Does the AI need a particular kind of photo?

The same close-up you would take anyway. It reads better when the defect fills the frame and the light is even.

Can I import photos taken with the normal camera?

Yes; they keep their EXIF time and GPS, and the AI drafts from them the same way.

How do I photograph a construction defect so it holds up?

Take two photos: one wide enough to show where the defect is, one close enough to show what it is, with something for scale in the close-up. Shoot straight on, use raking light from the side for surface defects, and never crop the original. Mark it up on a copy, and let the app record the time and location under the photo.

Updated 2026-09-19Punch List AI 1.2 · iPhone and iPad

An item with its photos, the time-and-location line and the annotation layer

Step by step

Wide shot first: doorway, wall or fitting in frame so the location is obvious without a caption.
Close-up second: fill the frame with the defect; a coin or tape gives scale.
For paint, plaster and tiling, hold the torch to the side, raking light shows what the flash hides.
Circle or arrow on the annotation layer; the original stays untouched for the record.
Keep the time and location line on in Report options.

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