SP Camera

Want to secretly capture photos and videos without anyone notice while your device can hide camera view and all interface buttons, here is the app that you need: Spy Camera.

With Spy Camera, you can record video, or take pictures without being seen while the device shows one of fake backgrounds.
Simulate that you are browsing the web, a blog or leave the device on a table showing a still image or a time clock while recording.
Automatically record and save video if any motion occurs on the scene with Motion Detection Sensor.
With built-in Photo Timer, this app automatically capture photos every few seconds without touching the capture button again.
Save your photos and videos in the password protected private folder.
Moreover, you can hide all the UI control buttons to simulate a real spy experience.

CAMERA
* Photo Timer: automatically capture photo without tap any buttons
* Photo Mode: capture photo at standard mega pixels on each device
* Video Mode: record video and capture photo at the same time (snap 8MP photo while recording 4K video)
* Motion Detection Mode: automatically record only if any motion occurs on the scene
* Slow Motion Mode: Support high frame rate or slow motion video recording selectable between 60fps, 120fps or 240fps
* Timelapse Mode: record video in fast motion action up to 16x
• Do both capture photo & record video at the same time
• Save more storage with changeable video recording resolution between QVGA 240p, VGA 480p, HD 720p, FullHD 1080p or 4K 2160p
• Ability to zoom in & zoom out up to 10x
• Support dual camera lens device
• Support wide color gamut capture
• Automatically boost low light photo & video visibility and quality
• Limitable video recording duration and numbers of Photo Timer photos
• Cinematic video stabilization support for shake-free video recording
• Tap on preview window area to focus and set exposure
• Adjustable auto or manual focus and exposure
• Support photo capturing and video recording with volume buttons
• Save photo and video in passcode protected private app folder or save to camera roll
• Ability to add date and time stamp when capturing photo

INTERFACE
• Automatic Mode: auto apply record action and other actions when app launch
• Easy Mode: easily tap any area to take photo and double tap to record video
• Screen is completely black simulate the device is turned off
• No camera flash or on-screen flash is appeared
• Fake other people that you're on other activities by using fake backgrounds
• Alternative static image fake background or rotating clock fake background or reactive web browsing fake background
• Ability to your own image fake background
• Dimmed screen with zero brightness in black background
• Adjustable the visible of the UI transparency
• Draggable and resizable camera view
• Make sure you tap the correct buttons with haptic feedback
• Understand app functions with App Tips

PASSCODE
• No one can stop your recording by secure the recording and lock UI buttons with passcode
• Support Touch ID fingerprint scanner to unlock
• Advanced passcode system by lock any individual function: lock app startup, lock camera UI buttons, or lock gallery viewing

GALLERY
• Built-in gallery for viewing photos and videos
• Easy sharing from inside the app or use USB cable iTunes files sharing
• Directly share your photo and video from inside the app via Email, Facebook, YouTube, Google Drive, Dropbox and many others

REMOTE
• Wireless Apple Watch Remote supported for recording control

HOW TO USE
Tap:
• Top Left: show UI control
• Top Middle: switch photo or video mode
• Top Right : switch rear or front camera
• Bottom Left: start/stop video recording or photo timer
• Bottom Right: capture photo

Double Tap:
• Top Center: recenter camera view

Tap and Hold:
• Top Left: lock UI with passcode
• Top Center: switch to Easy Mode

*** NOTES:
* Please mute your device, or plug the earphone to remove camera shutter sound (except Japan and Korea, please check out FAQ in our website for solution for devices from Japan and Korea).
• 4K video require iPhone 6S or iPhone 6S Plus or later.
• Motion Detection mode is limited to maximum 1080p resolution only.
• High frame rate or slow motion video recording require iPhone 5, iPod 6th Generation, iPad Air, iPad mini 2 or later.
• Built-in Gallery Viewer unable to play slow-mo video in slow motion action. Please save the slow-mo video to camera roll, and play slow-mo video via Photo app.
• Boost low light is required iPhone 5 or later.
• Touch ID is supported with iPhone 5S or later, iPad Air 2 or later, iPad mini 3 or later.
• From version 4.5+, slow motion video is separated from Video Mode, please select Slow-Mo Mode by from Top Center Button.
• To record 4K 60FPS on supported devices, please set slow-motion FPS to 60 in setting, switch video mode to Slow-Mo (select either Wide Len or Telephoto Len on dual camera lens devices).

* TIPS:
- After lock the UI, all buttons on the display will not functioned until you unlock the passcode, but you can use Volume Up button the capture photo.

SCREENSHOTS:

iPhone

 

iPad

Now available in the App Store:

FAQ:

Q: How to delete photos and videos?

A: - To delete photos/videos saved in App Folder:

Tap little info button (bottom center) -> Gallery (top right) -> Action button (top right) -> Swipe from right of any files, then Share and Delete buttons will appear. Tap Select on top right for multiple selection.

- To delete photos/videos saved in Camera Roll, please delete via iOS Photos app.

Q: Why doesn't The Spy Camera continue recording when device is locked?

A: No, due to iOS development guideline policy and there is no API yet. A lot of people did write in comment, review, and also send a lot of emails to me about this. The policy does not allow any development codes to continue recording video or capture photo (except audio recording, such as Spy Voice). So I hope you understand, and don't rate this app 1 star because of this feature. I will add this feature if policy is changed and there is an API for that. Thank for your support and download.

Q: After record video or take photo, why those photos or videos were not saved, or a message "the user has denied the application access to their media" appear?

A: At the first time after you downloaded and open this app, it will ask you permission for app to access photo library (camera roll), so please accept it. If you don't accept it, you can accept via: Settings -> Privacy -> Photos -> turn on The Spy Camera.

Q: Why switch the iPhone silent switch or plug the headphone, cannot disable camera shutter sound in Japan?

A: As report on the web. In Japan, due to restriction of iOS and Japan regulations, switch the iPhone silent switch or plug the headphone cannot disable camera shutter sound. So, there is 2 tricks that can resolve this issue:

1. Open Spy Camera app, switch to Video Mode, leave your devices recording any video, then you can capture still photo without any shutter sound.

2. Help from Music app:

• Open the Music app and start playing a song, it doesn’t matter which.
• Now use the volume buttons on the side of the iPhone and turn the song volume all the way down to nothing
• Now use the Spy Camera app as normal, which will now take photos completely silently.

Version History:

1.0.1:

- Bug fix

- Bigger iPhone buttons

- Swipe left/right to change background

- Improve camera focus: single tap on preview window to lock focus, double tap to continuous focus.

1.0.2:

- Small fix

- Few more backgrounds

1.1:

* Photo Mode: capture photo at standard mega pixels on each device

* Video Mode: record video and capture photo at the same time (photo lower resolution)

- Better UI control

1.1.1:

- Support iOS 7

- Add iOS 7 fake background

2.0:

* Add Photo Timer Mode

- Draggable camera preview view

- Improve performance

- Add missing iOS 7 fake background

- More UI tweak

2.1:

- Choose your own fake background

- Add reverse landscape fake background

- All settings inside the app

- Bigger layout on iPad

- Improve performance

- Capture photo with volume up button (Photo Mode only)

- Start Photo Timer with volume down button (Photo Mode only)

- Fix: fake background appear immediately after changed

- Fix: app freeze when switch between photo mode and video mode

2.1.1:

- Fix: when app is running, disable auto screenlock not working property

2.2:

- Support auto rotation

- Fake background and buttons are now auto rotate based on device rotation

- Add icons for buttons

- Add option to change button label: text or icon

2.3:

- NEW: Dynamic web page fake background

- Bug fix

2.4:

- Add option to adjust UI transparency

- Bug fix

2.5:

- Support high frame rate or slow motion video recording

2.5.1:

- Automatically boost low light photo & video visibility and quality

- iPad support for high frame rate or slow motion video recording

2.5.2:

- UI bug fixes on iOS 7.1+

- Support volume buttons for video recording (iOS 7 or later)

2.6:

- Lock the UI or protect your recording with passcode

- Add start/stop recording information

- Minor bug fixes

2.6.1:

- Alert access photo library information

- Improve setting interface

3.0:

- Add option to save photos and videos inside app folder

- Optimized for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus screen resolution

- Optimized for iOS 8

- Support iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus 240 fps slow motion video recording

- Built-in gallery for view photos and videos

- Easy sharing photos and videos from inside the app

- Improved passcode usage for view photos and videos

- New encrypted passcode system

- Support USB iTunes files sharing

3.1:
- Resizable preview window size
- Bugs fix and stability improvement

3.1.1:
- restore support capturing and recording with volume buttons

3.2:
- Limitable video recording duration and numbers of Photo Timer photos
- Bugs fix

3.2.1:
- Fix bug where video recording is stuck after any notification appeared

3.2.2:
- Stability improvements

3.3:
- Touch ID is now supported to unlock passcode
- Adjustable auto or manual focus and exposure
- Add ability to remove passcode
- Add video duration in file delete view
- Fix bug where photos and videos are not removed properly after deleted
- Fix iPad incorrect rotation when app launch

3.3.1:
- Fix capture with volume button issue
- Fix recording time label on newer iOS system font

3.3.2:
- Add no image sign where camera roll got no image

3.4:
- New dynamic clock fake background
- Include USB iTunes file sharing instruction for photos and videos inside app private folder
- Various bugs fix

3.4.1:
- Fix an issue where settings are not saved properly on iPhone
- Fix an issue where 120fps video recording not supported on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
- Minor interface improvement

4.0:
- Support 4K video recording on iPhone 6S and 6S Plus
- Save more disk space with changeable video recording resolution
- Added support for iOS 9
- Added support for iPad Pro
- Improve passcode protection system to lock app startup
- Passcode protection can now use for lock individual action for app startup, camera UI button, and gallery viewing
- Support cinematic video stabilization on 4.7" and 5.5" iPhone
- New 1 second Photo Timer
- New option to show or hide action information
- Optimize performance

4.0.1:
- Resolve an issue where video mode is not working with front camera
- Improve higher resolution still photo while recording video

4.5:
We introduction the new Motion Detection Video Recording Mode, that detect and record only when any motion occurs on the scene, which save even more disk storage and time viewing the important moment.

CAMERA
- New motion detection video recording mode
- New photo & video mode selection for faster switch between multi mode: Photo, Video, Slow Motion and Motion Detection
- Resolve an issue where long video cannot save to camera roll properly
- Save to camera roll is now directly move photo/video to camera roll (no file duplicate during saving to camera roll, require iOS 9)
- New options to prevent unintentionally touch on Camera UI after locked (If Touch ID view appears, which caused video recording stopped)

FILE DELETION
- Add ability to preview photos and videos before delete
- Minor bug fixes and show more file information include size, dimension, duration, framerate and pixel count
- Move most recent and least recent photos/videos faster with top and bottom buttons

OTHERS
- Improve stability & performance
- Full UI rotation supported
- Most recent photos/videos now displayed first in gallery

4.6:
- Directly share your photo and video from inside the app via Email, Facebook, YouTube, Google Drive & Dropbox
- Resolved an issue where camera menu and some UIs did not appear correctly on iOS 8
- Resolved an issue where occasionally app crashes when save video from app folder to camera roll
- Various minor bugs fix and interface improvement

4.6.1:
- Resolve an issue where motion detection camera is not paused when there is no motion occurs

4.6.2:
- Resolve an issue in passcode protection system
- Add option to disable Volume Up button to capture photo when UI locked
- Minor interface improvement

5.0:
With Timelapse video recording mode, you can now record any videos in fast motion action.
We also add ability to zoom in and out up to 10x, with support iPhone 7 Plus dual camera lens.

CAMERA
- New Timelapse camera mode to record video in fast motion action
- Ability to zoom in & zoom out up to 10x
- Support iPhone 7 Plus dual camera lens
- Support iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus wide color gamut capture

MOTION DETECTION MODE
- Support Photo Timer (automatically photo capturing) during motion detection video recording
- Improve motion detection video recording quality
- Added support tap to focus for motion detection mode

INTERFACE
- Haptic feedback support for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus (not work in every camera modes)
- Programmable volume buttons action
- Full web browser navigation buttons
- Enjoy full web browsing experience with ability to disable UI buttons
- Bigger UI buttons on 4.7" and 5'5" iPhones, and 12.9" iPads
- Improve camera mode menus with icons

BACKGROUND
- Unified images background, swipe left or right to change

GALLERY
- Improve gallery startup speed (noticeable devices with lot of photos and videos)

OTHERS
- Add option to disable photo capturing button in all video modes
- Add option for volume buttons for record or zoom action
- Add more options for better user experience

BUGS FIX
- Resolve an issue where sometimes devices go into sleep mode
- Resolve an issue where camera switch from front to rear when switch to different camera mode
- Resolve an issue where sometimes volume buttons action are not working
- Resolve an issue where alert appear twice when warning occurs in passcode setup
- Stability improvement

5.1:
We are introducing Automatic Mode and Easy Mode, which improve your capturing and recording experience even easier and more funs.

We also optimized our app for the latest Apple devices include iPhone X, as well as 4K 60FPS video recording and Motion Detection Mode 60FPS recording.

- Optimized for iPhone X
- Fully support Face ID on iPhone X
- Optimized for iOS 11
- Easy Mode: tap any area to take photo or recording video
- Automatic Mode: perform various actions when app lanuch
- Motion Detection 60FPS video recording support
- Support more images background and use as slideshow
- Restore last camera position, front or rear, when relaunch the app
- Multiple photos and videos selection support in App Folder gallery
- New flatted simpler app icon
- Faster 0.5 second Photo Timer
- New recalibrate tool to detect camera highest resolution and highest FPS
- Improve motion detection video recording bitrate
- Improve iPhone landscape recording interface
- Improve clock background interface

- Fixed bug where App Folder files not sorted by alphabet on iOS 11
- Fixed bug where volume buttons actions not support on iPhone X
- Fixed bug where Timelapse video interface rotate to incorrect orientation
- Fixed bug where video thumbnail incorrect orientation
- Fixed bug where switch from front to rear camera, cannot reach 4K resolution
- Fixed bug where web background address bar misplace in landscape
- Many more other bugs fix

5.1.1:
- Improve haptic feedback support in Video and Slow-Motions mode
- Improve App Folder files sharing and deleting interface
- Fix bug where sometimes save to camera roll could caused app to crash on iOS 11
- Fix bug where gallery viewer's video scrubber unable to scroll in iOS 11
- Fix bug where gallery viewer's video scrubber is being hidden by navigation bar after rotation
- Fix bug where volume buttons actions not working after UI locked

5.1.2:
- Fix bug where Automatic mode not working properly

5.2:
We improve gallery viewing experience and many app improvements and bugs fix based on users feedback.

GALLERY
- Rebuild gallery share function for export photos and videos
- Add ability to view photos or videos only, or favourite media in gallery
- New tool to clear gallery thumbnails caches
- Improve gallery viewer interface and performance

- Fixed bug where gallery does not recognize photo or video with capital letter extension
- Fixed bug where gallery thumnails display a single thumnail of all photo when browse gallery from App Folder list
- Fixed bug where save lot of photos and videos to camera roll is not working properly
- Fixed bug where sometimes gallery play button is not disappeared after it is pressed
- Fixed bug where app lock with passcode when launch, is not working during gallery viewing

IMRPOVEMENT
- Photo Timer is support up to 4 photos per second
- Lock screen support all screen rotation
- Add support Photo Timer for all video modes
- Add option to keep camera view visible in any visibility mode
- Add option to disable front or rear camera switching
- Add option to tap and hold to unlock lock screen
- Improve web background URL address bar
- Improve camera hardware calibration system
- Improve passcode system for better organize and easier to use

BUGS FIX
- Fixed bug where sometimes Photo, Video, Slow-Mo mode cause camera freeze after return back from setting view
- Fixed bug where sometimes app crash when launch setting view
- Fixed bug where sometimes changing video resolution and fps do not affect immediately
- Fixed bug where app crash when browsing lot of App Folder's photos and videos in gallery
- Fixed bug where recalibrate camera hardware is not working properly on iPad
- Fixed bug where limit Timelapse video recording duration not working properly

6.0:
Adjust detail of the photo and video with manual camera control include focus, exposure, ISO and white balance. Wirelessly remote control video actions with Apple Watch. Understand app functions with new App Tips for better experience.

- Added support iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR screen resolution
- Added support iPad Pro 11 and iPad Pro 12.9 (2018) screen resolution
- Optimized for iOS 12
- Manual camera control with focus, exposure, ISO, and white balance adjustment
- Wireless Apple Watch Remote supported for recording control
- Easier app usage and understand more app functions with App Tips
- New digital clock background
- Faster access to gallery by tap on info button
- New shortcuts to access all gesture actions in camera UI
- Save more storage with QVGA 240p resolution video recording
- Avoid accidentally delete a single photo or video with confirmation dialog before delete any item
- Can use a single image or images slideshow for image background
- Support retina high quality thumbnails for App Folder gallery
- Added ability to start camera or gallery at launch
- Added ability to save Timelapse video immediately without waiting after finished video recording
- Added option to sort photos and videos by date or alphabet in gallery viewer
- Added option to disable volume buttons action
- Added alternative clock background interface color as recording indicator
- Improve UI elements by rearrange most used function first
- Improve App Folder gallery organization and fast selection by date
- Improve phone call interruption​ control during Video mode & Slow-Motion mode recording, which will record new video after phone call ended

- Fixed bug where motion detection 60FPS video is distorted in iOS 12
- Fixed bug where sometimes caching gallery thumbnail cause app to crash
- Fixed bug where in some video modes, tap to focus and set exposure, does not take effect immediately until second tap
- Fixed bug where occasionally Automatic mode not working properly in Video and Slow-Motion mode after relaunch app from background or sleep

6.0.1:
- Added missing app icons for Apple Watch Series 4

6.0.2:
- Fixed bug where app show incorrect passcode warning

6.0.3:
- Improve Timelapse video recording bitrate on 4X and 8X speed with fast saving option
- Fixed bug where haptic feedback is not working properly in Photo mode
- Fixed bug where app crash when auto start new video recording, after passcode with biometry unlocked
- Fixed bug where sometimes app crash when delete photos or videos from multiple selection in gallery
- Fixed bug where haptic feedback is not enable with volume up button action

6.0.4:
- Fix bug where volume button actions is not working after video recording stopped in Video and Slow-Motion modes

6.0.5:
- Fixed bug where haptic feedback is not working on some devices when app freshly launch
- Improve app stability during caching gallery thumbnails

6.1:
- Improve gallery file name recognition for different camera modes
- Improve web search for invalid URL for web background
- New Go to Site action for fullscreen web background
- Mark favorite photo or video directly in gallery viewer
- Added ability to add date and time stamp when capturing photo
- 60FPS video is now merge into Video mode from Slow-Motion mode

- Fixed bug where some devices select 1920px1440p instead of 1920px1080p with 60FPS recording
- Fixed bug where app show incorrect recording duration when duration is more than 60 minutes
- Fixed bug where some websites content overlaid by navigation bar

6.1.1:
- Fast switch between 30fps and 60fps on Video mode or 120fps and 240fps on Slow-Motion mode with new action menu
- Improve fullscreen web browsing experience

- Fixed bug where Recalibrate Camera caused app crash in the latest update