# Manual Camera – Focus, ISO, WB — user reviews > 45 indexed App Store user reviews of Manual Camera by Vladislav Dugnist, rated 4.30/5 from 440 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manual-camera-focus-iso-wb/id1543743256/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manual-camera-focus-iso-wb/id1543743256.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 308 · 4★ 61 · 3★ 20 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 42 ## What do users think of Manual Camera? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Useful for manual focus - 👍 Good for astronomy photos - 👍 Allows specific parameter settings - 👍 Great for low light environments - 👍 Free long exposure photos - 👍 Nice design, easy auto settings - 👍 Sharp photos with control **Cons** - 👎 Free version HEIF format - 👎 Requires access to all photos - 👎 Aspect ratio issues in free version - 👎 Difficult to use slow shutter - 👎 Cannot take selfies - 👎 Limited longest exposure (1/4 sec) - 👎 No telephoto lens support - 👎 Inconvenient manual photo saving - 👎 EXIF data not displayed natively - 👎 ISO value discrepancy - 👎 App crashes/knocks user out - 👎 Misleading free app, subscription needed - 👎 Cannot change lenses on iPhone 12Pro - 👎 Limited settings and controls - 👎 Patchy resolution **Commonly reported bugs** - Unable to save photos - Aspect ratio not saving correctly in free version - Slow shutter not working as expected - App crashes - Cannot access selfie camera - EXIF data not displayed in native Photos app - ISO value discrepancy between slider and display - Cannot save photos due to photo access settings **Most requested features** - Ability to turn on macro focus mode - Option to switch to selfie camera - Longer exposure times (e.g., 30 seconds) - Support for ultra wide and telephoto cameras - ND filter for daylight slow shutter speeds - Ability to change lenses on iPhone 12Pro - More settings and controls - Fix alignment issue with aperture symbol ## Newest reviews (10 of 45) ### 4/5 — Neat *2024-08-15* This app is OK. I did find some issues but, they seem to have been fixed. I appreciate that the developer reads reviews and replies to them. More recently, an issue I found was that the only aspect ratio that is an option, at least without paying for the app, is 4:3. Pressing the button to change to 1:1, for example, shows the 1:1 option selected, and the look of the app changes but, the aspect ratio of the picture saved to the photos stays 4:3. During the 7 day free trial, the other aspect ratio options did seem to work but, now after the free trial they definitely don't work. It's not clear whether this is only a paid feature of the app, or if it's meant to work in the free version of the app. This issue happened even, after deleting and reinstalling. **Developer response:** Hi, Neat! Thank you for a review. In the recent updates photos are automatically saved to the gallery. I've also fixed an issue with the non-accurate ISO. iPhone camera supports maximum 1 second exposure, but I will maybe add longer exposures in the next versions (I have to implement merging multiple photos programmatically for this scenario). ### 5/5 — جانيار *2023-11-18* كريمي ### 5/5 — Камера про *2023-10-13* Стоящая про камера!Лучше фотография получается ,чем на 12айфоне…. ! ### 5/5 — Огонь *2023-09-26* Она офигенная. мой шок в шоке ### 5/5 — It’s good *2023-08-20* The apps good but I wasn’t able to figure out how to put a timer and do a long exposure ### 4/5 — Расстроен *2022-12-30* Сделайте длинную выдержку , хоть пару минут ### 4/5 — Хорошее приложение ! *2022-12-22* Добавьте пожалуйста таймер и будет 5😉) набор бесплатных возможностей хороший ! Но таймер все же нужен ). + заметила когда находишься в галерее , иконки вверху накладываются на информационную панель (где время и заряд батареи ) . Из-за этого не сразу поняла как вернуться к камере . iPhone 11 ### 1/5 — Subscription only *2022-12-10* Stay away **Developer response:** Hi! Subscription is optional. Everything except raw format and overexposure/underexposure highlights available without a subscription. ### 1/5 — Cannot Even Take Selfies *2022-11-28* theres not even an option to use the selfie camera. i literally only downloaded this to adjust light exposure of my selfie cam , there was no option to switch to that camera. absolutely useless waste of time and space, 0/10, do not download. **Developer response:** Hi! Double tap on a screen to switch to a selfie camera. All the camera controls works there. Sorry for non-intuitive interface. I will add button for it in the next update. ### 3/5 — 1/4 second is too short for me *2022-11-23* The longest exposure Mcamera will allow on my SE is 1/4 second. I was hoping for 30 seconds for All-Sky photography. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Хорошее *2025-09-15* Хорошее, но чего-то не хватает. Может быть Z на главном экране? Слава России! ### 1/5 — Photo access *2025-07-16, version 1.9.7* Wish we didnt need to allow access to all photos to take pictures using this, why not limited access? ### 1/5 — Не скачивайте *2024-12-17* При запуске начало тошнить, удалил ### 1/5 — Немного стошнило от флага *2024-11-25* Приложение лагает ### 1/5 — Укропский флаг. *2024-11-01* Нафига?! Вот ответьте! При чем тут флаг вначале приложения? Совсем ку-ку что ли? Приложение удаляю, тем более оно бестолковое, такое же как и разработчик. ### 1/5 — Не работает *2024-08-19* При запуске начало тошнить из-за жело голубого цветов .Не советую ### 1/5 — Close to impossible to use *2024-08-03* Can’t do a slow shutter, drag it and it pops into Auto. ### 1/5 — Укрофлаг! *2024-05-03* Не политизируйте своё приложение. Не знаете всей правды, не нужно лезть! Минус и снос приложения. ### 1/5 — 👍🏻 *2024-03-03* 1 star for Ukraine 👍🏻 ### 1/5 — glitchy *2023-08-15* every time i take a photo it says Unable to save. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Edited review *2026-05-15* It used to be perfect. Now suddenly my pictures are being brightened and exposure increased post processing. Manual EV controls now seem useless because everything is automatically brightened after I take the shot. I used this app for a few months and didn't have this problem. Not sure what the issue is now suddenly ### 5/5 — Good for my telescope astronomy photos *2026-04-24* I find it very useful for astronomy photography because it allows me to set specific parameters such as focus and ev ### 5/5 — No control over format *2026-04-19, version 1.12.1* The free version shoots in HEIF format, not JPG. ### 5/5 — awesome app *2026-02-20, version 1.12.1* Mostly for skilled photographers ### 5/5 — Great app for focusing past screens and things *2026-01-02* This app to the rescue when iOS photos is too dumb to find and focus on your subject ### 5/5 — Free trial good so far *2025-10-27* So far app has worked well, the free trial has given me some cool features, and I’ve been able to take some cool flicks, especially in low light environments where my normal iPhone camera just doesn’t have the exposure/shutter speed. ### 5/5 — Хорошее приложение *2025-07-28* 💙💛 Удобный интерфейс, приятный флаг. ### 5/5 — Great for manual focus *2025-06-20, version 1.9.7* This app allows you to adjust focus manually which is something you can’t do with the standard camera app. Question: is there a way to turn on macro focus mode in this app? ### 5/5 — Отличное приложение *2024-10-25* Не хватает опции длинной выдержки, но в остальном очень удобная камере, если хочется повозиться с настройками для кадра 💛💙 ### 5/5 — W *2024-09-02, version 1.9.7* Extremely good you dont have to pay to change the ico and you dont have to pay to take very long exposure photos --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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