iPhone app Obscura 3 — Pro Camera

Obscura 3 is a camera app packed full of features to help you take incredible photos.
Obscura pairs a stunning design with intuitive controls that make taking photos a delight.

Obscura 2 has been featured numerous times by Apple around the world, including as Editors Choice and App of the Day.
And Obscura 3 is even better.

Design

Obscura squeezes a bunch of powerful features into simple controls anyone can master.
The interface balances aesthetics, ergonomics, and intuitiveness.
You wont want to use anything else.
All the camera controls can be reached with one thumb, and gestures and haptics combine to create a tactile experience that lets you stay focused on your subject.

Appearance

Themes, manual light and dark modes, custom app icons.
All gorgeous.

Camera Features

Modes

Obscura 3 has been designed around 5 distinct camera modes:

Photo - simple, fast performance

Pro Photo - maximum control

Depth - portraits & depth data

Live Photo - for.
Live Photos

Video - Video capture with pro controls

Exposure

To adjust exposure, just touch your thumb to the Exposure Button and move it in a circle, like turning a dial.
Couldnt be simpler and it feels great.
And you can just tap the button to instantly reset the exposure bias.

Focus

Just like exposure, drag your thumb around the Focus Button to focus manually.
And youll get both a focus loupe and focus peaking to help you get your subject perfectly crisp.
^1

ISO & Shutter Speed

TK

White Balance

AWB, White Point, Scene Presets, and manual Temp + Tint.

Photo Formats

ProRAW ^2, RAW, HEIC, and JPEG photos, Live Photos and Depth Data ^3.

Video Formats

1080p or 4K at 24,30 or 60fps ^4

Filters

Lots of new filters, some old favorites.
You can now disable filters and set favorites for quick access.
All included.

Aspect Ratio

Capture photos in 4: 3, 1: 1, 16: 9, and 2: 1 aspect ratios.

Histogram

Small or large, luminance or color.

Grid

Lines, crosshairs, or none.

Spirit Level

For perfectly level horizons that would make Wes Anderson proud.

Flash

Yep.

Timer

I hear tick tock is really popular with the youths.

Presets

Customise Obscura to your hearts content, and save those customisations into presets to quickly access at any time.

Library

Not only has the camera interface been redesigned, but the library has been reconsidered from the ground up to give you quick access to your most important photos, without sacrificing performance.

View Options

Obscura lets you configure exactly whats displayed in the library views, so you can hide screenshots and memes to help you focus on your photos.

You can also adjust the size of thumbnails to suit your preference.
And keep hidden photos hidden.
Naturally.

Image View & Editing

Browse, share, fav, rate, edit.
Whether you want to dig into metadata, triage through your vacation photos, or apply some cool filters, youll find it here.

Settings & More

Obscuras Settings has a bunch of options, allowing you to manage filters, tweak camera behaviours, change the theme, read the walkthrough and more.

Apple Watch Support

Use your Apple Watch as a camera remote.
You can change capture mode, set exposure and more!

Game Controller Support (Beta)

Its a little rough, but yes, you can use a game controller to control your camera.

1.
Manual Focus only available in single camera modes, not while using a Virtual Dual or Triple camera.
Yes, this sucks but the virtual cameras are weird and full of quirks

2.
ProRAW only available on iPhone 12 Pro and 13 Pro

3.
Depth Data only available on Dual, Triple, or TrueDepth Camera systems

4.
Video formats vary by device

Thanks for checking out Obscura.
If you decide to buy, we hope youll consider rating it, or sharing with someone you think might like it.

All the best,

Ben & Adam,

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