Comparison

LumaCharm vs Luma · Light Meter

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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LumaCharm

Features
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Представляем вам новое приложение для любителей фотографии! LumaCharm превращает ваш iPhone в мощный инструмент для анализа и настройки кадра в реальном времени. С помощью этого приложения вы можете: 1. Просматривать видеопоток с камеры вашего устройства. 2. Анализировать распределение яркости и цветов (RGB) на экране с помощью четырех удобных гистограмм, которые можно увеличивать. 3. Настраивать экспозицию с помощью простого слайдера, чтобы добиться оптимальной яркости и контрастности изображения. 4. Делать снимки прямо из приложения, чтобы сохранить идеально настроенный кадр. 5. Работать как в портретной, так и ландшафтной ориентациях. А так же на iPad. Приложение будет полезно как профессиональным фотографам и видеооператорам, так и любителям, желающим улучшить качество своих снимков и видео. Гистограммы помогут вам избежать переэкспонированных или недоэкспонированных участков изображения, а также добиться правильного баланса цветов. Простой и интуитивно понятный интерфейс позволяет сосредоточиться на творчестве, не отвлекаясь на сложные настройки. Приложение идеально подходит для съемки в сложных условиях освещения, например, при ярком солнечном свете или в темных помещениях. Загрузите наше приложение и начните создавать потрясающие фотографии и видео прямо сейчас! Приложение является дипломным проектом с открытым исходным кодом. По вопросам и предложениям отвечу с удовольствием в Телеграм (@swiftizer)

About

Luma · Light Meter

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A mechanical camera does not forgive an exposure mistake: on a roll of 36, you only see your misses at the lab. Luma answers the one question that matters as you raise the camera — which aperture, which shutter speed, for this scene and this film? No shot log, no frame counter, no hidden settings. One screen, three values. LIVE METERING Your iPhone's camera becomes the meter. Luma continuously reads the exposure the phone settles on and converts it into an ISO 100 normalised EV, smoothed for a stable reading. No photo is ever saved: the image is analysed, then forgotten. ONE RECOMMENDATION, NOT A LIST Luma shows a single aperture and shutter pair, chosen for handheld shooting: at least 1/125 s to stay clear of camera shake, then f/5.6 to f/8 where the lens is sharpest. When light runs short, it opens the aperture before slowing the shutter. THE DIAL Every equivalent aperture / shutter pair scrolls under your thumb with clicking haptic feedback, like the shutter dial on the body. Pick f/2.8 to lift a portrait off its background, f/16 for a landscape sharp front to back — the shutter speed follows. SPOT METERING Tap the viewfinder to place the metering circle on your subject: a backlit face, a shadow worth keeping. Tap the circle to return to average metering. IT REFUSES TO LIE When the scene falls outside the camera's range, Luma says so — too dark, too bright — and shows no values at all. A wrong recommendation would be worse than none. IT EXPLAINS Two lines under the values: what the shown aperture does to depth of field, what the shown shutter speed means for shake. Enough to learn, roll after roll. FILM STOCKS Portra 160/400/800, Ektar 100, Gold 200, UltraMax 400, HP5+ 400, Tri-X 400, Delta 100/400, Fomapan 100/400 — plus manual ISO entry for everything else, including pushed or pulled film. Your choice stays loaded for the whole roll. BUILT FOR A SPECIFIC CAMERA Luma is calibrated for a Nikon FM2 with a 28 mm f/2.8 lens: 1 s to 1/4000 s, f/2.8 to f/22. It serves any manual camera sharing that range just as well — simply transfer the values to the stops your gear actually has. Independent project, not affiliated with Nikon; trademarks are named only to describe compatibility. IT ASKS FOR NOTHING No account, no ads, no network access: Luma works fully offline and collects no data whatsoever. Free, no in-app purchases, open source. Please note: the app's interface is in French. Luma is an aid, not a guarantee — cross-check it against a reference meter on a few scenes before trusting it with a roll.

Screenshots

LumaCharm3 screens
Luma · Light Meter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: LumaCharm at 3 against Luma · Light Meter's 1. LumaCharm also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 3 level
LumaCharm versus Luma · Light Meter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumaCharmLuma · Light Meter
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergey NikolaevÉlite Dangereuse

In-app purchases

None

LumaCharm

No in-app purchases

None

Luma · Light Meter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LumaCharm free?
LumaCharm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Luma · Light Meter free?
Luma · Light Meter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LumaCharm or Luma · Light Meter have ads?
Neither LumaCharm nor Luma · Light Meter shows ads.

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