Fjorden Camera 4+

I love how simple the UI is on this app, as someone looking for something to make the camera on my phone feel a little more intentional it was a bit of a surprise to see such a clean ui.

It is refreshing to see an app without ads or subscriptions that is free to use and is funded by a hardware sales model. My only complaints with the app so far are related to feature completeness, but it appears that the app is under some regular updates. Features that I see as lacking right now are:
- manual focus zoom is always centered, it would be nice to choose where in the viewfinder gets zoomed in during focus adjustment
- film simulations are a bit aggressive, it would be nice to either adjust the intensity or allow for the import of film simulations similar to Ricoh
- film simulation photos cannot be taken simultaneously with raw photos. I sort of understand this philosophically, because using a film simulation is a different use case than raw photography, but I think there is value here if you want to leave film simulation on for ease of share-ability while still having a raw shot in case you get an unexpectedly nice shot

I no longer have to look for a suitable camera app that works for me! I have tried every popular camera app alternate (Halide, Camera+, Camera M and ProCam) and non capture the one handed operation quite like this one. Whether you are a photographer or an everyday moment capturer this camera app will provide you with the ease of use you need while allowing you to switch to manual mode and capture with pro level settings like Shutter Speed, ISO, and Focus to unleash your creative side. Look no further than Fjorden and be sure the check out their website to look at the upcoming hardware shipping soon that will pair with this and make sure you never miss a moment!

FINALLY AT HOME. As others have said, I've always gone back to the default iOS camera app because other manual camera apps just are not designed well to put it bluntly. The Fjorden devs really understand what they're doing here.

The manual controls are very simple to navigate and swap back to auto. Lowkey I think what makes me happiest is how easy I GET CHOOSE which lens I want to shoot out of. Apple's camera software is unbelievably, mind boggling frustrating at forcing lenses that it thinks you should use - resulting in flat, digitally zoomed and cropped in images. Thank you Fjorden for simplifying my day to day, run and gun 📸