Halide + Kino

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The most powerful camera apps for iPhone.

The film looks in Halide are very good, but I’m really loving the manual controls. Excellent for blurry Metro shots.

A B&W picture of a Metro train arriving at RosslynA Metro train entering a station in a longer exposure A long exposure of a Metro train leaving a stationA train arrives at the Courthouse station

Rich, saturated flowers might be the most difficult subject to capture with a digital camera. A smart phone struggles to reproduce the color as your eyes saw it. Compare the Apple camera to Halide’s “Rembrandt” process, which eschews realism for a more film-like look.

A highly saturated flower A highly saturated flower with more detail

The last few days have been a bit hectic, in a good way. We couldn't have hoped for a better Mark III launch! Thank you all for your support, and we can't wait to share what we have next!

While Mark III delivers amazing results straight out of camera, we know that photo development can be an important creative tool. We set out to build something better than an editor: an intuitive way to develop photos in seconds. We call it the Photo Lab!

Screenshots of the Halide Photo Lab.

With Halide Mark III, we rebuilt our image processing engine to take full advantage of the iPhone camera sensor's native gamut and dynamic range. We partnered with a renowned Hollywood colorist to develop a set of amazing looks, each with a specific intent. Enough words, here's photos!

Pagosa Springs, ColoradoOmoide YokochoHollyNewborn

Our iPhone 17e review is here! Since it's the same camera as the 16e, we mostly focus on the software. What makes its new portrait mode different from the rest of the iPhone lineup? What's up with this weird software limitation? Read on! www.lux.camera/iphone-17e-a...

iPhone 17e: An Almost Perfect Entry

You may think the e in 17e stands for economy or essential, but I think it stands for entry. Sure, it doesn't have all the bells and whistles, but you get access to vibrant ecosystem of third-party ap...

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Today we're excited to launch Apple Log 2 support in Kino! Uh, what does that mean? We're glad you asked, because we wrote a detailed explainer about how Log video works, and what's so special about Apple Log 2. www.lux.camera/apple-log-ex...

Apple Log Explained

Editor's note: We make photography and video apps, so it's about time we released video versions of our essays. Check out the companion video shot in Kino 1.4, or read on for text! Today we're launch...

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