diff --git a/src/FlightMap/Widgets/CameraPageWidget.qml b/src/FlightMap/Widgets/CameraPageWidget.qml
index c3a889a8e50..a05078c2761 100644
--- a/src/FlightMap/Widgets/CameraPageWidget.qml
+++ b/src/FlightMap/Widgets/CameraPageWidget.qml
@@ -54,15 +54,6 @@ Column {
         mainWindow.showComponentDialog(cameraSettings, _cameraVideoMode ? qsTr("Video Settings") : qsTr("Camera Settings"), 70, StandardButton.Ok)
     }
 
-    //-- Dumb camera trigger if no actual camera interface exists
-    QGCButton {
-        anchors.horizontalCenter:   parent.horizontalCenter
-        text:                       qsTr("Trigger Camera")
-        visible:                    !_camera
-        onClicked:                  activeVehicle.triggerCamera()
-        enabled:                    activeVehicle
-        objectName:                 "triggerCameraButton"
-    }
 
     QGCButton {
         anchors.horizontalCenter:   parent.horizontalCenter
@@ -248,7 +239,7 @@ Column {
         }
 
         ComboBox {
-            currentIndex: (activeVehicle._duocamColormap != -1? activeVehicle._duocamColormap : -1)
+            currentIndex: activeVehicle._duocamColormap
             visible: !activeVehicle._duocamColormapUpdating
             model: ListModel {
                 id: cbColormap
@@ -355,6 +346,48 @@ Column {
         }
     }
 
+    Rectangle {
+        width: parent.width
+        height: 1
+        color: qgcPal.text
+    }
+
+    QGCLabel {
+        text: "Capture images (count, interval):"
+    }
+    Row {
+        SpinBox {
+            id: photoCountBox
+            value: 1
+        }
+        SpinBox {
+            id: photoIntervalBox
+            value: 0
+        }
+    }
+
+    Row {
+        Column {
+            QGCButton {
+                anchors.horizontalCenter:   parent.horizontalCenter
+                text:                       qsTr("Start")
+                visible:                    !_camera
+                onClicked:                  activeVehicle.startImageCapture(photoIntervalBox.value, photoCountBox.value)
+                enabled:                    activeVehicle
+            }
+        }
+
+        Column {
+            QGCButton {
+                anchors.horizontalCenter:   parent.horizontalCenter
+                text:                       qsTr("Stop")
+                visible:                    !_camera
+                onClicked:                  activeVehicle.stopImageCapture()
+                enabled:                    activeVehicle
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
 //    Row{
 //        QGCLabel {
 //            text: "Color palette: "
diff --git a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
index 2ceb0bcaf90..30a58c5153b 100644
--- a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
+++ b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
@@ -3600,17 +3600,6 @@ void Vehicle::setOfflineEditingDefaultComponentId(int defaultComponentId)
 
 void Vehicle::triggerCamera(void)
 {
-    QObject *trigCamBut = this->_toolbox->corePlugin()->findChild<QObject*>("triggerCameraButton");
-
-    if (trigCamBut)
-    {
-        qDebug() << "trigCamBut found!";
-        trigCamBut->setProperty("color", "red");
-    }
-    else {
-        qDebug() << "trigCamBut NOT found!";
-    }
-
     sendMavCommand(_defaultComponentId,
                    MAV_CMD_DO_DIGICAM_CONTROL,
                    true,                            // show errors
@@ -3620,6 +3609,31 @@ void Vehicle::triggerCamera(void)
                    1.0);                            // test shot flag
 }
 
+void Vehicle::startImageCapture(float interval, float count)
+{
+    sendMavCommand(_defaultComponentId,
+                   MAV_CMD_IMAGE_START_CAPTURE,
+                   true,                            // show errors
+                   0.0,                             // camera id
+                   interval,
+                   count,
+                   0.0,
+                   0.0,
+                   0.0,
+                   0.0);
+}
+
+void Vehicle::stopImageCapture(void)
+{
+    sendMavCommand(_defaultComponentId,
+                   MAV_CMD_IMAGE_STOP_CAPTURE,
+                   true,                            // show errors
+                   0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0,
+                   0.0,
+                   0.0,
+                   0.0);
+}
+
 void Vehicle::startVideoCapture(void)
 {
     sendMavCommand(_defaultComponentId,
diff --git a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.h b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.h
index 2014610aeb1..83bf1d0cac8 100644
--- a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.h
+++ b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.h
@@ -768,6 +768,8 @@ class Vehicle : public FactGroup
     Q_INVOKABLE void updateDuocamProperties(void);
 
     Q_INVOKABLE void triggerCamera(void);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void startImageCapture(float interval, float count);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void stopImageCapture(void);
     Q_INVOKABLE void startVideoCapture(void);
     Q_INVOKABLE void stopVideoCapture(void);
     Q_INVOKABLE void setCameraProperty(QString propertyName, float value);