# Manual Camera 4 — user reviews > 110 indexed App Store user reviews of Manual Camera 4 by Kenneth Kao, rated 4.60/5 from 343 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manual-camera-4/id916568801/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manual-camera-4/id916568801.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 275 · 4★ 37 · 3★ 10 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 15 ## What do users think of Manual Camera 4? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-use interface - 🎥 Excellent manual control over camera settings (ISO, shutter speed, white balance, focus) - 💰 Affordable one-time purchase with no subscriptions - 🎬 Strong video recording capabilities with multiple frame rates and resolutions - 🔍 Precise manual focus control with focus peaking feature - 📸 RAW photo support for professional editing - ⚡ Lightweight app with minimal memory footprint - 🎯 Smooth rack focus during video recording - 🌈 Accurate white balance adjustment for color correction - 📱 Works seamlessly across multiple iPhone models **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes on certain iOS versions and devices - ⚠️ Inconsistent slider precision for fine adjustments - ❌ No aperture control available - 🔧 Limited shutter speed range (maximum ~1/1000 or 1/2 second) - 🎨 No HDR support - 📐 Missing 1:1 aspect ratio option - 🔊 Annoying fake shutter sound without mute option - 🖼️ Low RAW file resolution (852x640) - ⚙️ Settings reset when switching between photo/video modes - 🎬 Video recording crashes on longer clips - 🔄 Zoom function disappears in RAW mode - 🌡️ Kelvin temperature scale labeled incorrectly - 📊 Histogram doesn't show proper exposure distribution **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on iOS beta versions - App crashes immediately upon opening - Crashes during video recording on longer clips - Crashes when zooming in video mode - Crashes when setting shutter speed to half second - Shutter speed not accurate - Photos save differently than displayed - Zoom function jumps from 1.0x to 1.4x during recording - Focus lock doesn't work as advertised - Blurry images with flash in dark environments - Blank photos saved to camera roll - Video files not saving to camera roll - Settings revert to auto after reviewing footage - Histogram display persists after turning off - Gyroscope orientation confusion with histogram - EV control has no effect after setting shutter speed - ISO and shutter speed appear linked together - Slider adjustments snap to unintended values - Interferes with keyboard functionality - Bluetooth shutter release causes volume adjustment - Safari redirection to malicious sites **Most requested features** - Physical camera button support - HDR mode (On/Off/Auto) - 1:1 aspect ratio support - Mute shutter sound option - Longer shutter speeds (bulb/time exposure mode) - Aperture control - Preset saving functionality - Dropdown menu for video resolution/frame rate selection - App icon redesign - Wide Color Gamut (P3) compatibility - Zoomed preview for precision focusing - Smooth zoom without jerky motion - Multiple simultaneous sliders on screen - Time-lapse function - Faster shutter speeds (above 1/1000) - Temperature and tint control in video mode - Lock all settings button - Manual number input for white balance - Real-time filters and masks - TIFF file format support - Settings persistence after app closure - Increment/decrement buttons for ISO and shutter speed ## Newest reviews (11 of 110) ### 4/5 — Smoothest operating manual camera app. *2025-11-06* One of the easiest apps to take manual mode photos with. All time favorite. Would be great if support for the physical camera button was added! ### 4/5 — 1:1 please~ *2023-05-22* This app quality is good, I like it. Please upgrade 1:1 support and HDR version too. It is good if mute is possible. (Paid payment is also possible) When shooting with flash in a dark place, the image quality looks blurry, so please review. ### 4/5 — Almost perfect *2023-02-04* I have no problem recommending this to everyone in the world. At such a low price and no in app purchases, you’re getting, in essence, an entire DSLR camera on every Apple device you own My one problem is how the self-editing is on the RAW photos, and there’s no way to turn that off ### 2/5 — Does not work *2021-08-04* Not sure why other people like this app but it does not work. Shutter speed isn’t accurate, there’s no way to control aperture, and when I take the photograph, it saves completely different on my camera roll. As a photographer I can say that this app is no where close to using a real camera. ### 4/5 — RAW Zoom *2021-05-06* Can you explain why the zoom function disappears when I switch from JPEG to RAW files? Can this be corrected? ### 3/5 — bug挺多 *2020-12-27* 拍摄proraw照片时，软件用的是srgb而不是系统内置的p3；另外按下快门后，保存在系统里的是一张jpg格式的照片，而proraw格式的照片是保存在自己的app里的，这很误导。还有就是12pm长焦端最近对焦距离比系统app远了一倍不止。 软件ui很好，简单清晰明了，希望能尽快修复bug。 ### 4/5 — Carte son *2020-07-26* Très bonne application, ce serait le top de pouvoir y connecter une carte son externe... Avoir des réglages audio plus évolués Par avance merci René ### 5/5 — Focus peaking works well *2020-05-17* I bought this photo app on sale this morning, particularly for the focus peaking feature to help optimize manual focusing on the main object of interest during closeups. I can’t always get the autofocus on my iPhone 11 to do what I want it to do. I wasn’t sure how well it would work. After testing it indoor and outdoor in bright sunlight I found it works great. When the feature is activated It highlights in a bright green color the portion of the scene that’s in focus. It’s particularly useful for those like me who are slightly farsighted. ### 5/5 — RAW *2020-05-16* Go into settings and change your Photo setting to RAW ! Way better photos ! .... ### 5/5 — Great app ... *2020-04-06* It is a great app that i have been using for years i like the fact you can control the camera in ways you won’t be able to do with the stock app but now i have just upgraded my phone and i realise there is no aperture control and its a shame i have to go back to the stock app where i have it ### 5/5 — Una gran aplicación *2020-03-08, version 4.0* Resulta extraño en estos tiempos encontrar desarrolladores capaces de diseñar programas con el tamaño de esta aplicación. Hoy en día lo normal es encontrar programas de calidad con más de 100Mb Seguramente esta aplicación correrá en todos los móviles incluidos los menos modernos Enhorabuena !!! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 払う価値はない *2026-04-16* H265+AppleLogが使えないし顔認識の設定項目もない 被写体認識と連動したAEが必要だったが期待外れだ ### 1/5 — Didn’t work *2021-12-24, version 4.7* Just kept crashing. I’m on beta version for IOS but doesn’t work. ### 1/5 — まったく使えない *2021-12-17* 開くとすぐに閉じてしまう ### 1/5 — Dumb *2021-07-19, version 4.3.1* Not real focus just blurs the image. ### 1/5 — 骗我18块钱 *2020-12-26* 如果你和我一样用的是iPhone 12 Pro Max，我已经替你们踩过坑了，被iPhone自带相机完全碾压。该APP根本不会调用测距激光雷达，也不会调用原生相机的自动优化，更没有RAW照片。 ### 1/5 — 無得選擇時間，有咩用？ *2019-12-15, version 3.4* 如題，唔覺得有咩特別。 ### 1/5 — Buggy *2019-10-23* This app seems to break safari. I was automatically redirected to a site that tried to make me download flash. Really unusual behavior for a camera app. Deleting it fixed my problem. **Developer response:** This is absolutely not true. Safari has nothing to do with our app. ### 1/5 — Update *2019-09-25, version 2.2* How about you update this app for iOS 13 + new devices. I didn’t pay for this just for you to drop support. ### 1/5 — Loved the original. Can not get this version to work at all. 😕 *2019-09-05, version 2.2* The title says it all. Once downloaded it looks normal but no image is created. ### 1/5 — Waste of money.. and frustration. *2019-06-14* Pros: None.. because there are no differences between this app and the native focus and aperture lock on camera app on the phone. Cons: plenty.. don’t waste your time with it. They claim the focus (manual) suppose to lock while refocusing on a new subject, it’s a lie. All the features are just features minus the functionality. And when I went to ask for a refund, it was denied. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 照片光感和清晰度自然了很多 *2026-03-08* 照片质量有明显改善，希望能加入控制中心 ### 5/5 — Simple and effective *2022-12-26* I use this app primarily for mitigating the awful auto-white balance in the default camera on the iPhone 13 Pro (pictures taken in sunshine make skin look orange). This app exposes the white balance slider. Additionally it’s a one time low fee, which I will ALWAYS purchase instead of a subscription. ### 5/5 — Absolutely worth $3 *2022-06-10* I’ve recommended this app to so many people. Absolutely love it ### 5/5 — an essential for all phone photographers *2022-05-03* this app allows user to maximize the potential of their iphone camera. thank you developers for making this absolute gift to iphone users ### 5/5 — Works perfectly *2022-03-13* Really helped improve the quality of my images on my I phone. So much it’s like having another camera. ### 5/5 — Better clarity, color accuracy *2022-01-30* As an artist I use this app exclusively to take photos of paintings. Its color-accurate less-opinionated algorithm drastically improves the images produces by native iPhone hardware (the Apple algorithm does things fo make your selfies and vacation shots pretty that take forever to reduce in Photoshop afterward). I was thinking of buying an SLR camera but instead I got Manual. Thanks for making it! Highly recommend. ### 5/5 — Постоянно к ней возвращаюсь.!!! *2020-11-10* Отличная камера, ни чего лишнего всё только то что мне нужно...ставил много других...но если нужна быстрота то всегда возвращался к ней, так что теперь основная, так что ставьте не пожалеете, у меня 7+ и всё работает по полной, спасибо разработчику.!!! ### 5/5 — Vfx *2020-10-05* I’m not a photographer, I use this for motion tracking bc it lets me adjust shutter speed and has done everything that I’ve needed it to do ### 5/5 — Awesome app *2020-08-03* After getting a bulky app that didn’t work in bright light, I got this app that is so light on memory. And boy it works. I even tried using the telephoto mode that comes with my iPhone 8 Plus and it worked like a charm. I don’t regret paying for it at all. Great work guys. ### 5/5 — ios上最棒的手动视频拍摄app！没有之一！ *2020-08-02* 比起其他app自写相机算法加入各种fake log导致动态范围损失，这款是唯一调用原生相机，能完全发挥原生相机高动态范围实力的应用！相当于给原生相机赋予了手动控制的能力，却又不破坏apple原生调校的画质表现。我的需求就是这么简单，却只有它满足了！ --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-31.*