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iPhone camera apps that shoot RAW or film looks without Smart HDR, with LibreCam, Lampa, Phlow, Better Camera and Zerocam
The built-in iPhone camera fuses frames, smooths skin and sharpens edges before you ever see the photo. These 5 apps turn most of that off and give you RAW files, film color or a plain shutter button instead.
5 apps4 free to startiPhone, iPad
What gets an app in: An app gets in when it gives you a way to shoot without Apple's automatic processing, such as RAW capture, film profiles or an image pipeline with no fake HDR.
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LibreCamSaves a true Bayer DNG with no frame fusion or noise reduction, and the Pro upgrade is $5.99 once.Free to start - 2
LampaDevelops each shot from RAW with film and 2000s digicam color so the look is finished the moment you shoot.Free to start - 3
PhlowWrites your edits back to the same RAW file in Photos, so you never end up with duplicate copies of a shot.From $8 - 4
Better CameraSells shooting by the roll of 36 shots, with manual controls and film simulations for people who shoot now and then.Free to start - 5
ZerocamStrips the camera down to 1 shutter button and almost no menus, with no fake HDR or beauty filters.Free to start
The full story: this list comes from 5 iPhone Camera Apps for People Who Hate the AI Look on The Useful Tech, where each app gets a longer write-up. That story was sponsored by LibreCam and Lampa. Sponsors never pay for a place on this site, so the apps here are in our own order.
