Manual Cam app for iPhone and iPad

4.2 ( 2752 ratings )

Photo & Video
Developer: LOFOPI

Free

Current version: 1.4, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 17 Sep 2014
App size: 13.01 Mb

*** Topped No.1 Paid App in several countries! ***

Take full manual control of your iPhones camera and take your photography to a whole new level! All the photos you see in the screenshots are all taken with Manual Cam straight out of the camera! ..with no further adjustments or post processing! See Apples Pinterest Page for more info..

"...one of the best implementations of manual control on the iPhone weve seen so far." dpreview.com

Featured in Best New Apps and Shoot Beautiful Photos by Apple.

"App of the Week" appadvice.com

Having full creative control of your camera allows you to get incredible pictures that were just not previously possible.

Use our beautiful precision crafted interface with adjustment wheel for full manual control over ISO, Shutter Speed, White Balance and Focus, or use gestures across the whole screen. See an uncluttered view of your photo in the viewfinder with a choice of, minimal to no info at all.

Easy to use interface with customizable levels of detail for novices and pros alike. Mix and match fully automatic modes and individually lock / adjust just the ones you want. E.g. you can have fully automatic exposure and only adjust manual focus.

CONTROL

- White Balance : for richer more accurate colors - especially skin tones.
- Exposure Compensation : stop images being too dark or too bright, or just make an artistic choice for more beautiful light.
- Focus to exactly the part at the picture you want or lock to create close up macro shots easier.
- ISO : get much sharper images in the dark, or much clearer photos in normal light with less noise.
- Shutter Speed : for fast action shots, or lower to produce cool effects like motion blur.

FILTERS

Live filters! See the world live through your chosen filter BEFORE you take the picture.
Our professional grade filters are based on the same technology used in cinema post-production.
Easily swipe left or right to change filter or use the browser.

SETTINGS

- Timer : set a photo to be taken hands free after a delay of 2 or 10 seconds after you press the shutter.
- Grid : overlay a grid over the viewfinder to aid composition.
- Format : choose from square or normal 4:3 sized photos.
- Zoom On Focus : the viewfinder will automatically zoom the view to aid accurate focusing.
- User Interface Color : personalise the color of your camera from Silver, Black or Low contrast Grey.
- Optional GPS Geotagging (Jpeg only)

USER GUIDE is available on our website at www.lofopi.com

* Please note that all iPhone and iPad cameras have a fixed aperture so its not possible for the app to have any aperture controls.

Pros and cons of Manual Cam app for iPhone and iPad

Manual Cam app good for

I love the UI and controls! Just like a prosumer point and shoot now! Great app.

Real dial manual controls, ISO, shutter, WB and even manually control focus, the only thing missing is aperture control. Please add aperture.

The filter doesnt stick. If you apply a filter and take a picture the filter isnt applied once it saves. If this is fixed, definitely 5 stars!

Best for people who know exposure triangles and can take there time to set up the right shot. Not recommended for quick auto shots. Its there and works but not the fastest.

Great app, works great. from now on, if my pictures arent good, it is all my fault.

This app let me take such amazing low-light photos from my iPhone 4s that I NEVER expected! With the stock app, all the photos were dark and grainy but with this app, I could finally adjust the shutter time so that the photo sensor souls capture the maximum amount of light possible! This app helped me reduce noise in my photos and made all of my photos look much better. I would highly recommend this app to people who want more from the cameras built into the iPhone! If it works this well with my 4s, I think it will work even better once I get my iPhone 6 Plus!!! I would give this a 6/5 I I could!!

Some bad moments

Totally disappointed. Was thinking of getting a Manual Camera app for a while and this one totally disappoints. Lags so bad on iPhone 5 it is unusable. Brutal.

I liked the dial since it didnt cover the screen, but the overall it doesnt impress. I only bought it to try the manual controls.

Please make the image quality better, focusing on a farther level has very poor image quality and doesnt reach as far as the native camera and other apps. I love the layout but the interface is a little weary and a bit hard to use. Also the grid turns off after you close the app. VSCO cam has these same features but is more complicated to use and does not take full advantage of iOS 8s manual controls. Overall I am very pleased with this app and it is worth .99¢ but if its possible please consider these ideas (if you can even fix these issues because i know the iPhones camera has its limitations). Thank you.

Manual shutter speed crashes app when dialed up to max. High shutter speed still results in blurry action shots so the control is useless. No manual control over aperture

Two weeks ago, I bought a Nikon 1 J3. When I use this app, I feel like Im using that camera. •••Thank you.•••

Over all I enjoy this app but I would love if they would add a meter so I could tell If I had the correct exposure.

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