# Distance or time based capture **URL:** \ **Category:** Mobile apps\ **Created:** [March 7, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/distance-or-time-based-capture/864 "2017-03-07T13:42:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![filipc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.mapillary.com/filipc/32/1103_2.png) [@filipc](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/filipc)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/distance-or-time-based-capture/864/21 "2017-03-23T08:59:39Z")
I forgot my short memory disorder for events. ---
**Author:** ![Georgiysys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.mapillary.com/georgiysys/32/605_2.png) [@Georgiysys](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/Georgiysys)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/distance-or-time-based-capture/864/22 "2017-03-23T16:24:46Z")
I agree, there are not enough statistics for displaying frames, while moving at speed there is no way to monitor the application, and the frame counter can help in this, although I do not yet know how to implement it ---
**Author:** ![Georgiysys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.mapillary.com/georgiysys/32/605_2.png) [@Georgiysys](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/Georgiysys)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/distance-or-time-based-capture/864/23 "2017-03-23T16:42:16Z")
I propose to consider the addition of functionality to capture panorammy as a separate function, ie select a point click and shoot panorammy application with the tips to make panorammu capturing footage in order to add mode automatic and manual adjustment of staff. ---
**Author:** ![filipc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.mapillary.com/filipc/32/1103_2.png) [@filipc](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/filipc)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/distance-or-time-based-capture/864/24 "2017-03-23T16:47:12Z")
Image counter will be reintroduced and panoramic shooting was abandoned long ago. I am glad panoramic shooting was abandoned, I never understood it or it never worked and it was superfluous. ---
**Author:** ![Georgiysys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.mapillary.com/georgiysys/32/605_2.png) [@Georgiysys](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/Georgiysys)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/distance-or-time-based-capture/864/25 "2017-03-23T16:50:33Z")
I like to make panoramas, and in the presence of only a smartphone to switch applications during the walk is not convenient, also the latest version hardly finds the gps ---
**Author:** ![filipc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.mapillary.com/filipc/32/1103_2.png) [@filipc](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/filipc)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/distance-or-time-based-capture/864/26 "2017-03-23T16:54:22Z")
You can make panoramas, just turn with enough overlap while shooting. I do it all the time, often at the beginning and end of a sequence. ---
**Author:** ![Georgiysys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.mapillary.com/georgiysys/32/605_2.png) [@Georgiysys](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/Georgiysys)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/distance-or-time-based-capture/864/27 "2017-03-23T17:02:13Z")
In the “Google camera” made "convenient way the camera finds beacons and when moving the camera suggests the optimal position. ---
**Author:** ![filipc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.mapillary.com/filipc/32/1103_2.png) [@filipc](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/filipc)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/distance-or-time-based-capture/864/28 "2017-03-23T17:03:58Z")
I know that. The Mapillary programmers have better things to do. For spheric panoramas I use an appropriate camera. ---
**Author:** ![filipc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.mapillary.com/filipc/32/1103_2.png) [@filipc](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/filipc)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/distance-or-time-based-capture/864/29 "2017-03-30T12:53:32Z")
I just see that there is "Compass autocapture: " in the Settings. I don’t know if it works well, this may depend on the quality of your smartphone. ---
**Author:** ![peter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.mapillary.com/peter/32/66_2.png) [@peter](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/peter)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/distance-or-time-based-capture/864/30 "2017-03-31T13:51:43Z")
Hi there, thanks for all the feedback! The photo counter, storage and battery stats are all in now, and will be out of beta very shortly (just want to make sure there are not more things to fix). If you want to capture pano, just switch to manual mode and use the phone compass, and click whenever you like? /peter ---
**Author:** ![filipc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.mapillary.com/filipc/32/1103_2.png) [@filipc](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/filipc)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/distance-or-time-based-capture/864/31 "2017-03-31T14:20:30Z")
In version 3.38 capture direction returns to forward when restarting mly I assume this is not a feature. My way is : shooting without looking in the settings just like the previous time. ---
**Author:** ![katrin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.mapillary.com/katrin/32/251_2.png) [@katrin](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/katrin)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2017, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/distance-or-time-based-capture/864/32 "2017-04-03T12:36:02Z")
@filipc Resetting the compass direction is not intended behaviour. Will report this. Other than that, we have 3.41 out now with more fixes. ---
**Author:** ![enteq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@enteq](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/enteq)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/distance-or-time-based-capture/864/33 "2020-01-19T18:56:15Z")
the “capture direction returns to forward” bug is still present in 3.158 ---
**Author:** ![enteq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@enteq](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/enteq)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2020, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/distance-or-time-based-capture/864/34 "2020-04-04T12:01:26Z")
@katrin This bug is still present? Btw. couldn’t the app just record the compass direction for every picture, and let the user, or even an algorithm decide afterwards, which direction method to use? Then forgetting the switch would not result in bad directions. ---
**Author:** ![micmin1972](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@micmin1972](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/micmin1972)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/distance-or-time-based-capture/864/35 "2020-05-14T22:44:14Z")
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