Sometimes works
I don't want to just be mean with this review, I just want to give my feedback so the dev can do his best to improve the app. When it works, it's works well, when it doesn't, it's annoying. Basically, it's clunky and my experience using it is not like that of using a professional app. It seems to work on the iPhone 16e consistently (though not exactly how I'd like, for example I don't liks having to double tap or hold down on some buttons to use them) but in the iPhone 17 pro max the bracketing menu didn't work consistently and the bracketing looked wrong (instead of having an under exposed photo, a normal one, and an over exposed one, there is the normal one and two over exposed ones at different exposures (that might be my fault because Im new to trying to use the app but it's what I saw and I did the same thing on the 16e and it worked fine)). the photos didn't always show up after taking them. I'd recommend the dev finish testing the app and working out it's kinks.
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Problems with JPG EXIF since iOS 26.6.1
I still love this App. Unfortunately, since the recent iOS update to 26.6.1 EXIF data of JPG Files are with issues. E.g. Exposure date is missing, Camera information is missing, ...
HEIC is working correctly.
I prefer JPG due to higher compatibility. Maybe this issue can be fixed. Thanks in advance
HEIC is working correctly.
I prefer JPG due to higher compatibility. Maybe this issue can be fixed. Thanks in advance
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Absolutely stunning!!
This app shows the raw power of the iPhone cameras, even of older models. Especially in two scenarios is this free app outstanding:
1. Dark sky, hobby astro photography: the pre built in iOS camera app can't handle the darkness, loses the focus and even with AF/AE lock the exposure is not sufficient. Lumina wins here by miles because one can set the focus, shutter speed (up to stunning 1s!!) and ISO (and more other parameters) manually.
2. Photographing behind glass or other obstacles: Because of the Lidar sensor of Pro models, the built in Camera app always tries to set the focus onto the glass, wall or whatever you have in front of you. That's not very helpful if you are on a train or a plane where you can't just open the window. Lumina solves those problems easily with manual settings.
So overall, for normal daily photos one would not observe much difference to the system app, but if you want to use the entire power of the (actually VERY good) sensors of your iPhone, Lumina is an excellent and free (!!) option!
1. Dark sky, hobby astro photography: the pre built in iOS camera app can't handle the darkness, loses the focus and even with AF/AE lock the exposure is not sufficient. Lumina wins here by miles because one can set the focus, shutter speed (up to stunning 1s!!) and ISO (and more other parameters) manually.
2. Photographing behind glass or other obstacles: Because of the Lidar sensor of Pro models, the built in Camera app always tries to set the focus onto the glass, wall or whatever you have in front of you. That's not very helpful if you are on a train or a plane where you can't just open the window. Lumina solves those problems easily with manual settings.
So overall, for normal daily photos one would not observe much difference to the system app, but if you want to use the entire power of the (actually VERY good) sensors of your iPhone, Lumina is an excellent and free (!!) option!
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User Friendly and Accessible
Great manual camera app with a simple enough UI for casual photographers to use without being overwhelmed by the amount of options. Easy to understand and use, takes great quality photos and has easy and convenient options to download and transfer photo files. Going in with a singular Google search of certain settings did, I was able to quickly figure out the interface and take photos exactly how I needed. No overbloated or annoying UI like other apps I’ve tried.
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Great control
This app has a simple interface, yet it has so many features. I really like the lighting, even with the automatic capture, that it provides over the stock iPhone app. Setting up the right speed and exposure takes a bit of practice. Highly recommended!
