Obscura — Pro Camera 4+
Manual Controls, ProRAW, Video
Ben McCarthy
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Obscura 4 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.
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Over its 8 years on the App Store, Obscura has been much numerous times around the world, including as Editors’ Choice and App of the Day.
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Design
Obscura squeezes a bunch of powerful features into simple controls anyone can master. The interface balances aesthetics, ergonomics, and intuitiveness. You won’t want to use anything else. 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.
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Capture Modes & Formats
Obscura captures photos, videos, Live Photos, and portraits. Photos can captured in RAW, ProRAW, HEIC, and JPEG (on supported devices, see http://obscura.camera/compatibility).
Capture images in multiple different aspect ratios, or filters live in camera for a wide variety of styles.
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Camera Settings
Obscura gives you control over exposure, focus, white balance, ISO, shutter speed, and flash, with intuitive controls that make you feel in control of your device’s camera.
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View Options
Obscura lets you display a grid, a spirit level, a histogram, focus peaking, a focus loupe, and exposure clipping highlights to help you understand every detail of what you’re shooting.
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Photo Library
Obscura has its own interface for browsing, rating, editing, and sharing images, but it’s fully integrated with your system photo library, so images captured with Obscura are available everywhere.
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Obscura Ultra
Obscura is free to use, with an annual subscription for premium features. See http://obscura.camera/ultra for full details.
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I hope you love using Obscura as much as I’ve loved designing and building it. If you do, please consider subscribing to Ultra, leaving a review, or just sharing with a friend.
All the best,
Ben
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Privacy Policy: http://obscura.camera/privacy
Terms of use: http://obscura.camera/terms
What’s New
Version 2024.2
Fixes:
- a fix for a blur animation not completing and remaining blurry after launch
- a fix for the orientation being incorrectly set for videos recorded in landscape
- a fix for a crash on watch companion app
- prevent changing camera during recording, unless using virtual camera
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If you have a moment to leave a rating or review for Obscura, it would be really great. It has a huge impact on search rankings and will help new folks discover Obscura.
Ben
Ratings and Reviews
Very awesome 😎
I love Obscura. Caught an earlier version of the app a few years ago and came back now to check it out now I have a better camera in my phone. It rocks 🙏
Very buggy
So buggy it can't be used as a reliable camera. Will be requesting a refund. A few of the issues: Set to default to telephoto camera. It doesn't. Switch to 3x manually and it will show 77mm telephoto at "f/1.5" and incorrectly calculate exposure. Toggling 3x by switching lenses a bunch of times etc it will eventually display and use f/2.8 for telephoto lens. Set ISO and/or shutter speed to manual and it will go haywire; either sticking with the setting you've locked for a short time or randomly changing one or the other. It loves 1/121 and 1/17 shutter speeds and will constantly "lock" on those for no particular reason. Once it starts doing that it won't reliably let you adjust exposure manually again without restarting. Touching the main area at all will un-predictably bring up the library even when the touch couldn't possibly be perceived as a swipe. Sure you can turn it off but then what is the point of even having it. Probably one of the better UIs, but functionally not usable. Bummer 'cause I had high hopes. This on brand new Iphone 13 Pro with latest iOS (15.4). Spent 2 hours with it and done.
Developer Response ,
Hey, just wanted to say thanks for the feedback. It's really helpful when you get specific! The jumpy shutter speed is an issue I've reported to Apple so I'm hoping that gets fixed soon. And I've been tweaking the gesture for dismissing the camera today. I think it's much improved. If you're interested in trying out the beta to help test the changes, feel free to get in touch at ben@obscura.studio
App Privacy
The developer, Ben McCarthy, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Ben McCarthy
- Size
- 51.4 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.
- Apple Watch
- Requires watchOS 9.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2022 Ben McCarthy
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Obscura Ultra $19.99
- Obscura Ultra Upgrade $19.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.