StochasticGrain vs Ordinary Camera

Unlike simple noise overlays, this app uses a physics-based approach where grain density responds to image brightness, just like analog film. Shadows show more grain, highlights stay cleaner. The result feels organic rather than digital. Built on academic research by Newson, Delon, and Galerne (2017) modeling stochastic film grain through Boolean models, with real-time optimizations informed by Zhang et al.'s 2023 SIGGRAPH work. These papers describe how actual silver halide crystals distribute in photographic emulsion. Exposure-dependent grain that responds to image luminance Real-time preview as you adjust Designed for film photography enthusiasts A passion project for anyone who appreciates the texture of analog photography.

What you see on the screen is what the photograph keeps. You choose the film before the shot, and it is saved inside the picture as you take it. One press, one exposure. Nothing to edit afterwards. CONTROLS Everything runs from the shutter. Tap it to take a photo. Slide up and down to zoom. Slide left and right to set whatever control is open. One thumb, without looking away from the picture. INCLUDED Full manual: ISO, shutter speed, white balance, exposure compensation, lens. Manual focus with peaking. Six films, with grain and halation. Self timer. Side buttons take the photo. The shutter sound can be turned off. Photographs stay on your phone. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO No RAW. The look is in the file as the picture is taken, so there is nothing underneath to go back to. No video mode. Sequence saves a video file, but you cannot film with it. Back camera only. No subscription. No account. No ads. No analytics. ORDINARY PLUS One payment, once. Double exposure, up to nine layers. Sequence, shot frame by frame and saved as video. Four more films. Recipes you can change and name yourself. An Auto mode that opens on your own settings. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE Dark rooms stay dark. Movement blurs. Grain shows. Those are the things I did not want corrected. MADE BY One person in Prague, who also builds lenses out of used single-use cameras. One piece of glass, nothing else in the way.