diff --git a/ios/Sources/ProductPhotoView.swift b/ios/Sources/ProductPhotoView.swift
index 822eb92..432d4b6 100644
--- a/ios/Sources/ProductPhotoView.swift
+++ b/ios/Sources/ProductPhotoView.swift
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ struct ProductPhotoSection: View {
     }
 
     private func upload(_ image: UIImage) async {
-        guard let data = Self.prepared(image) else { return }
+        guard let data = productImageJPEG(image) else { return }
         busy = true
         defer { busy = false }
         error = nil
@@ -223,22 +223,24 @@ struct ProductPhotoSection: View {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Foto verkleinern und als JPEG unter die Server-Grenze (2 MB) drücken.
-    private static func prepared(_ image: UIImage, maxDim: CGFloat = 1600) -> Data? {
-        let size = image.size
-        let scale = min(1, maxDim / max(size.width, size.height))
-        let target = CGSize(width: size.width * scale, height: size.height * scale)
-        let scaled = UIGraphicsImageRenderer(size: target).image { _ in
-            image.draw(in: CGRect(origin: .zero, size: target))
-        }
-        var quality: CGFloat = 0.8
-        var data = scaled.jpegData(compressionQuality: quality)
-        while let d = data, d.count > 1_800_000, quality > 0.3 {
-            quality -= 0.15
-            data = scaled.jpegData(compressionQuality: quality)
-        }
-        return data
+}
+
+/// Foto verkleinern und als JPEG unter die Server-Grenze (2 MB) drücken.
+/// Frei (nicht an eine View gebunden), damit auch das Anlege-Formular es nutzt.
+func productImageJPEG(_ image: UIImage, maxDim: CGFloat = 1600) -> Data? {
+    let size = image.size
+    let scale = min(1, maxDim / max(size.width, size.height))
+    let target = CGSize(width: size.width * scale, height: size.height * scale)
+    let scaled = UIGraphicsImageRenderer(size: target).image { _ in
+        image.draw(in: CGRect(origin: .zero, size: target))
     }
+    var quality: CGFloat = 0.8
+    var data = scaled.jpegData(compressionQuality: quality)
+    while let d = data, d.count > 1_800_000, quality > 0.3 {
+        quality -= 0.15
+        data = scaled.jpegData(compressionQuality: quality)
+    }
+    return data
 }
 
 /// Kamera über UIImagePickerController – SwiftUI hat keine eigene Kamera-Ansicht.
diff --git a/ios/Sources/ProductViews.swift b/ios/Sources/ProductViews.swift
index cc2aa3c..e71b4c0 100644
--- a/ios/Sources/ProductViews.swift
+++ b/ios/Sources/ProductViews.swift
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import SwiftUI
+import PhotosUI
 
 /// Artikel per Namenssuche auswählen (Alternative zum Scannen).
 struct ProductSearchView: View {
@@ -84,6 +85,10 @@ struct ProductFormView: View {
     @State private var newGroupShown = false
     @State private var busy = false
     @State private var error: String?
+    // Foto schon beim Anlegen: erst nach dem Anlegen hochladen (ID nötig).
+    @State private var pendingImage: UIImage?
+    @State private var showCamera = false
+    @State private var pickerItem: PhotosPickerItem?
 
     private let baseUnits = [("piece", "Stück"), ("gram", "Gramm"), ("milliliter", "Milliliter")]
     // Beschriftungen kommen sonst aus DisplaySettings.baseUnitLabel.
@@ -174,6 +179,25 @@ struct ProductFormView: View {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            // Foto direkt beim Anlegen – z.B. wenn Open Food/Products Facts keins
+            // liefert. Wird nach dem Anlegen hochgeladen (dann gibt es eine ID).
+            Section("Foto") {
+                if let pendingImage {
+                    Image(uiImage: pendingImage)
+                        .resizable().scaledToFit()
+                        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity).frame(maxHeight: 200)
+                        .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 8))
+                }
+                Button { showCamera = true } label: { Label("Foto machen", systemImage: "camera") }
+                PhotosPicker(selection: $pickerItem, matching: .images) {
+                    Label("Aus Galerie", systemImage: "photo.on.rectangle")
+                }
+                if pendingImage != nil {
+                    Button(role: .destructive) { pendingImage = nil } label: {
+                        Label("Foto entfernen", systemImage: "trash")
+                    }
+                }
+            }
             if let error {
                 Section { Text(error).foregroundStyle(.red).font(.callout) }
             }
@@ -184,6 +208,20 @@ struct ProductFormView: View {
         }
         .navigationTitle("Neuer Artikel")
         .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
+        .fullScreenCover(isPresented: $showCamera) {
+            CameraPicker(isPresented: $showCamera) { image in pendingImage = image }
+                .ignoresSafeArea()
+        }
+        .onChange(of: pickerItem) { item in
+            guard let item else { return }
+            Task {
+                if let data = try? await item.loadTransferable(type: Data.self),
+                   let ui = UIImage(data: data) {
+                    pendingImage = ui
+                }
+                pickerItem = nil
+            }
+        }
         .onAppear(perform: prefill)
         .task {
             groups = (try? await APIClient.shared.groups()) ?? []
@@ -242,6 +280,12 @@ struct ProductFormView: View {
                     bulk: modus == "object" ? (objMode == "bulk") : nil
                 )
             )
+            // Vorgemerktes Foto hochladen – ein Fehler darf das Anlegen nicht
+            // zunichtemachen, der Artikel existiert bereits.
+            if let pendingImage, let data = productImageJPEG(pendingImage) {
+                _ = try? await APIClient.shared.uploadProductImage(
+                    id: product.id, data: data, contentType: "image/jpeg")
+            }
             onCreated(product)
             dismiss()
         } catch {