Imaging Console Lite
Nikon Essential
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Imaging Console Lite is a third-party camera control, live monitoring, and file transfer app for Nikon Z-series mirrorless and cinema cameras.
It focuses on a streamlined single-camera shooting experience and is designed for photography enthusiasts, independent photographers, and visual creators whose primary needs are controlling one camera, monitoring live view, and transferring files from the camera.
Without a subscription, you can connect one compatible camera for remote shooting, camera setting adjustments, touch autofocus, in-camera media browsing, and manual downloads. For a more complete single-camera workflow, subscribe to Lite Plus to unlock advanced controls, LiveView, LUT workflows, gallery processing, and export tools.
Main Free Features
• Connect one compatible camera via USB (MTP/PTP) or wireless PTP/IP
• Remotely capture photos and record videos
• AF-ON focus control
• Adjust shutter speed, aperture, ISO, exposure mode, and exposure compensation
• Adjust white balance, metering, focus mode, and AF-area mode
• Select Picture Controls and adjust vibration reduction
• Use and freely reorder an iMenu containing 12 essential controls
• Single-shot self-timer
• Quickly review images after capture
• Browse photos and videos stored on the camera
• Manually download original files and save them to the system photo library
Main Lite Plus Features
Lite Plus is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewable subscription. Both plans unlock the same features:
• Rapid Transfer
• Live View monitoring
• Touch autofocus
• Burst shooting control
• Multiple self-timer shots
• Change supported settings throughout the complete camera menu
• Freely add, remove, and rearrange iMenu items
• Automatically display a preview after capture
• Custom LUT and Picture Control library
• Apply LUTs to Live View monitoring and gallery workflows
• Anamorphic de-squeeze monitoring
• Red night-vision interface
• Gallery filters and LUT image processing
• Automatically load original files
• System sharing and saving to Files
• Quickly create three-second Live Photos
Available Only in Imaging Console
• Multi-camera cluster control and simultaneous live monitoring
• Global synchronized triggering
• Automatic downloads, instant transfer, and automatic GPS metadata attachment
• Special shooting mode controls
• Professional monitoring tools, including focus peaking, framing guides, false color, and timecode
• Power zoom and advanced monitoring controls
• Live Photos with a custom duration
• Custom media import and FHD file workflows
• Voice memo management
• Live Activities and advanced capture and control options
• IPTC and copyright management
• GPS in-camera attach
Compatibility
Expeed 7 models: Z9, Z8, ZR, Z6III, Z5II, Zf, and Z50II.
Expeed 6 models: Z5, Z6, Z7, Z6II, Z7II, Z50, Z30, and Zfc. When using the camera’s “Connect to smart device” function, camera control, Live View monitoring, and access to in-camera files are available. When using “Connect to computer,” camera control and Live View monitoring are available.
Feature availability may vary depending on the camera model, firmware version, connection method, and shooting mode.
Important Notice
Imaging Console Lite is an independently developed third-party product and is not affiliated with, associated with, authorized by, endorsed by, or otherwise officially connected with Nikon Corporation, RED Digital Cinema, or any of their affiliated companies. References to Nikon, RED, and related product names are made solely to describe device compatibility.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://scrawny-honeydew-fc3.notion.site/Imaging-Console-Privacy-Policy-38878bef77b880108900e47dd6ff4441
Ratings & Reviews
- This app has not received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
Optimized the Cinema Console account page for a better experience and interface, and added a device management feature.
Added a comparison between the original and adjusted image in the in-camera gallery, and optimized thumbnail loading for preview effects.(plus)
Added a "RAW files only" option for quick batch downloads, and optimized photo star-rating filters.
Fixed an issue where the gallery might not properly display photos already downloaded via Quick Transfer.(plus)
Eliminated a risk of the tab bar disappearing.
Other fixes and optimizations.
Prepared food for the cat for the National Day holiday.
The developer, 栋 张, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Other Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- 栋 张
- Size
- 157.9 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Simplified Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Lite Plus Annual R199.99
- Lite Plus Monthly R19.99
- Copyright
- ©️2026 Dong Zhang
