# Halcyon Camera — Real film. Real grain.

> Real film. Real grain. (iPhone/iPad app by Birkan Aksoy.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/halcyon-camera/id6776859366 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Birkan Aksoy](https://appshunter.io/developer/1626910993)
- Category: Photo & Video, Lifestyle
- Price: $19.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish and 2 more
- Released: 2026-08-17
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/halcyon-camera/id6776859366/reviews.md

## What is Halcyon Camera?

Halcyon brings the soul of film to your iPhone.

Twelve hand-crafted film stocks — Kodak Portra 400, Cinestill 800T, Velvia 50, Tri-X 400 and more — each with the temperature, tone curve, grain, and halation of the real thing. Apply them live, before you take the shot, and what you see is exactly what you get.

REAL PRO CONTROLS, ONE-HANDED.
Full manual ISO, shutter, focus, white balance, and exposure. Tap to focus. Long-press for AE/AF lock. Pinch to zoom. Volume buttons fire the shutter. Lens switcher for ultrawide, wide, telephoto. Histogram, waveform, focus peaking, zebras, false color, horizon level — when you need them, hidden when you don't.

BUILT-IN PRO OVERLAYS
• Histogram — real-time RGB
• Waveform — luminance monitor
• Focus peaking — see what's sharp
• Zebras — highlight clipping alert
• False color — exposure map
• Horizon level — stop crooked photos
• Rule-of-thirds grid
• Cinematic frame modes — square, 3:2, 16:9, half-frame
• Live ISO / shutter chips

VIDEO WITH FILM SIMULATION.
Record HEVC or ProRes 422 HQ with the film baked in. Cinematic 24fps, 4K, live audio.

EVERYTHING IS YOURS.
WYSIWYG: every effect — film, grain, halation — is baked into the saved photo. ProRAW is preserved as alternate. Create custom film recipes with a 14-slider editor. Save them, share them, refine them.

YOUR PHOTOS STAY ON YOUR DEVICE.
No analytics. No data collection. No network requests. Nothing leaves your iPhone.

Made with care for everyone who misses film.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 3.1 — 2026-08-20

Halcyon 3.1 — polish + fresh marketing.

• New App Store screenshots showcasing v3.0's AI Film Scout, blend mode, and pro overlays
• Small performance tweaks
• Localization refinements across 12 languages

3.0 highlights, in case you missed them:
• AI Film Scout — Vision-based scene recognition auto-suggests the right film
• Pinch-to-zoom + long-press before/after
• Filter blending — mix any two films at any ratio
• Time-lapse (1/2/5/10s intervals)
• Apple Watch remote shutter
• Home Screen + Lock Screen widgets
• iCloud sync for custom recipes
• iPhone 16+ Camera Control button support

Made with care for everyone who misses film.

### 3.0 — 2026-08-19

Halcyon 3.0 — the biggest release yet.

• AI Film Scout — Vision-based scene recognition auto-suggests the right film for your subject
• Pinch-to-zoom + before/after long-press
• Filter blending: mix any two films at any ratio
• Time-lapse mode (1/2/5/10s intervals)
• Apple Watch remote shutter
• Home Screen + Lock Screen widgets
• iCloud sync for custom recipes
• iPhone 16+ Camera Control button support

Made with care for everyone who misses film.

### 2.0 — 2026-08-18

No release notes.

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