# HotLens: Manual Camera — Photo Editor & Private Gallery

> Photo Editor & Private Gallery (iPhone/iPad app by Thorsten Krueger.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hotlens-manual-camera/id6826511005 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Thorsten Krueger](https://appshunter.io/developer/1699958188)
- Category: Photo & Video, Graphics & Design
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 27.0 · 10 MB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany)
- Released: 2026-10-31
- Data updated: 2026-11-03

## What is HotLens?

Choose how you capture a photo and make it your own. HotLens brings a manual camera, a photo editor, and a separate gallery together in one app, from your first shot to the final adjustment.

Capture with control
• Set ISO, shutter speed, focus, and white balance yourself, or use automatic settings.
• Switch between available lenses and adjust exposure, zoom, and flash.
• Start with presets for different subjects or save your own camera settings.
• Use the self-timer and burst shooting.
• Capture in HEIF, JPEG, RAW, or ProRAW, depending on your device and camera.

Edit down to the details
• Adjust exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, and color.
• Fine-tune individual color ranges with HSL and shape tones with curves.
• Crop, straighten, and correct perspective.
• Touch up photos with retouching tools, a healing brush, and a clone stamp.
• Make local adjustments with brushes and gradient masks.
• Add your own style with looks, grain, and vignettes.

Your original stays intact. Revisit your edits, reset adjustments, and try different looks whenever you like.

Step into the frame
See a live preview on your Apple Watch and take photos from your wrist. Set the self-timer or burst mode right on your watch. With HotLens on a second nearby device, you can also preview the camera, change settings, and trigger the shutter remotely.

Keep your gallery your way
Your shots are saved in the HotLens gallery. Choose whether to also save them to the Photos app. Hide private images and blur thumbnails when you want more privacy. Optional iCloud sync keeps your photos, edits, and custom presets in sync across your devices.

The camera, gallery, and editor work offline. Available lenses, capture formats, and manual settings vary by device.

## Is HotLens safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess HotLens.

## Is HotLens legit?

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


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-10-31

No release notes.

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