Focalware 4+
Warner Photography, Inc.
Designed for iPhone
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- £1.99
iPhone Screenshots
Description
Focalware calculates sun and moon position for a given location and date. Use the interactive compass to determine the path and height of the sun or moon. Photographers and filmmakers who are always asked by their clients for the sun, moon and stars, can now deliver.
Features
- Support for compass on devices that have one
- Integrated map for custom locations
- Sun/Moon rise and set times
- Sun/Moon azimuth and elevation
- Moon phase
- Magnetic declination
- Results shown graphically or on a list
- Location list of major world cities
- Manually create and save a list of custom locations
- GPS support
- Calculate sun/moon position for today or any date in the future
- Works with current location or anywhere in the world
"Focalware offers unrivaled accuracy and ease of use to photographers shooting outdoors. To say I use it a couple of times a day is an understatement!"
--Moose Peterson, Wildlife Photographer
"A very slick little app, and a landscape photographer's new best friend."
--Scott Kelby, Editor of Photoshop User Magazine
"As a nature photographer who spends much of my time photographing locations with no cell or wifi coverage, Focalware is essential to my ability to plot and plan for the sun and moon’s arrival and departure, no matter where I am."
--Gary Hart, EloquentImages.com
Rated one of the 10 most useful iPhone Apps for Photographers by Pop Photo.
What’s New
Version 2.5
Retains current settings when restoring from background.
Ratings and Reviews
Great Utility
I've been waiting for something like this to come to the iPhone for a long time. I agree with ztdb's comments, his suggestions would be very handy. As an architectural/commercial photographer, it helps me plan the ideal time to shoot an exterior in advance, or when arriving at a location, I've been able to check when the sun would be at a more desirable angle and height, gone off to take other photos and return in time to get the shot I want. Personally I think it's a must have for any photographer.
Very easy to use
Very easy to use with intuitive controls. However could be improved for five stars:
- make it possible to change the date without entering the configuration dialog e.g. have left / right arrow controls for this on the main screen
- allow saving of more than one custom location for later recall.
Good tool for photographers and astronomers
This works really well, and allows sun and moon predictions with ease. Two suggestions for improvement though:
1. It would be nice to see the sun and moon together in a different mode, to gauge how close they are in the sky.
2. I'd also like to be able to see the sun and moon together on the screen when they are below the horizon. Basically I want the thing to work more like a full orrery :)
This app is nicely complemented by Sun Seeker, which shows a map view with sun beam direction overlaid. I recommend getting both of them.
App Privacy
The developer, Warner Photography, Inc., has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple.
No Details Provided
The developer will be required to provide privacy details when they submit their next app update.
Information
- Provider
- Warner Photography, Inc.
- Size
- 5.3 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 8.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 8.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2008-2017 Warner Photography, Inc.
- Price
- £1.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.