unattended recording or uninterrupted operation.

After the session, check the results in Photos. If saving fails, follow the app’s message and review photo permissions and available storage before continuing.