This video talks about how you can use the cordova Camera plugin to take pictures from your Hybrid App. The example uses Android, however the script will work on either iOS or Android. I use Android for the example because the iOS Simulator will NOT allow you to use the camera. Code GIST: https://gist.github.com/prof3ssorSt3v3/75092fbba5428fb9369fa02b75fa73b2 Camera Documentation: http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/reference/cordova-plugin-camera/index.html