# LUMA Camera & Presets — RAW + Manual Control + Presets

> RAW camera app with manual controls and non-destructive photo development. (iPhone/iPad app by Rafal Kopiec.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/luma-camera-and-presets/id1621242897 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Rafal Kopiec](https://appshunter.io/developer/1393047763)
- Category: Photo & Video
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 273 App Store ratings · 41 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.8 · 15 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2022-04-28
- Data updated: 2026-09-05
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/luma-camera-and-presets/id1621242897/reviews.md

## What is LUMA Camera & Presets?

LUMA is a RAW-first iPhone camera and preset studio, designed around one idea: your photo should keep its depth from capture to final export.

At the heart of LUMA is an EDR-aware RAW pipeline. RAW files contain extraordinary latitude, but that latitude is easy to flatten in a standard workflow. LUMA keeps more of the image alive as it moves through processing, preserving cleaner shadow detail, smoother tonal separation, and far-reaching highlights that still feel natural. Bright skies, reflections, low light, and high-contrast scenes have more room to breathe.

It begins in Camera. Shoot Bayer RAW with automatic or manual exposure. Hold TEST to see the processed photograph in the viewfinder before you take it.

Presets in LUMA are not filters. They are reusable development recipes, built into the RAW pipeline. Apply them while shooting, refine them in Lab, then save your own looks for the next frame. Sensei can shape an adaptive edit for each photo, and on supported devices with Apple Intelligence, you can simply describe the Preset you want.

Lab is a non-destructive RAW editor with a staged imaging pipeline for light, color, texture, and tone. Adjust exposure, EDR, highlights, shadows, contrast, brightness, saturation, warmth, tint, tone curve, color grade, crop, atmosphere, bloom, halation, specular detail, grain, monochrome, and more. Every decision remains editable. Your original RAW remains untouched.

Export with the right finish for each place your photo will live: EDR 10-bit, EDR Safe 10-bit, SDR 8-bit, or original RAW/DNG. Import RAW files from Photos or Files, process multiple images in RAW Batch, save directly to Photos, or use LUMA’s Gallery to choose and develop your best work first.

LUMA is fast to reach when the moment arrives, with support for Lock Screen, Control Center, Action button, and Camera Control where available. The core imaging pipeline runs on device, with no cloud processing required.

LUMA Club is optional, for creators who want more.

Club unlocks 48MP RAW Fusion, 30+ film- and cinema-inspired Presets, location tagging, framed export styles, and early access to new tools. 48MP Fusion blends a burst of RAW frames into one high-resolution image, bringing sharper texture and cleaner detail to all devices, even those without a 48MP sensor or ProRAW.

Some features require Apple Intelligence or LUMA Club membership.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Bayer RAW capture
- Manual ISO/shutter control
- Live preset rendering
- Non-destructive RAW development
- 3-way color grading
- 5-point tone curve
- EDR 10-bit export

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| LUMA Club | $3.99 | per year |
| LUMA Club | $0.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| LUMA Club | $24.99 | one-time |
| LUMA Pro | Free | one-time |


## What do users think of LUMA Camera & Presets?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- ✨ Excellent UI redesign
- 🎨 Great attention to detail
- 🎛️ Full manual controls
- 💡 Versatile for all levels
- 🖼️ Sleek and sophisticated design
- 💯 Feature-rich capabilities
- 📸 Takes RAW photos
- 👍 Focus controls work great
- 🌟 Great picture quality
- 🌈 Nice presets
- 🎞️ Great film grain
- ⚙️ Good exposure controls
- 🚀 Pro RAW and RAW formatting

**Cons**

- 🐛 Singular bug causing major pains
- 🤔 Complicated, no tutorial
- ⚙️ Edits are painful due to lag
- 😵 Edits take effect unexpectedly
- 🔄 Irritating import/develop workflow
- ⚠️ Tapping overrides manual settings
- 🎛️ Missing aperture setting
- 📉 UI broken, profiles hidden
- 💸 Waste of money
- 📷 Pictures too dark
- 💥 Horrible exposure
- 🚫 No way to find out how to do anything
- 🤷‍♀️ Still confused about presets
- 🐌 Severe lag on adjustments
- ❌ Import may crash
- 🗄️ Irritating import to gallery workflow
- 🔒 No true lock per setting
- 🔒 No way to find camera switching
- 🗄️ Difficulty saving to gallery
- 🎛️ No focal control
- 🚫 Autofocus remains locked
- ❌ Info screen X button doesn't work
- ⚙️ Preset function doesn't work on SE 2020
- ⚠️ App not ready yet

**Commonly reported bugs**

- In manual mode, setting shutter speed to longest breaks check button, app lags, button stops working
- Cannot make presets, nothing happens when clicking
- Editing is painful, adjustments don't work then adjust too much due to lag
- Importing (pro)Raw files may crash
- Import to gallery after importing it twice
- In manual mode, tapping overrides all settings
- UI broken, profiles are hiding at the bottom of the screen
- Can't save photos
- Missing manual focus controls
- Presets cannot be edited or adjusted
- Pictures come out way too dark, incorrect exposure
- Horrible exposure with blown out whites
- Cannot add the app to Home Screen or Lock Screen
- Setting presets on taken photos crashes the app
- Preset function does not work for SE 2020
- Shutter button does not trigger
- Can't switch cameras while a button is pressed
- Entering Info, can't return back to main window or close it

**Most requested features**

- Tutorial when installing the app
- Labeling for better understanding
- Ability to make presets
- Pre-made presets
- Add location automatically to photos
- Chinese language support
- Geographical location recording function
- Ability to use volume button as shutter release
- Add aperture setting
- Add focal control
- Show how much detail is lost to shadows and highlights

## Recent user reviews (10 of 41)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/luma-camera-and-presets/id1621242897/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Bought this app years ago

*2026-08-15, version 4.11.3*

Came back to use it and now some features are locked for premium members. Nice business model

### 1/5 — Locked out of Purchased Features.

*2026-07-31, version 4.11.3*

I purchased Luma Pro in 2024 so I could capture images in full-resolution RAW, and now some of the features I paid for are locked behind a new "Club Membership." I have selected restore purchases and nothing has changed. What is going on???

### 5/5 — Great!

*2026-02-28, version 4.4*

Excellent update and UI redesign!

### 5/5 — Great But…

*2026-02-02, version 4.2*

Animations are slow and almost everything takes multiple taps to complete. There’s no undo or reset for individual adjustments such as curves. Also, the buttons and the whole UI are a bit confusing. Otherwise a great app. Looking forward to seeing it improved.

### 4/5 — Trying to make it my go to camera app

*2025-12-25, version 4.0.1*

I love the functionality of the app. Everything is amazing and I love the attention to little details. However there is a singular bug which causes major pains. 

In manual mode, setting the shutter speed to the longest setting breaks the check button. The app starts lagging and the shutter speed button stops working entirely. Happens on iPhone 17 Pro Max.

### 2/5 — Cool I guess

*2025-11-25*

Bayer raw with extra steps. Cool UI. Way better options out here. Moment, analogue, no fusion, indigo.  Keep workin

### 4/5 — Pretty good, but some issues.

*2025-11-03, version 4.0.1*

I love the app, it takes pretty decent picture, but it's just a couple tiny problems first of all. It's there's literally no way to find out how to do anything. It's a little bit complicated and I still don't know how to zoom and other stuff like that. I just wish there was like a tutorial when you install the app or even something to do it. Also I cannot make presets because I literally try to but. Nothing happened when I clicked anything, so I'm still confused what to do. If you can just add a simple tutorial or even label something that would be really nice. If, but everything else is perfect. Four out of five stars If once they can fix that, I will probably up my reveal. To fight swords but I'd say my only issues.

### 3/5 — Slow and buggy

*2025-10-30, version 4.0.1*

Doesn’t take 48MP images in any mode though I think that is be a use it is doing RAW not ProRAW so that is apples fault for not allowing third party apps to access the 48MP RAWs.

The whole import, develop selected,  added to gallery workflow is just irritating, when it works which is about half the time.

Nice UI.

Editing is painful as even on my 17 Pro you’ll try and adjust something and it won’t adjust, then suddenly it’ll adjust far too much due to severe lag on any of the dots especially the EDR. You will change something, then whilst changing something else the thing you previously changed will suddenly take effect meaning you never have any idea of what your edits are doing.

Importing (pro)Raw files may work or it may crash and you still have to do the irritating import to gallery after I’ve just imported it so due to this weird workflow you have to import it twice to get it into the gallery to edit it, assuming it doesn’t crash.

### 5/5 — UPDATED FOR LUMA 4 - An excellent camera app that made a DSLR user with their iPhone camera more

*2025-10-30, version 4.0.1*

Edit: An update came out that addressed the auto-exposure when tapping in manual. I have removed this from the review and changed the rating accordingly.

This app is by far the best of any I’ve tried and it’s made me a lot more willing to take photos with my phone camera.
Normally I wouldn’t bother taking pictures on my phone even if I didn’t have my camera with me as I really didn’t like the lack of control vs a DSLR, but LUMA has the full manual I want, along with presets (although at the moment does not have pre-made presets) and an editor. If you don’t like the options available, you can take the RAW files to your computer and play around with them in your editor of choice. 
It’s an excellent app with so much versatility, whether shooting manual like me or someone shooting much more casually, there’s something here for every level of photographer who wants more from their shooting experience than the default camera app.

### 3/5 — Difficult

*2025-10-29*

Cons:
- I don’t know where to look for camera switching.
- the difficulty of safe the image into the gallery.

Pros:
Design and noise preservation

## Frequently asked questions about LUMA Camera & Presets

### What does LUMA Camera & Presets do?

LUMA is a RAW-first iPhone camera application that provides manual controls for capturing photos, such as ISO, shutter speed, focus, and white balance. It also includes a non-destructive development studio for editing RAW images with professional tools like color grading and tone curves.

### What are the key features of LUMA Camera & Presets?

Key features include Bayer RAW capture with live preset rendering, manual camera controls, tap-to-focus/expose, lens switching, and a staged editing pipeline. Users can perform linear RAW adjustments, highlight/shadow shaping, 3-way color grading, and utilize a 5-point tone curve. The app supports various export formats including EDR 10-bit.

### Is LUMA Camera & Presets free to use?

The core camera and editing workflow of LUMA is free and available without a subscription. An optional 'Club' subscription offers additional benefits such as 48MP Fusion for higher resolution detail, exclusive presets, and early access to new features.

### What devices is LUMA Camera & Presets compatible with?

The application is designed for iPhone and utilizes Apple's AVFoundation, Core Image, and Metal frameworks for on-device processing. Specific iOS version compatibility is typically detailed on the app store listing.

### What are common use cases for LUMA Camera & Presets?

This app is ideal for mobile photographers seeking to capture images with maximum detail and flexibility, especially in challenging lighting conditions. It's also suited for creators who want to perform advanced, professional-level edits on their photos directly on their iPhone, maintaining a high degree of creative control.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.11.3 — 2026-06-02

- Enhanced Snap camera, introducing Power-ups
- Improved 48MP capture process, enhancing dynamic range and resolving finer detail
- Added one-time-purchase option of becoming a Club member
- Minor bug fixes and tweaks

### 4.11.2 — 2026-05-25

- Minor stability fixes

### 4.11.1 — 2026-05-14

- Introduced Snap and Photon - the two LUMA cameras. Choose Snap for quick, automatic photos that always look good, and Photon to have absolute control over every... photon.
- Simplified the gallery layout.
- Improved batch processing + raw-batcher.

### 4.11.0 — 2026-05-13

- Introduced Snap and Photon - the two LUMA cameras. Choose Snap for quick, automatic photos that always look good, and Photon to have absolute control over every... photon.
- Simplified the gallery layout.
- Improved batch processing + raw-batcher.

### 4.10.2 — 2026-05-01

- Clearer fullscreen gallery UI, try out Club Presets without becoming a member
- Swipe-to-select multiple photos in the gallery grid
- Rotate photos in Lab
- Minor bug fixes relating to the use of Action Button

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