Obscura — Pro Camera
Obscura — Pro Camera
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Obscura — Pro Camera

Take full manual control of your iPhone’s camera with an award-winning interface designed for one-handed precision and professional RAW capture.

Key Figures

Downloads

178K+

User Rating

4.1/5

Total Ratings

700

Publisher

Ben McCarthy

Category

Photo & Video

Locales

10

Latest Version

2025.12

Size

98.4 MB

First Released

Feb 16, 2022
Features

Professional Power in Your Pocket

Obscura brings the precision of a high-end DSLR to your iPhone, combining advanced manual controls with a minimalist design for the intentional creator.

Total Manual Control

Take full authority over ISO, shutter speed, and white balance with intuitive dials designed for rapid, professional adjustments.

One-Thumb Ergonomics

Stay focused on your subject with a tactile, gesture-driven interface designed for effortless one-handed shooting and haptic feedback.

The following screenshots and description are sourced directly from the app's official store listing and are the property of the app developer.

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Screenshots

Obscura — Pro Camera - Obscura 4 camera app interface showing manual exposure controls and a black and white photo of a classical column.

Obscura 4 camera app interface showing manual exposure controls and a black and white photo of a classical column.

Obscura — Pro Camera - Obscura pro camera app interface showing manual exposure dial and a photo of white flowers

Obscura pro camera app interface showing manual exposure dial and a photo of white flowers

Obscura — Pro Camera - Obscura Pro Camera app interface demonstrating manual focus loupe and focus peaking tools on a monochrome cat photo

Obscura Pro Camera app interface demonstrating manual focus loupe and focus peaking tools on a monochrome cat photo

Obscura — Pro Camera - Obscura pro camera app interface showing manual zoom and lens selection controls

Obscura pro camera app interface showing manual zoom and lens selection controls

Obscura — Pro Camera - Screenshot of the Obscura app video recording interface showing professional manual controls while filming a white cat in black and white

Screenshot of the Obscura app video recording interface showing professional manual controls while filming a white cat in black and white

Obscura — Pro Camera - Obscura Pro Camera app interface showing manual white balance control wheel

Obscura Pro Camera app interface showing manual white balance control wheel

Obscura — Pro Camera - Screenshot of the Obscura app showing a grid of photos from the system library on an iPhone

Screenshot of the Obscura app showing a grid of photos from the system library on an iPhone

Obscura — Pro Camera - Obscura app interface for filtering, rating, and viewing photo metadata.

Obscura app interface for filtering, rating, and viewing photo metadata.

Obscura — Pro Camera - A grid of icons showing professional photography features of the Obscura camera app like RAW support manual exposure and focus peaking

A grid of icons showing professional photography features of the Obscura camera app like RAW support manual exposure and focus peaking

Obscura — Pro Camera - List of industry awards and press reviews for the Obscura Pro Camera app highlighting its professional features and design.

List of industry awards and press reviews for the Obscura Pro Camera app highlighting its professional features and design.

Description

Obscura 4 is a camera app packed full of features to help you take incredible photos. Obscura pairs a stunning design with intuitive controls that make taking photos a delight. — Over its 10 years on the App Store, Obscura has been much numerous times around the world, including as Editors’ Choice and App of the Day. — Design Obscura squeezes a bunch of powerful features into simple controls anyone can master. The interface balances aesthetics, ergonomics, and intuitiveness. You won’t want to use anything else. Controls can be reached with one thumb, and gestures and haptics combine to create a tactile experience that lets you stay focused on your subject. — Capture Modes & Formats Obscura captures photos, videos, Live Photos, and portraits. Photos can captured in RAW, ProRAW, HEIC, and JPEG (on supported devices, see http://obscura.camera/compatibility). Capture images in multiple different aspect ratios, or filters live in camera for a wide variety of styles. — Camera Settings Obscura gives you control over exposure, focus, white balance, ISO, shutter speed, and flash, with intuitive controls that make you feel in control of your device’s camera. — View Options Obscura lets you display a grid, a spirit level, a histogram, focus peaking, a focus loupe, and exposure clipping highlights to help you understand every detail of what you’re shooting. — Photo Library Obscura has its own interface for browsing, rating, editing, and sharing images, but it’s fully integrated with your system photo library, so images captured with Obscura are available everywhere. — Obscura Ultra Obscura is free to use, with an annual subscription for premium features. See http://obscura.camera/ultra for full details. — I hope you love using Obscura as much as I’ve loved designing and building it. If you do, please consider subscribing to Ultra, leaving a review, or just sharing with a friend. All the best, Ben ———— Privacy Policy: http://obscura.camera/privacy Terms of use: http://obscura.camera/terms

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