Varlens - DSLR in Phone

Name: Varlens - DSLR in Phone
Rating: 4.7 (3788 reviews)
Author: Aura Marker Studio Co., Ltd.

All in One Ultimate Pro Camera

Free · In‑App Purchases

3.8K Ratings
Ages

13+
Years
Category

Photo & Video
Developer

Aura Marker Studio Co., Ltd.
Language

EN
+ 14 More
Size

408.2
MB

Varlens introduces the "Cinematic" mode: - Tap to switch focus target and automatically track it for focus. - Adjustable aperture, f/2.0 to f/16.0. - And more... Varlens is an ultimate pro camera app, can turn your phone as a DSLR camera. With more than 100 functions, and easy to use. Recommended as "Fresh App" Selected as "The Best Camera Apps" in United State AppStore # DSLR-level photography - 7 MODES: Auto, Portrait, Time-lapse, Light Trail, Macro, Program, Manual - 4K Live Photo: Ultra HD Live, with filters render realtime - EXCLUSIVELY Portrait Photography Algorithm, Simulate optical bokeh of super large aperture and depth of field blur, comparable to the effect of telephoto lens of DSLR camera - AI DE-SHARPEN, remove over-sharpening of iPhone camera - 50x digital zoom, f/1.1 digital aperture, 30 seconds long exposure, 60 seconds long time-lapse interval - Manual control ISO, Shutter, EV, White Balance, Focus, and multiple Metering modes - Image formats: HEIC, JPEG, Live Photo, TIFF, RAW / ProRAW, with 12MP / 24MP / 48MP options - Grid, Level, Histogram, Zebra Stripe, Focus Peaking - Magnifying Glass, Mirror Front Camera - Anamorphic Lens: 1.33x and 1.55x - Bluetooth Shutter # Classic Filters. Analog Presets, Easy to Self-made - Dozens of carefully designed classic Kodak and Fuji films, Rico, Leica classic styles, Master filters - Free import unlimited .cube or .3dl 3D LUTs as filters - Tune filter's style such as intensity, exposure, grain and frame - Customizable presets. Three official examples are provided: AI Beauty, GND Filter (Linear Gradient and Zoned), and Sky Mask - Classic CCD and Polaroid analog presets, dozens of parameters can be fine-tuned # Very Professional Photo Editing - AI Features: Aperture, Whitening, Spot Removal, and Face Slimming. Perfectly crafted, maintaining original image quality, and manual adjustments. - Masks: Subject, Sky, Linear Gradient, Radial Gradient - Presets: Create presets with AI, masks, and various editing parameters. Presets can be used for both editing and shooting. - Exclusively HSL+ tool, pick up and blend color locally, better than Lightroom and VSCO - "Shoot then focus": Portrait mode photos can be readjusted focus and aperture - Aperture, Exposure, Brightness, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Saturation, Tint, De-noise, Grain, Vignette, Curves, Split Tone and more - High-definition, high-quality processing of the whole process, from shooting, saving, to photo editing, NON-Destructive original image - Artistic Photo Frame, with displaying camera manufacturer, model name and other EXIF shooting parameters - Self-made Logo # Cinematic Video - Open Gate: Recording video at full resolution of CMOS sensor - 3-level stabilization, easy to shoot cinematic video - REAL-TIME color grading filters, capture slow motion video, up to 240 fps high speed - Pause and continue recording video, one-time production, no need for video editing - Color: HDR, HDR10, Dolby Vision, Apple Log, Log2 - Codec: HEVC, H.264, ProRes, ProRes RAW - Stereo recording, two-channel pickup display # Extreme Experience - Lots of widgets: Golden Hour, Photography Mode, Favorite Filters, Photo Editing can be accessed quickly from home screen - Optimize GPU/CPU/NPU performance deeply for saving power - Left-hand interface - More preferences in advanced ---- Notice about Auto-Renewal Subscription -- Varlens Pro - Monthly: $5.99 / mon Varlens Pro - Yeally: $26.99 / 12 mons The automatic renewal of your Pro membership subscription will be automatically deducted from your iTunes account within 24 hours before the membership expires; You can go to the account settings to manage the subscription and cancel the subscription after purchase. The specific path is: "Settings" -> Apple ID -> Subscription Terms of Service: https://varlens.com/service/term Privacy Policy: https://varlens.com/en-US/service/privacy-policy

Events

MAJOR UPDATE

Cinematic Mode

The natural background blur simulation turns everyday moments into cinematic highlights for sharing.
MAJOR UPDATE

Open Gate for all series

Experience ultimate creative flexibility by capturing a wider field of view at a resolution exceeding DCI 4K.

Ratings & Reviews

4.7

out of 5

3.8K Ratings

HIGHLY RECOMMEND: If you like analog film look, this is for you!
Feb 2

El Gallo 33
Every time I travel I carry a canon camera, my Ricoh gr3, my insta360 for video and my iPhone. I took a trip to Vegas last month and decided to only carry my phone for photos. I wanted to challenge myself to one tool. I asked ChatGPT for suggestions for camera apps that I could use like a manual camera, preferably with film presets. It suggested this one amongst others and I decided on this one. I was INCREDIBLY impressed with the film simulation options and bought the subscription instantly. TOTALLY WORTH IT! I use it everyday to capture moments with my son and use the same 3 filters. The DUNE filter is my favorite. The Chrome 64 is my second favorite. And the vintage there’s a monochrome one that I use that reminds me of film. I use others but those three are my favorite.

Developer Response
Thanks for your amazing comments, and thanks ChatGPT :)
HIGHLY RECOMMEND: If you like analog film look, this is for you!
Feb 2

El Gallo 33

Every time I travel I carry a canon camera, my Ricoh gr3, my insta360 for video and my iPhone. I took a trip to Vegas last month and decided to only carry my phone for photos. I wanted to challenge myself to one tool. I asked ChatGPT for suggestions for camera apps that I could use like a manual camera, preferably with film presets. It suggested this one amongst others and I decided on this one. I was INCREDIBLY impressed with the film simulation options and bought the subscription instantly. TOTALLY WORTH IT! I use it everyday to capture moments with my son and use the same 3 filters. The DUNE filter is my favorite. The Chrome 64 is my second favorite. And the vintage there’s a monochrome one that I use that reminds me of film. I use others but those three are my favorite.
Developer Response Feb 6
Thanks for your amazing comments, and thanks ChatGPT :)
Life Saving App!! “De-Sharpen” is heaven sent!
09/07/2022

OneVeryGratefulUser
I’ve downloaded and tried pretty much every single “professional” camera app out there and this was the only one that effortlessly bypassed that dang “auto enhance algorithm” nonsense - Oh yeah we all know know what I’m talking abt.Taking Live Photos using this app with that “De-Sharpen” function on was such a bliss - finally an app that does the RAW Live photos justice!! No over saturation no over brightness no over contrast, everything remains natural, subtle, and beautiful — as they well should!!! This is gonna save all my future backlit photos /live photos from that over-processing nightmare, thank you!!!!!🥹🥹🥹Please, please, please keep this function until the end of time.Also was able to seamlessly switch between different formats, including +ProRaw!! Soooo so much easier than going back to camera settings to turn on that “Apple ProRaw”. One more thing worth mentioning, the interface is super elegant and friendly as well! Kudos to the team that created this, this is my first time ever rating an app, and I’ve been using all Apple Products for almost 12 years now — yes you are that awesome.

Developer Response
Thanks for your fantastic comment :). And you are welcome to submit any questions or suggestions in-app feedback to let it better.
Life Saving App!! “De-Sharpen” is heaven sent!
09/07/2022

OneVeryGratefulUser

I’ve downloaded and tried pretty much every single “professional” camera app out there and this was the only one that effortlessly bypassed that dang “auto enhance algorithm” nonsense - Oh yeah we all know know what I’m talking abt.Taking Live Photos using this app with that “De-Sharpen” function on was such a bliss - finally an app that does the RAW Live photos justice!! No over saturation no over brightness no over contrast, everything remains natural, subtle, and beautiful — as they well should!!! This is gonna save all my future backlit photos /live photos from that over-processing nightmare, thank you!!!!!🥹🥹🥹Please, please, please keep this function until the end of time.Also was able to seamlessly switch between different formats, including +ProRaw!! Soooo so much easier than going back to camera settings to turn on that “Apple ProRaw”. One more thing worth mentioning, the interface is super elegant and friendly as well! Kudos to the team that created this, this is my first time ever rating an app, and I’ve been using all Apple Products for almost 12 years now — yes you are that awesome.
Developer Response 09/17/2022
Thanks for your fantastic comment :). And you are welcome to submit any questions or suggestions in-app feedback to let it better.
Baked in filters plus LUTs ftw
12/25/2024

Jaident07
I spent so much time looking for a quality photo app that could do what other video apps do, which is apply filters baked into the image therefore eliminating post processing and making sharing/publishing much faster. Of course you can apply filters in post as well. Also you can import LUTs which should be available on all apps but hardly seen at this moment. This is all free as well. Premium sub gives you nice to haves imo but I would also like to support this team based on the quality you get at the free version. Wish more devs took this approach. Also the cost of premium is not an arm and a leg like other apps that gives you half, if that, upfront for free.
Baked in filters plus LUTs ftw
12/25/2024

Jaident07

I spent so much time looking for a quality photo app that could do what other video apps do, which is apply filters baked into the image therefore eliminating post processing and making sharing/publishing much faster. Of course you can apply filters in post as well. Also you can import LUTs which should be available on all apps but hardly seen at this moment. This is all free as well. Premium sub gives you nice to haves imo but I would also like to support this team based on the quality you get at the free version. Wish more devs took this approach. Also the cost of premium is not an arm and a leg like other apps that gives you half, if that, upfront for free.
48MP only in manual mode
06/28/2023

Mark928s
I thought the app sounded great and purchased it to take a few photos at a once in a lifetime car show. I was upset finding that all the photos were in 12mp. I contacted the customer service feedback and they replied that 48mp is only allowed in manual mode. I use the iPhone camera for quick shots mostly and don’t have the cognitive skills (I have 2 brain disabilities) to quickly adjust settings so I rely on automatic mode the majority of the time. The app seemed to be pretty decent especially with additions, and the subscription cost isn’t too bad for what you get. but I can’t justify keep paying a subscription fee for something that I won’t use all the time. If you can shoot manual then I would recommend taking a look at the app. If you just rely on auto, look at another camera app as you will be wasting the 48mp photos the iPhone can take.

Developer Response
Hi, 48MP can not be available at auto mode, this is limited by Apple for 3rd party developer. But Varlens has many exclusive features, please have patient to try, thanks
48MP only in manual mode
06/28/2023

Mark928s

I thought the app sounded great and purchased it to take a few photos at a once in a lifetime car show. I was upset finding that all the photos were in 12mp. I contacted the customer service feedback and they replied that 48mp is only allowed in manual mode. I use the iPhone camera for quick shots mostly and don’t have the cognitive skills (I have 2 brain disabilities) to quickly adjust settings so I rely on automatic mode the majority of the time. The app seemed to be pretty decent especially with additions, and the subscription cost isn’t too bad for what you get. but I can’t justify keep paying a subscription fee for something that I won’t use all the time. If you can shoot manual then I would recommend taking a look at the app. If you just rely on auto, look at another camera app as you will be wasting the 48mp photos the iPhone can take.
Developer Response 07/04/2023
Hi, 48MP can not be available at auto mode, this is limited by Apple for 3rd party developer. But Varlens has many exclusive features, please have patient to try, thanks

The new version introduces the "Cinematic" mode: - Tap to switch focus target and automatically track it for focus (solid line) - Automatically switch focus based on foreground objects (dashed line). - Long press to lock focus on a specific area. - Adjustable aperture, supporting f/2.0 to f/16.0 (currently adjustable only before recording video, not during recording). - Pause and resume recording during Cinematic video recording. - Take photos while recording Cinematic video. - Movie mode currently only supports SDR, HDR, and HEVC. Format - Compatible with all iPhone models running iOS 26 This new version also resolves the issue of app freeze the image when switching back from other apps

Version 7.4.1

3d ago

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