Open Camera is a feature-rich, open-source camera app that blends robust manual controls with powerful imaging features, including RAW (DNG) support, HDR, and panorama, all without third-party ads. With 100,000,000+ total downloads and 780K new installs in the last 30 days, it remains a popular choice for Android photographers.
Pros & Cons
Open-source and no in-app ads
Extensive manual controls via Camera2 API (RAW, HDR, burst)
RAW (DNG) support and HDR with auto-alignment
Grids, overlays, and geotagging for precise composition
Competitors' keyword emphasis often highlights HD video and pro features, which Open Camera's listing does not prominently feature
Some features depend on device hardware, so support may vary across devices
No built-in cloud backups or social sharing in the app listing
About Open Camera
Open Camera is a photography app developed by Mark Harman.
Download Statistics
Open Camera has been downloaded 120 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 780 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 photography apps.
User Ratings
Open Camera is rated 4.00 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 280 thousand ratings.
App Information
Open Camera is FREE to download. The APK download size is 4.75 MB. The latest version available is 1.56.2. The last update was on May 27, 2026.
Technical Requirements
Open Camera requires Android 6.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play November 2013.
Description
Open Camera has the following features: * Option to auto-level so your pictures are perfectly level no matter what. * Expose your camera's functionality: support for scene modes, color effects, white balance, ISO, exposure compensation/lock, selfie with "screen flash", HD video and more. * Handy remote controls: timer (with optional voice countdown), auto-repeat mode (with configurable delay), Bluetooth LE remote control (for specifically supported smartphone housing). * Option to take photo remotely by making a noise. * Configurable volume keys and user interface. * Upside-down preview option for use with attachable lenses. * Overlay a choice of grids and crop guides. * Optional GPS location tagging (geotagging) of photos and videos; for photos this includes compass direction (GPSImgDirection, GPSImgDirectionRef). * Apply date and timestamp, location coordinates, and custom text to photos; store date/time and location as video subtitles (.SRT). * Option to remove device exif metadata from photos. * Panorama, including for front camera. * Support for HDR (with auto-alignment and ghost removal) and Exposure Bracketing. * Support for Camera2 API: manual controls (with optional focus assist); burst mode; RAW (DNG) files; camera vendor extensions; slow motion video; log profile video. * Noise reduction (including low light night mode) and Dynamic range optimisation modes. * Options for on-screen histogram, zebra stripes, focus peaking. * Focus bracketing mode. * No third party ads in the app (I only run third party ads on the website). Open Source.
(Some features may not be available on all devices, as they may depend on hardware or camera features, the Android version, etc.)
Website (and links to source code): http://opencamera.org.uk/
Note that it's not possible for me to test Open Camera on every Android device out there, so please test before using Open Camera to photo/video your wedding etc :)
App icon by Adam Lapinski. Open Camera also uses content under third party licences, see https://opencamera.org.uk/#licence
Recent changes: New optional on-screen icons for locking orientation to portrait/landscape, and preview shots. Grids now rotate when auto-level is enabled. Exif tags now supported for WebP and PNG image formats. Panorama photos now store XMP metadata to mark these as panorama images (JPEG formats only).
Photos no longer save on UI thread when using "Pause after taking photo" option.
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If you can make the video function to capture photos while doing videos, this could be the best camera app. Please do that capability. Thanks!
★★★★★Thanh Bảo Phan· May 13, 2026
This is app help the one ui custom rom camera issue for some rom
★★★★★Justin Infanger· Jun 11, 2026
Works great, better than alternatives except for one issue. Google's Voice Access stops working after a few seconds of video recording (I can lock/unlock exposure, pause, resume, etc. until a few seconds of inactivity while recording). Assistant/Gemini also become inaccessible. Issue not reproduced on other apps which are inferior in other aspects. Feel free to contact, happy to assist with testing. Could be my phone, so leaving 5 stars anyway.
★★★★☆Kenneth Spann· May 11, 2026
I like the app a lot. However, it would be nice if it has a setting to record at a constant bitrate, so I wouldn't have to run my videos through a transcoder to achieve a constant bitrate for using the videos in my video editor.
★★☆☆☆EvroNetwork· May 10, 2026
I'd like to see 1) Slow motion recording and 2) Dual recording (from front and back camera). Got new phone but doesn't work on video .get glitched video green pixelated video - POCO F7 Ultra. Camera seems to be based on open camera but works with my Poco f7 ultra
★★☆☆☆Logan· Jun 3, 2026
Photos don't look at all like the preview. There is some sort of post-processing happening, and I can't find a setting to turn it off. All settings under 'post-processing' are already off
★☆☆☆☆Iranna Teli· May 31, 2026
When photos taken on flash ON still comes as dark as no flash photos
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Open Camera is requesting 9 permissions and is using 30 libraries.
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Trust & Safety: Open Camera uses standard permissions (location, Bluetooth, camera, external storage, and microphone for audio). It is open-source, with no third-party ads, and notes third-party licences for some components. For best results, test on your device before critical shoots.
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