ShutterCue
Photo & Video
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Now even sharper in low light. Pick your Nikon Z gear + scene + light — get a ready-to-dial exposure and the exact menu settings, offline.
Lightning-fast camera settings reference.
Modern mirrorless cameras have hundreds of menu items. ShutterCue gives you a confident starting
point instead: pick your camera and lens, choose what you're shooting and the light you're in, and
get a ready-to-dial ISO, aperture, and shutter speed — plus the exact Nikon Z menu settings for the
moment and plain-language advice on why.
No account. No internet required. Just fast, trustworthy answers in the field.
WHAT YOU GET
• A ready-to-dial exposure: ISO, aperture, and shutter, solved for your gear, scenario, and light.
• The right Nikon Z menu settings: AF-area mode, subject detection, drive/release mode, and metering
— automatically reconciled to what YOUR body actually supports.
• Plain-language advice: why these settings, and what to watch for (it'll tell you when ISO is pinned
or the light is fading).
• Two ways in: "Dial It In" (you pick the gear) or "Gear Me Up" (tell it the subject, it suggests the
body, lens, light, and time of day from your kit).
• My Gear: add the cameras and lenses you own and everything filters to what's in your bag.
• Profiles: save your favorite setups for one-tap recall.
• Tap any value to fine-tune it, and tap "Why these settings?" to learn the reasoning.
• Share a recommendation as text — perfect for notes, a shoot plan, or helping a friend.
BUILT FOR NIKON Z
ShutterCue v1 is tuned for Nikon Z bodies and a growing catalog of Z-mount and FTZ-adapted lenses
(Nikkor Z, plus Sigma, Tamron, and Viltrox). It understands variable-aperture zooms, the crop factor
on DX bodies, in-body stabilization, and how AF features differ across bodies.
HOW IT WORKS
ShutterCue blends curated, photographer-authored knowledge with real exposure math (the APEX
exposure triangle, the reciprocal hand-shake rule, and the 500-rule for stars). Same gear + scenario
+ light always gives the same answer.
These are expert starting points, not a replacement for your light meter. Check your histogram —
ShutterCue gets you in the ballpark fast so you can spend your attention on the photograph.
Offline-first. Private by design — your gear and profiles stay on your device.
Ratings & Reviews
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Sharper recommendations, smoother feel.
• More accurate settings in tricky light — in very dark scenes, ShutterCue now opens up the aperture before maxing out ISO, and is more honest when a tripod shot needs a clamp.
• A little more tactile — subtle haptic feedback when you pick your gear, scene, or light.
• Ask scrolls more naturally while you're reading, instead of yanking you back down.
• Bigger, easier taps across the gear bar and light picker.
The developer, Digital Jackalope, LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Digital Jackalope, LLC
- Size
- 24.7 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Digital Jackalope, LLC