# Nav Camera — Photo/Movie Geo-data Overlays

> Record photos and videos with embedded geo-location data and custom notes. (iPhone/iPad app by Craig Hunter.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nav-camera/id865293820 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Craig Hunter](https://appshunter.io/developer/286743884)
- Category: Navigation, Photo & Video
- Price: $3.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.00/5 from 34 App Store ratings · 34 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2014-08-22
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nav-camera/id865293820/reviews.md

## What is Nav Camera?

Nav Camera uses the proven navigation, augmented reality, and image processing engines from the well known Theodolite app to create a new app that focuses on photogaphy and video recording with data overlays.  The app has been crafted with attention to detail by a top iOS developer, and benefits from over 20 years of development and testing heritage, along with real world usage by surveyors, geologists, architects, engineers, competitive sportsmen, first responders, military personnel, and search and rescue workers around the world.  Nav Camera supports portrait and landscape photo capture, and gives you the option to overlay date/time, geo data, street address, and four lines of custom notes on photos and videos.

Nav Camera lets you take photographs and record movies in landscape and portrait orientations with geo-location overlays and custom notes.  Geo-location overlays include date, time, position, altitude, GPS datum, and compass bearing. Overlay data is updated in every frame when recording movies, which is great for documenting dynamic scenes or scanning an area.  You can enter up to four lines of custom notes to be rendered into the overlay, which is perfect for job descriptions, project names, company/staff information, invoice numbers, or additional comments/documentation.  Various parts of the overlay can be turned on or off, and multiple overlay colors are available.

Nav Camera includes features for serious users including multiple reticles (three types of crosshairs and an SLR-style focus/exposure indicator), colored lens filters to improve use in dark conditions and preserve night vision, and multiple position formats including military grid reference system (MGRS), universal transverse Mercator (UTM), British/Irish National Grids, and six latitude/longitude variations. The optional "Datum Pack" adds over 220 geodetic datums to the app for more accurate position and altitude computation from GPS data. Optional datums include NAD-27, NAD-83, OSGB-36, ED-50, and hundreds of others, covering regions and countries on all continents around the world. 

Find out why apps like Nav Camera and Theodolite, and their field-proven results, are featured in Apple Keynotes, written up in magazine articles and professional journals, and used by everyday explorers and pro users around the world. Where will you take Nav Camera on your next adventure? 

Nav Camera works on any iPhone or iPod Touch with camera, running iOS 11.4 or later.  If you like Nav Camera, please leave a review/rating on the iTunes App Store.  It only takes a moment, and helps us a lot. Thanks!

## Key features

- Geo-location data overlays (date, time, position, altitude, datum, bearing)
- Customizable notes up to four lines
- Movie recording with real-time overlay updates
- Multiple reticle options
- Colored lens filters
- Support for various position formats (MGRS, UTM, etc.)

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $3.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Datum Pack | $2.99 | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #107 in Top Paid · Navigation (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 34)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nav-camera/id865293820/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Simply take geo referenced photos

*2026-01-05, version 1.2.3*

Simple to use and unlike many others it includes the Direction camera is facing taking the photo. Just the lay long details doesn’t help find on a map what you were taking a picture of.

### 1/5 — Problem

*2024-09-24, version 1.2.3*

Just paid $3.99. Installed on iPhone 12 Pro Max with iso18 crashing when loading unable to load

### 5/5 — Works Great

*2023-03-02, version 1.2.1*

Use it for hunting trips every year!

### 1/5 — Fails to Initialize

*2022-10-16, version 1.2.1*

Worked great in past.  Now repeatedly fails to initialize in iOS 16.  Please fix.

### 5/5 — Top Notch

*2021-08-13, version 1.2.1*

Does what it says. I had some device issues, the developer responded promptly with sound advice.

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2021-06-26, version 1.2.1*

Doesn't work with latest update!!

### 5/5 — Incredibly useful app

*2020-09-30, version 1.2.1*

I love this app, as it allows me to capture images which have the date and time stamped on them, as well as the gps co-ordinates of the location. Useful for holiday photographs, or for situations where you may wish to record all of these details, without the need to write them down, such as after a minor car accident. It could also be useful to parents, who wish to have a documented photographic record of their children growing up, as the date, time etc are instantly visible for quick reference in years to come. I’m sure you’ll be able to think of a thousand other uses for it too. It’s not at all expensive and definitely worth having. Highly recommended!

### 2/5 — Compass is NOT accurate

*2020-08-14, version 1.2.1*

I purchased this app based on reviews and I was looking for something that combined all that was advertised. I also purchased the Theodolite app. I use an iPhone Xs Max. Neither app compass is ANYWHERE near being correct ! Both apps were automatically downloaded to my newer version iPad Mini.....again same result, although the caveat being the iPhone app doesn’t work correctly on an iPad without the special iPad version (another negative , in my opinion). I have compared the compasses with the iPhone imbedded compass.....iPhone compass is correct, while the app compass is so inaccurate that it is laughable. Unless I am missing something, I also don’t see anywhere that compass could be calibrated in the app. This would be a great app with that issue fixed. At this point, I’m giving this a “2” rating.

### 5/5 — Excellent

*2020-08-14, version 1.2.1*

These Hunter Research apps are quite useful, easy to use and offer terrific utility for anyone who works or plays outdoors. In-app purchases add utility and are well worth the modest expense. (This comment revised to excise remarks about in-app purchases not transferring across devices. See developer statement nearby.)

### 4/5 — Game changer!

*2020-06-25, version 1.2.1*

I am a wildlife biologist who spends most days in the field. Using this app has made my work so much simpler having all my data in a picture. I use it all day every day and absolutely love it. It would be nice to be able to use the different cameras on the phone so that’s why I’m taking a star off.

## Frequently asked questions about Nav Camera

### What does Nav Camera do?

Nav Camera allows you to take photographs and record movies with integrated geo-location data overlays. It can display information like date, time, position, altitude, GPS datum, and compass bearing directly on your media. You can also add custom notes for detailed documentation.

### What kind of data can be overlaid on photos and videos?

The app can overlay essential geo-location data including date, time, current position, altitude, GPS datum, and compass bearing. For videos, this data is updated in every frame. You can also add up to four lines of custom text notes, which is useful for project details or comments.

### Is Nav Camera free to use?

The app is free to download and use with its core features. However, it offers optional in-app purchases, such as the 'Datum Pack,' which expands the number of supported geodetic datums for more accurate computations. This allows users to enhance functionality based on their specific needs.

### What devices is Nav Camera compatible with?

Nav Camera is compatible with any iPhone or iPod Touch that has a camera and is running iOS 11.4 or later. This ensures a wide range of Apple devices can utilize its advanced features for photo and video documentation.

### Who would benefit from using Nav Camera?

This app is designed for professionals and serious users who require precise location data and documentation within their visual media. This includes surveyors, geologists, architects, engineers, sportsmen, first responders, military personnel, and search and rescue teams who need to record field data accurately.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3 — 2026-04-16

New option to automatically lookup and overlay street address on photos and videos.

### 1.2.3 — 2023-10-15

Fix for an issue preventing the app from saving photos for some users on iOS 17.

### 1.2.2 — 2023-09-24

Fix for graphics glitches on some devices with iOS 17.

### 1.2.1 — 2019-10-07

Fix for iOS 13 issue preventing in-app purchase of Datum Pack.

### 1.2 — 2019-09-26

Fix for photo album permissions issue on iOS 13 that was preventing the app from saving photos.  Improvement in the quality of overlay graphics for movies.  Added support for the new triple camera system on iPhone 11 Pro models.  Other iOS 13 tweaks.

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All apps by Craig Hunter: https://appshunter.io/developer/286743884

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