Capture images and video - Capture images and video - PACSgear - PACS Scan Mobile - PACSgear/PACS-Scan-Mobile/4.0/PACS-Scan-Mobile-User-Help/Use-PACS-Scan-Mobile/Capture-images-and-video - 4.0 - 4.0

PACS Scan Mobile User Help

Platform
PACSgear
Product
PACS Scan Mobile
Release
4.0
License
ft:lastPublication
2026-07-31T00:52:50.019000
ft:locale
en-US
Before you can capture videos, your administrator must turn on video capture. See "Add a department" in the PACSgear Enterprise Server user's manual.

Image capture limitations

Devices have different limitations for how many images it can capture and send at maximum resolution. Exceeding this limit will negatively affect device performance and may even result in loss of captured images.

For example, the Samsung Lite tablet and other 4GB devices have a limit of 10 max resolution images.

To capture an image or video to attach to a patient study, complete the following steps.

  1. Find a patient and tap Next.

    The camera of the mobile device turns on.

  2. To capture images, complete the following substeps.
    1. At the top of the capture screen, tap Photo.
    2. Optional. To zoom in or out, tap the plus or minus .
    3. To capture one or more images, aim the camera and tap the circle .
  3. To capture videos, complete the following substeps.
    1. At the top of the capture screen, tap Video.
    2. Rotate your device to landscape orientation.
    3. Tap the circle to start and stop recording.
  4. When you are done capturing images and videos, tap Next.
    Thumbnails of the images and videos you capture appear on the send screen.