Downloading Photos

You can download photos from your camera to your iPhone over Wi-Fi or USB.

Downloading Individual Photos

When the photo preview is open, tap the download button left of the photo name to save it.

Batch Download

Tap Select button in the toolbar to enable selection mode. In selection mode:

  • Tap on a photo to select/deselect it.
  • Tap on a header (e.g. a date) to select the entire group.
  • Drag across photos to quickly make a rectangular selection.

The number of selected photos appears at the bottom of the screen. Tap Download to confirm the selection.

Confirm selection of photos or cancel.

Download Options

Exact options depend on the camera and selected photos .

Quality Options

If your selection contains RAW files, depending on your camera model, you might be able to control import quality. In the Download RAW files as… field you can choose between:

QualityDescription
RAWFull-resolution RAW file. Larger file size, slower transfer.
JPEGDevelop RAW file in camera. Much faster, good for quick sharing with friends and family.

RAW quality is useful when you need the full file on your iPhone, e.g. for post-processing.

Save Destination

Choose where downloaded photos are saved:

  • Photos app — saves to your iPhone or iCloud photo library. You can select or create a specific album.
  • Files app — saves to a folder of your choice.

By default all photos are stored in the Shutter album in the Photos app.

Skip Duplicates

When Shutter detects that some photos in your selection were downloaded already, it shows an option to skip duplicates. This only works with photos saved to the Photos app.

Download Progress

Tap on the Download button to start downloading photos from the camera. You’ll see progress as photos are downloaded.

Download in progress.

Once a photo is downloaded, you can see a full-resolution downloaded image by tapping a photos icon or a file icon (depending on download location) next to the downloaded file.