# Mea Camera Obscura — The Assistant in the darkroom

> The Assistant in the darkroom (iPhone/iPad app by Luca Barbina.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mea-camera-obscura/id1509413249 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Luca Barbina](https://appshunter.io/developer/1509413248)
- Category: Photo & Video, Utilities
- Price: $8.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 2 MB
- Languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese and 2 more
- Released: 2020-05-01
- Data updated: 2026-03-11
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mea-camera-obscura/id1509413249/reviews.md

## What is Mea Camera Obscura?

Side by side with you in your darkroom, start at the develop and advise you with sound periodically or before the end of the baths  (stop, fixing, etc.); another sound at the end of the baths. All without need of manual intervention.
Became a safe light with a single tap, while continuing to count the running time or times.
Also as a dark green light to inspect film.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.0 — 2025-08-11

The notifications have been introduced.
Introduced haptic feedback (requires iOS 17).
Reduced consumption.
Improved sounds.

### 3.0 — 2023-11-09

Timeline with alarm marks.
Improved speech recognition.
Redesigned for newly iOS and macOS.

### 2.0.0 — 2021-05-22

Speech recognizer to start or stop timers.
VoiceOver to help with visual impairments.
Improved graphics.

### 1.1.0 — 2020-07-13

Dark green light for film inspection.
Adjustable light intensity.
Status bar hidden.
Dark Keyboard.
Help menu.

### 1.0.1 — 2020-05-22

Left the screen on when at least one timer is running.
Description on additional languages.
Also for iPad.

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All apps by Luca Barbina: https://appshunter.io/developer/1509413248

## Related topics

[mea camera obscura](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/mea-camera-obscura) · [obscurity](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/obscurity)

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