Calotype vs Cameo Waves

Calotype is a simple RAW camera for photographers who want a cleaner path from lens to file. Your iPhone already has a very capable camera. It also makes a lot of decisions before you ever see the photo. Calotype keeps things quieter. On supported back cameras, Calotype saves real RAW DNG files that you can take into the editor of your choice. No accounts, no cloud library, no extra processing layer. Manual controls are built around the camera you are actually using. Shutter speed follows the sensor’s real format limits, with ISO, focus, white balance, exposure offset, and focus peaking close at hand. You also get interval shooting for timelapses and hands-free captures, exposure bracketing for tricky light, and a simple in-app gallery for reviewing, sharing, and deleting recent shots. Calotype is made by a photographer, for the moments when you want the phone to feel a little more like a camera.

Cameo Waves is the precision camera for people who care how light feels. Shoot with real manual control — shutter, ISO, exposure, focus, and white balance — then finish with on-device AI that never uploads your images. Clean, calm chrome. Pro tools when you want them. Nothing in the way when you don’t. LIGHT COACH • Live, on-device tips when highlights clip or the frame is too dark • One-tap apply of suggested exposure • On iOS 26+, refined by Apple Intelligence — free, private, on-device • Built for learning light — not another filter pack SYSTEM CITIZEN • Hardware Camera Control and capture button support • Siri & Shortcuts — take photo, toggle video, open camera • VoiceOver-friendly controls across the viewfinder CAPTURE LIKE A PRO • True RAW+ with DNG when your device supports it • Live histogram, zebra stripes, focus peaking, and electronic level • Tap to focus · hold to lock AE/AF • Burst, bracketing, and real time-lapse video • Pinch zoom, aspect guides, and film looks INTELLIGENT EDITING — ON DEVICE • Semantic masking: Sky Pop and selective color without affecting the rest of the frame • Portrait relighting: studio-style Contour, Stage Light, Soft, Rim, and Golden Hour • Super-resolution to recover detail in crops • Object cleanup, noise reduction, and one-tap Magic Enhance • Film simulations from Portra to Cinematic CINEMA-READY VIDEO • Dual front + back recording on supported iPhones • Teleprompter and a soft screen ring light for talking-head takes • In-app studio — trim, film looks, social reframes, captions, cover frames, anamorphic de-squeeze, slow-mo, and export • LOG color profile for grading in DaVinci Resolve or Final Cut Pro • ProRes 422 on supported iPhones • 4K capture and live audio monitoring so you never clip CAMEO AI STUDIO • Prompt-to-still and motion clips, on-device • Image Playground on supported iPhones; a cinematic local look as fallback • Hand off into the photo editor or video studio CREATIVE COMPUTATIONAL MODES • Silky Water & light trails — multi-frame stacks that simulate an ND filter • Star Trails for night-sky motion • Macro Assist for close-up lens and focus WORKFLOW THAT TRAVELS • Import professional .cube LUTs • Save exposure + film looks as shareable Cameo Presets and recipe cards • Scan a recipe QR or open a .cameo file to apply a look • Pro EXIF viewer — lens, aperture, shutter, ISO — plus copyright and location edits CAMEO WAVES PRO Unlock full manual controls, RAW, advanced AI, LOG/ProRes, computational modes, LUTs, presets, clean exports, and no watermark. Built for photographers and filmmakers who want control without complexity. All AI runs on-device. Your work stays yours. Privacy Policy: [https://textwaves.org/privacy-policy/](https://textwaves.org/privacy-policy/) Terms of Use (EULA): (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)