Version 7.3.117 January 2024• Haptic Touch EXIF Preview (NEW)
So you just captured a shot, but you want to quickly double-check on the basic settings? Now you can when you Haptic Touch on the last photo button. You get a preview of the shot as usual, but now you get a strip at the bottom with the basic EXIF metadata information. This contains — focal length, aperture, ISO, exposure duration, and most importantly, the image format.
You can simply use Haptic Touch to preview this information and touch-up to make it go away. Also, this new EXIF strip fades away and gets out of the way after a few seconds.
This is also possible from the Camera M photo library grid screen with any photo or video. Please remember that this is just a summary, for a full representation of EXIF metadata, you can always open the photo and view our full representation of EXIF at any time.
Of course, with every new update or implementation of a function on Camera M, accessibility is a huge focus for us. So this new EXIF metadata strip is compatible with Dark and Light modes, Dynamic Type, Reduce Transparency and other accessibility settings on your device.
These small quality-of-life type of improvements are the implementations we are very proud of working on. We would love to hear your thoughts.
• Depth Blur Preview
We took out the depth blur preview a few years ago due to performance issues — now it is back! We worked on it to make it better, and to use less energy. You will see the ‘Depth Preview’ setting is back to opt-out from this function if needed.
• Bug Fixes
Fixed the issue where volume button actions would not work in certain landscape orientations. Made performance improvements to the Highlight & Shadow Alert filter and Focus Peaking filter.
Please check www.camera-m.com/updates for more comprehensive details on this update.
We are truly a small, two-person, developer team without a huge advertising budget; Therefore, if you love Camera M, please free to spread the word and it would mean a lot to us!
We hope you capture incredible photos with Camera M!
More information: www.camera-m.com
User manual: www.camera-m.com/manual
Get in touch: [email protected]
Follow us: @CameraMApp
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Our Previous Version 7 updates Include:
• iOS 17 optimization
• iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro support
• Action Button camera switching
• Volume button actions
• Redesigned manual controls with 'Fine-Tuning' feature
• New camera picker
• Zero shutter lag with responsive capture
• HDR Photo Viewing
• Widget for StandBy and NightMode
• App Shortcuts
• Accessibility feature updates
• And more....
Version 7.2.123 December 2023Action Button
We introduced switching cameras using the Action Button with our version 7.1 update for our iPhone 15 users. We have now made it even easier without using the App Shortcuts, with zero setup. Also, you no longer have to press and hold, simply press in and out - much better!
Volume Button Actions
Apple now officially lets developers support volume button actions for camera apps, and we are extremely excited about this! Please note that you need iOS 17.2 or later to have these updates.
• Volume Up — Capture photo. Additionally, in Burst mode, press and hold to capture repeatedly in fast succession.
• Volume Down — This mirrors the Action Button behavior for iPhones without the Action Button. Simply press in and out to switch through available cameras.
Bug Fixes
• Fixed the bug when selecting flash options for the Selfie camera.
• Fixed the bug making the Golden Hour widget crash.
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Our Previous Version 7 updates Include:
• iOS 17 optimization
• iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro support
• Action Button camera switching
• Redesigned manual controls with 'Fine-Tuning' feature
• New camera picker
• Zero shutter lag with responsive capture
• HDR Photo Viewing
• Widget for StandBy and NightMode
• App Shortcuts
• Accessibility feature updates
• And more....
Version 7.012 October 2023Welcome to Camera M version 7! Our biggest update yet.
• COMPLETELY REDESIGNED MANUAL CAMERA CONTROLS
We decided to take Camera M's manual camera controls to the next level - by redesigning the control gauges from the ground up while keeping the gesture-based control mechanism the same. The biggest design change is that the adjustment value position stays static, making it easier to read.
Responds to Touch
This new design beautifully animates to your touch. It expands and moves toward the center of the screen while you are making adjustments, and tucks away when you are not. And yes, they do have ProMotion 120Hz support.
Fine-Tuning Feature
Simply drag away from the gauge while making adjustments to use the 'Fine-Tuning' feature. This will slow down your adjustment, making it easier to make granular changes. Otherwise, simply press and hold to reset back to auto.
Standard Presets
We introduced the Standard Presets feature last year, which snaps the controls to the nearest standard value, depending on the control. For example, adjusting to 193 ISO results in snapping to 200 ISO. These new controls still behave the same way with this setting turned on.
Accessibility
These new gauges conform to Dynamic Text, Bold Text, High Contrast, and other Accessibility settings making Camera M a comprehensively accessible manual camera.
• iOS 17 OPTIMIZATIONS
We made extensive performance upgrades to the photo capture process. We adopted the new zero lag capture feature available in iOS 17. Now there is no lag between the time you press the shutter button to capturing the shot. The subsequent adoption is the responsive capture feature which enables the next capture possible while the previously captured shot is still processing. Meanwhile, Our ultra-fast burst mode got even faster this time. All these adoptions bring incredible improvements to the photo capture process.
HDR Photo Viewing
Now in iOS 17, Camera M displays photos in full dynamic range. ProRAW photos captured in the past and many other formats captured with the new iPhones contain extended dynamic range data which was not displayed before - such as bright specular highlights. Now, when you first view a photo, you will notice the gradual transformation to the HDR mode, if the photo contains the data.
TipKit
With iOS 17, we bring helpful tips to reveal certain Camera M features that you might have missed.
Widgets
We updated all our widgets to work in new places, such as MacOS, along with updated animations which are new in iOS 17.
StandBy Mode
We added a smaller version of our Golden Hour widget for StandBy mode, which also looks great with the new Night Mode. This is by popular demand.
• iPhone 15 & iPhone 15 Pro OPTIMIZATIONS
iPhone 15 users can now capture HEIF, JPEG, TIFF, and PNG in 48MP with the 1x camera. 2x Camera also comes to iPhone 15 with full manual controls. Camera M is now optimized for the new 5x telephoto camera on the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Overall, we made sure Camera M takes full advantage of the new iPhone hardware.
We are still dedicated to only using native APIs with Camera M, making it a significantly efficient and responsive camera app with a small binary size.
Please check www.camera-m.com/updates for more comprehensive details on this update.
We hope you capture incredible photos with Camera M!
More information: www.camera-m.com
User manual: www.camera-m.com/manual
Get in touch: [email protected]
Follow us: @CameraMApp#CameraM.
Version 6.2.117 February 2023Phone 14 Pro Update II
• 2x Camera for iPhone 14 Pro
With our second update for iPhone 14 Pro, we are delighted to bring the 2x Camera to Camera M with full manual controls!
The quad-pixel sensor on iPhone 14 Pro allows beyond the three fixed lenses of the Pro camera system to create an additional 2x Telephoto. Which expands your camera options to 0.5x, 1x, 2x, and 3x. This new 2x Telephoto uses the middle 12 megapixels of the quad-pixel sensor to deliver full-resolution photos with no digital zoom. With its popular 48 mm focal length and great resolution, 2x is the perfect framing choice for many scenarios, especially with the large f/1.78 aperture.
This camera has full manual controls as follows:
– Manual focus
– Manual exposure
– Manual white balance
It can shoot Apple ProRAW and works in Portrait, Bracket, Live Photo, and Burst modes.
OTHER
– Updated font styles on iPhone and iPad.
Version 6.1.326 October 2022iPhone 14 Pro Update I
48 MEGAPIXEL CAPTURE
We are delighted to bring the power of Camera M to iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. Capture not just ProRAW but HEIF (with optional minimum compression), JPEG (with optional minimum compression), PNG, and even TIFF in full sensor resolution of 48 megapixels.
48 Megapixel Indicator: Since there are limitations for 48-megapixel capture, the 48 megapixel indicator near the file format badge keeps you always informed of the capture resolution. These limitations include, are not just limited to, flash capture, standard RAW format, manual exposure (explicit ISO and exposure duration adjustment), bracket capture, Depth capture, Live Photo capture, Triple Photo capture, etc.
SELFIE CAMERA MANUAL FOCUS
Now you can adjust the focus manually in the Selfie camera, even in Depth Mode.
OTHER
Other minor UI/UX improvements.
For more information, please visit www.camera-m.com/updates.
We hope you enjoy this update and helps you capture incredible photos!
For any feedback or questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us at [email protected].
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Version 5.3.312 August 2022CAMERA PROFILES UPDATE
A pro way to select the best camera to help you capture the absolutely perfect moment.
Back in 2017, with Camera M version 1.0, we introduced 'Camera Specifications' — A simple way to view essential information about each camera your device includes. With this significant update, we decided to bring that information to the forefront with a new camera switcher panel.
A long press on the camera choice button will open the usual camera picker, but now, there is a new 'More Info' button, which opens the Camera Profiles panel. You can swipe between pages to change your camera selection or swipe down to dismiss. You can also pin this if you want to open this panel each time you want to switch cameras.
Now, let us talk about the glanceable information displayed on this new panel:
We put a lot of effort into what information should be displayed and how. First, you get a single line of specifications that we thought was crucial when making a camera choice. The zoom factor, focal length, lens aperture, and image resolution are included, but we went the extra mile of including the field of view (FOV) for each camera.
The following section covers the focus, exposure, and white balance capabilities. Again, the minimum focus distance is another unique specification we are proud to include.
Then last but not least, we indicate if the camera is capable of capturing RAW and ProRAW.
Camera Profiles is available on both iPhone and iPad, which includes all devices that Camera M is currently compatible with.
Have Siri show it for you — you can also enable a Siri Shortcut from Camera M Settings, which would allow you to invoke Camera Profiles by just using ‘Hey Siri’, hands-free.
ACCESSIBILITY CAMERA
For Camera M 5.3.1, we were finally able to include our extensive improvements to make Camera M more accessible. Camera M now adheres to Dynamic Type and Bold Text settings throughout the app, including the new Camera Profiles, manual control adjustment labels, and also our great Home Screen Widgets. The Increase Contrast accessibility setting now makes the camera grid and the levels become more prominent along with more interface elements becoming less transparent. Also, the Reduce Transparency setting makes semi-transparent interface elements more opaque. We will be focusing heavily on adding and improving accessibility settings for the next several updates.
LIGHT MODE
With the 5.3.3 update, Camera Roll and Settings in Camera M will adhere to system appearance.
For more information, please visit www.camera-m.com/updates.
We hope you enjoy this update and helps you capture amazing photos.
For any feedback or questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us at [email protected].
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Version 5.2.119 June 2022Manual Controls Update
We hope you enjoyed our last update on Darkroom integration. We decided to focus mainly on UI/UX related to manual controls with this significant update:
NEW ADJUSTMENT PRESETS
We introduced a new setting, ‘Standard Presets,’ allowing exposure bias, ISO, exposure duration, and white balance temperature adjustments to snap into half-stop values. This has been a very popular request from our users.
For example, when this setting is on, you can adjust ISO value to 730, let go, and it will snap to 800. This makes adjusting to standard exposure stops incredibly easy.
MANUAL CONTROL ADJUSTER GAUGES
We made visual changes to manual control adjuster gauges to be easier to read and less intrusive on the camera preview. Also, this is a callback to what we had on Camera M version 1.0.
NEW DEFAULT SCREEN
Till now, Camera M launched into a screen that allowed just exposure bias adjustment. So we decided to make the exposure screen the new default screen. Pressing the exposure button now takes you to ISO and Exposure Screen, our favorite manual control screen. We believe this change makes navigation much cleaner.
GOLDEN HOUR WIDGET
We made visual improvements to Golden Hour Widget. Now it surfaces to the top around Golden Hour, if placed within a stack.
OTHER CHANGES
- The magnifier loupe now keeps memory of its location and visibility status within the focus screen.
- Fixed the incorrect rotation of Haptic Touch previews.
For any feedback or questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us at [email protected].
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Version 4.3.719 December 2018- Optimized for new M1 iPads — We made improvements to take advantage of the power of M1 on the new iPads. For example, histogram animations render faster, and Dual Photo capture is quicker.
- Other bug fixes and improvements..
Version 4.3.419 December 2018- Minor Bug Fixes.
Version 4.1.219 December 2018- Minor bug fixes.
Version 4.1.119 December 2018The next level of pro photography is here! We want to welcome you to Apple ProRAW format!
With iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max, now capture full 12-bit Linear DNG format images with additional dynamic range.
• What is Apple ProRAW?
Apple ProRAW brings the power of iOS computational photography to RAW. It provides benefits of multi-frame image processing and computational photography, like Deep Fusion and Smart HDR, and combines them with the depth and flexibility of a RAW format. Files are approximately 25MB in file size.
• What makes capturing Apple ProRAW so great with Camera M?
Shoot with fluid gesture-based full manual controls, including focus, exposure, and white balance. Shoot up to 1 second long exposures or manually set ISO to the lowest setting. Have access to the full arsenal of professional tools: movable magnifier loupe, focus peaking, live RGB histograms, highlight and shadow alerts, grey card white balance, and much more.
ProRAW uses Max Image Processing to apply Deep Fusion and Smart HDR, and other computational photography features, ensuring you are getting the absolute best image quality.
We made sure that Sensor-shift stabilization for Wide Camera on iPhone 12 Pro Max and lens stabilization in all other instances are fully utilized to give you the sharpest image possible. Hand-held one-second long exposures are now within reach.
ProRAW is available with the ultra-wide camera! Yes, you read it right.
• Bracket with ProRAW
Dynamic-range-warriors can now capture 3-shot brackets in Apple ProRAW format. Use the default -2EV, 0EV, +2EV bracket, or manually configure with three movable exposure points.
• ProRAW + HEIF
Capture ProRAW with a processed HEIF file alongside or capture ProRAW by itself. When ProRAW + HEIF combination is shared within Camera Roll, you will see the choice to share each format separately.
• Standard RAW
You still have the option to capture standard RAW (Bayer RAW) without any additional processing.
iPhone 12 Pro or iPhone 12 Pro Max running iOS 14.3 is required for Apple ProRAW capture.
OTHER CHANGES
We decided to go through all of Camera M and tweak the user interface elements. Icons are rescaled, polished, and the spacing on certain elements are altered to have a cleaner, more professional presentation.
For iPhones with Home Indicator, we rearranged the control center elements to be more ergonomic. This has been the first time such changes were made since the inception of Camera M back in 2017. We hope you all like the changes and would love to hear your thoughts.
For instances where Camera M captures more than one image, we included a badge within the Camera Roll button to indicate the number of shots.
We included additional links within Settings to access the full user manual and app update information quickly.
For any feedback, please do not hesitate to reach us at [email protected] or @camera.m.ios
We hope you enjoy taking amazing photos with Camera M!.
