# Emulux: Film Camera & Editor — Film looks for everyday shots

> Film camera and photo editor with over 100 film looks and advanced editing tools. (iPhone/iPad app by deng yongyuan.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/emulux-film-camera-and-editor/id6815054333 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [deng yongyuan](https://appshunter.io/developer/1156541656)
- Category: Photo & Video, Graphics & Design
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 91 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China)
- Released: 2026-10-14
- Data updated: 2026-11-10
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/emulux-film-camera-and-editor/id6815054333/reviews.md

## What is Emulux?

Your everyday shots, with a film soul.

Emulux is a film camera and a photo editor in one. Pick a film look and the viewfinder shows it live, so every shot comes out with film color. Photos already in your library get the same look in one tap.

OVER 100 FILM LOOKS
• 115 looks, including airy color, rich cinematic tones, warm vintage looks, and clean black and white
• Set the strength of any look, then add grain, halation, vignette and fade for real film texture
• Grain and halation are modeled on real film, and grain follows the film format you pick, from half frame to large format
• Star your favorites and turn the dial in the camera to switch between them

SEE THE LOOK AS YOU SHOOT
• The live viewfinder shows the film look before you press the shutter
• Grid, level, histogram, focus peaking and composition hints
• Manual shutter, ISO and white balance
• Portrait mode with adjustable background blur
• HEIF or JPEG, with an option to keep the original too
• Pin the functions you use to the top bar; swipe for more when they fill a page

22 EDITING TOOLS
• Tone, white balance, color (with HSL and split toning) and curves
• Details, tonal contrast and dehaze
• Crop, perspective and straighten, with auto straighten
• Grain, halation, edge effect, vignette and fade
• Frames: film edge, paper border, slide mount and more
• Bloom, diffusion, chromatic aberration, lens blur, vintage and retro
• Adjust right on the photo: swipe sideways to change a value, up or down to switch, double-tap the ruler to reset
• Arrange the tool bar your way

ORGANIZE AND REUSE
• Everything you shoot and edit lives in Your Work
• Copy a photo's look and edits, then paste them onto others
• Save your favorite combinations as recipes, and import or export them
• Opens RAW photos too

FREE AND PRO
The free version includes 27 film looks, standard photo capture at supported resolutions, and copying edits. Free editing tools include Auto, Tone, White Balance, Crop, Perspective, Grain (35 mm), Vignette and Fade.
Emulux Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks RAW capture and every film look, including ones added later. It also unlocks Color, Curves, Details, Tonal Contrast, Dehaze, Halation, Edge Effect, Frames, Bloom, Diffusion, Chromatic Aberration, Lens Blur, Vintage, Retro, the other film formats for grain, and pasting edits onto other photos.
You can try any Pro film look in the viewfinder and the editor first.

PRIVACY
Your photos are processed on your phone and nowhere else. Emulux uploads nothing and collects no data. Only the Pro purchase and its check go through the App Store, handled by Apple.

## Key features

- Over 100 film looks with adjustable strength
- Live viewfinder with film simulation
- Advanced editing tools including HSL and curves
- Film texture effects: grain, halation, vignette, fade
- Organize and reuse edits with recipes
- RAW photo support
- Manual camera controls

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Emulux Pro | $9.99 | one-time |


## Is Emulux safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Emulux.

## Is Emulux legit?

Emulux: Film Camera & Editor appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Emulux is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/emulux-film-camera-and-editor/id6815054333/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Splendid app!

*2026-10-16*

This app is so good, I'd recommend at any time to anyone. The editing interface is so clean and responsive too, with lots of very useful features

## Frequently asked questions about Emulux

### What is Emulux?

Emulux is a mobile application that combines a film camera with a comprehensive photo editor. It allows users to apply authentic film looks to their photos, both during capture and to existing images in their library.

### How many film looks does Emulux offer?

The free version of Emulux includes 27 film looks. The Pro version unlocks over 100 film looks, including those added in the future, offering a wide range of styles from airy and soft to rich and cinematic.

### Can I adjust the film effects in Emulux?

Yes, you can adjust the strength of any film look. Additionally, you can add and customize grain, halation, vignette, and fade effects to achieve real film texture and replicate specific film formats.

### Does Emulux have ads?

No, Emulux does not contain advertisements. The application is free to use with its core features, and an optional one-time purchase unlocks all Pro features.

### What editing tools are available in Emulux?

Emulux offers 21 editing tools, including tone, white balance, color (HSL, split toning), curves, details, tonal contrast, dehaze, crop, perspective, and various creative effects like bloom and chromatic aberration.

### Is Emulux available on Android?

Based on the provided data, Emulux is currently supported on iPhones. Information regarding Android availability is not specified.

### How does Emulux handle privacy?

Emulux prioritizes user privacy by processing all photos on the device itself. The application does not upload any user photos or collect personal data, with only the Pro purchase verification handled by the App Store.

### What is the difference between Emulux Free and Emulux Pro?

Emulux Free provides 27 film looks, all camera features, and basic editing tools like tone and grain. Emulux Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks all 100+ film looks, advanced editing tools, and additional film texture options.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5 — 2026-11-06

Camera
• Emulux Pro adds RAW capture and keeps the original DNG in your roll. Compatible devices can shoot 48 MP ProRAW. On iPhone Air, turning on RAW switches the camera to 12 MP.
• Shoot 24 MP on compatible devices with Save Shots to Photos turned on. Taking several 48 MP photos in a row now uses less memory.
• Tap the main camera button to cycle through your preset focal lengths, or press and hold to open the zoom dial. Choose your presets in Settings.

Film and editing
• Pro adds six motion picture looks, with theatrical print and lab scan options. We've also refined the color and tone of several existing looks.
• Pro adds the Edge Effect tool and an emulsion border in Frames.
• Imported photos start with the selected film preset. A dot marks each tool you've adjusted, and the toolbar remembers where you left off.

Roll and sharing
• Roll thumbnails now show DNG, HEIC, or JPEG. Fixed an issue where some older photos couldn't find the film look version they were saved with.
• Choose JPEG for Compatibility in Settings to share full-resolution JPEGs even when the camera is set to HEIF.

### 1.4 — 2026-10-24

EDITING
• A photo you import now starts from the selected film's own settings instead of carrying over your adjustments from the last photo
• Tools you've adjusted show a small dot under their name in Tools, so you can see at a glance what you've changed

Thanks to everyone who sent feedback.

### 1.3 — 2026-10-23

NO MORE BLOWN HIGHLIGHTS
• Fixed some films that blew out highlights or turned whites grey: bright areas keep their detail and white stays white
• Photos, drafts and imported recipes using these films move to the new presets and keep the settings you changed; you'll see a note once when you open an affected photo

TRUER FILM TEXTURE
• Diffusion warmth now tints only the scattered light, not the whole photo, and its spread is right in 1:1, 16:9 and other formats
• Every photo gets its own grain, and after a crop in editing, grain and halation scale up like the full frame of film
• New in Settings: Accurate Glow in Previews (off by default). Halation around small lights matches the saved photo, at about half a second more to open a large photo

GRADING TOOLS
• Pulling highlights far down or pushing shadows far up no longer darkens the brightest areas
• Split toning no longer turns deep reds purple; HSL color bands blend more smoothly

CAMERA JPEGS
• Edit a camera's own JPEG or HEIF with the look named after its in-camera color setting and the camera's colors are kept, not applied twice

SHOOTING AND FAVORITES
• If a shot can't be saved to Your work, the viewfinder says why, and with Save Shots to Photos on it still goes to Photos
• Press and hold a film to add or remove it from Favorites, with a tap and a message, no menu
• Taking a photo no longer replaces the photo you're editing

ALSO
• Crops to 1:1, 3:2, 16:9 or a leveled frame record the matching equivalent focal length
• Fixes and stability improvements

### 1.2 — 2026-10-21

RECOVER FROM PHOTOS
• New phone or reinstalled the app? In Your work, tap Recover from Photos and pick photos Emulux saved to put them back. Pick the print and the original together and you can still change the film
• Works for photos saved from this version on; open older ones from Photos to edit them

SAVING, YOUR WAY
• Photos saved to Photos follow the camera's HEIF / JPEG setting, edits included
• New in Settings: Save Shots to Photos. Turn it off to keep shots in the app until you're happy with them

ZOOM IN WHILE EDITING
• Pinch or double-tap to zoom; the detail sharpens when you stop

NEW DIFFUSION
• Glow becomes Diffusion, modeled on real diffusion filters, in Standard and Black, with a spread that follows the lens's focal length
• Photos edited earlier with Glow will look softer

READY FOR IPHONE DUO
• Unfold the inner display and the camera lays out in landscape: viewfinder on the left, controls on the right

ALSO
• Landscape selfies are no longer saved upside down, and upside-down shots now come out the right way up
• Fixes and stability improvements

### 1.1 — 2026-10-16

EMULUX PRO
• A one-time purchase unlocks every film look (including ones added later), the advanced editing tools, the other film formats for grain, and pasting edits
• The free version keeps 27 film looks, the everyday tools and every camera feature, full-resolution photos included
• Downloaded Emulux back in 1.0? Pro is already yours for good. Thank you

HALATION AND GRAIN, CLOSER TO FILM
• Halation is now worked out from how real film is built: a more natural glow around bright lights, and a stronger red glow on the cinema film looks
• Grain is calibrated to the films' published data and sits on the "film", so it keeps its scale whatever size you export
• More film looks now come with grain close to the real film's
• Pick a film format for the grain, from half frame and medium format to large format, cine film and instant film; smaller formats show more grain

NEW TOOL: FRAMES
• Add a print frame: film edge, paper border, slide mount and more

ALSO
• Photos edited earlier with halation note that it now uses the new model
• Fixes and stability improvements

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