Calotype vs Oqra Cam

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.

Oqra is an iPhone camera app built around the imaging characteristics of film photography. Shoot with ready-made presets, or adjust physical properties such as color, grain, halation, and tonal response to create a photographic style of your own. Every photo is developed on your device. PICK A LOOK. POINT AND SHOOT. Choose a recipe and compose with a live preview of its character in the viewfinder. Every shot comes out developed, with no separate editing step. MAKE LOOKS YOURS. Recipes can bring back the familiar colors of film or explore bolder colors and textures. They are tools for creating a look, not copies of specific film stocks. Start from a preset or build your own: shape color, grain, halation, and the response from shadows to highlights, or go deeper with individual emulsion layers, dye settings, and H&D response curves. In-app guides explain each control as you explore. SHARE THE RECIPE, NOT JUST THE PHOTO. Export a photo as a poster on white or black paper. Oqra Morse, the line of dots along its edge, carries the recipe, so anyone with Oqra can import the poster and shoot with the same look. Live Photos and Film Clips become moving posters. You can also share recipes as QR codes or links, and scan a friend’s code to add it to your collection. FILM CHARACTER. RAW DETAIL. Capture and develop Apple ProRAW or RAW DNG, up to 48 MP on supported iPhones and cameras. Turn on Keep RAW Original to save the DNG with your developed photo, then change its recipe later in the Album. Choose M, L, or XL HEIC files to balance size and detail. KEEP THE MOMENT MOVING. Capture Live Photos with the look in both the still and the motion, or record Film Clips up to 30 seconds long. READY FROM THE LOCK SCREEN. Open Oqra from its Lock Screen control, or assign it to Camera Control on supported iPhones. Your selected recipe is ready when the camera opens. PRIVATE BY DESIGN. Every photo is developed on your iPhone. No Oqra account, and nothing is uploaded for processing. Live Photos, Film Clips, and unlimited custom recipes require a one-time in-app purchase. No subscription. REQUIRES iOS 18 or later. iPhone 12 or newer, or iPhone SE (3rd generation). Apple, iPhone, Live Photos, ProRAW, and Camera Control are trademarks of Apple Inc. DNG is a trademark of Adobe Inc. Oqra is an independent product and has not been authorized, sponsored, or approved by Apple Inc.