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• iPhone photo quality advice

  You could also use a third party camera app that skips the processing, like Halide or Moment. They give you a lot of manual control. Source: 11 months ago

• iPhone 13 and up ugly & frustrating Photo post-processing

  Best way around this is to use a third party camera app like Halide. Source: 12 months ago

• iPhone 13 camera settings

  I really like to use Halide for situations where I want more control over the camera, and it will take RAW images to be edited later. Source: about 1 year ago

• Any tips how to improve night shots? Iphone14pm

  Halide is a third party camera app that gives you significantly more manual control over the camera - e.g. You get to set ISO, shutter speed, and focus manually. Source: about 1 year ago

• The Limits of Computational Photography

  To find the RAW feature you need to do two things: Go to Settings -> Camera -> toggle Apple ProRAW on Then in the Camera app there will be a "RAW" button that you can tap on to enable RAW capture Third party camera apps like Halide (https://halide.cam) focus on just using the RAW capabilities by default. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• Apple iPhone 14 Pro Camera test

  Yes, and https://halide.cam/ is an excellent choice if you want more than the native RAW mode offers. I only shoot RAW, it does require post-processing to get social media looking photos if that's your bag. (Normies want the pop, not the accuracy; nice it has both.). - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Are there benefits other than better editability when taking pictures in raw mode?

  You can get some benefits or raw capture without storing raw with an app like Halide. Instead of using the iPhone cameras deep fusion to composite multiple exposures together you get their processing or lackthereof. Also you can take a 24MP picture and still save it as a HIEC instead of RAW this taking up far less storage. I don't mean to pretend I know what I'm talking about just that it may be worth trying... Source: over 1 year ago

• How do i stop apples auto-something function when i take photos??

  Your best bet is using a camera app like Obscura or Halide instead of the built-in Camera app. They let you manually adjust focus and exposure and such, and actually save the picture you take (with optional AI touchups). Source: over 1 year ago

• 1-iii or 1-iv for casual photographer?

  Try something like Halide on your iPhone: https://halide.cam/. Source: over 1 year ago

• Is it worth it to get iPhone 13 pro/iPhone 13?

  Ah, that reminds me: The 13 Pro is pretty good (I have one) -- but there is a twist. For the consistently best picture quality, you may have to use one of the $$$ third-party camera apps. The default camera app on the 13 series generally works fine, but it has always-on HDR. That can sometimes take wonky pictures and turn the image into a watercolor painting. Example. The current solution is to get one of the... Source: almost 2 years ago

• Is there an iPhone camera app which doesn’t implement post-image editing?

  Try out halide. That’s probably the most advanced camera app for iPhone. Source: about 2 years ago

• In Japan, Digicams Are the New Film

  I believe there are apps on the app store that do this sort of thing, Halide[1] comes to mind as something I've read about, but I've never used it. [1]: https://halide.cam/. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

• I think many of us have been here before

  Ah man if only there were third party camera apps that let people who want that kind of control have it. Source: over 2 years ago

• My First Photowalk With the iPhone 13 Pro

  All my pictures were taken using Apple’s Camera app as I’m waiting for the next Halide camera appupdate to support the latest cameras features. Source: over 2 years ago

• Apple Will Let iPhone 13 Pro Users Disable Auto Switching to Ultra Wide Lens for Macro Photography Later This Fall

  I've heard the developer of Halide even used to work at Apple! Source: over 2 years ago

• What are some useful skills that I can learn with just an iPad?

  Why not? If your iPad has a camera, you can download apps like Halide that give you manual control over the camera. You can certainly learn the basics of exposure and settings, plus things like composition, lighting, and color, using only an iPad. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Which lesser known apps do you use that have made your life significantly easier?

  Halide.cam - DSLR settings for your iphone. Source: almost 3 years ago