Lumen Camera turns your iPhone into a serious cinematography and photography tool - with the polish of Apple Camera and the depth of a pro mirrorless.
Built natively for iOS 26, Lumen Camera uses Apple's new Cinematic Video Capture API, bringing rack focus, tracking focus, and adjustable depth-of-field to a camera you carry every day.
THREE WAYS TO SHOOT
Lumen Camera grows with you — from point-and-shoot to full manual command of the sensor.
• Auto — point and shoot
• Semi-Manual — pick the variable that matters, the camera balances the rest, with full EV compensation
• Manual — direct control of ISO, shutter, focus, white balance, and exposure compensation
MANUAL CONTROLS
• ISO, shutter speed, exposure compensation, white balance, focus
• Fine-grained sliders with numeric readouts
RAW & MINIMAL PROCESSING
Choose how much of Apple's image pipeline you want.
• HEIC / JPEG — Apple Camera quality with Deep Fusion, Smart HDR, and Photographic Styles, up to 48 MP
• Lumen Enhanced — a clean, neutral HEIC for everyday shooting
• Apple ProRAW — up to 48 MP, 12-bit DNG with Apple's computational pipeline preserved for editing latitude
• RAW DNG — 12 MP Bayer DNG with Apple's processing dialed back, closer to what the sensor saw and ready for Lightroom or Capture One
• Save a ready-to-share HEIF alongside any RAW capture
EXPOSURE & FOCUS BRACKETING
Go beyond a single frame, then merge right inside the app.
• Exposure bracketing — capture across EV steps to protect every highlight and shadow, then stack into one true-HDR photo
• Focus bracketing — shift focus through the scene and stack for tack-sharp detail, front to back
• Smart Mode — tap your subject and Lumen sets the focus range and frame count for you
• Set Range — mark near and far focus right in the preview for precise focus stacks
• On-device stacking across lenses and formats, RAW included, with a steadiness cue for handheld shots
FOCUS & EXPOSURE TOOLS
• Focus peaking — colored highlights on the in-focus regions of the frame
• Focus loupe — pinpoint manual-focus magnifier with multiple zoom levels
• Live histograms — luminance and full RGB
• Zebra stripes — adjustable highlight-clipping threshold
• Tap to focus, drag to set exposure compensation, long-press to lock AE/AF
CINEMATIC VIDEO
• Tap a face, an object, or a point to rack focus like a film camera
• Adjustable simulated aperture (f/2.0–f/16) for shallow bokeh
• Automatic subject tracking driven by on-device ML
• Records in ProRes or H.265, with cinematic-mode stabilization
PORTRAIT MODE
• Live preview of the background blur as you shoot
• Adjustable aperture before AND after capture
• Subject detection with depth-aware framing
PRO VIDEO
• 4K up to 60 fps, 1080p up to 240 fps
• ProRes 422 / 422 HQ / 422 LT
• Apple Log
• Codec, frame rate, stabilization, audio, and color all under your control
• Spatial Audio capture
LIQUID GLASS UI
• Designed for iOS 26's design language
• Controls that stay close without covering the shot
• Full Camera Control button support on iPhone 16 and later — slide to zoom, press to capture
PRIVATE GALLERY
• Face ID–locked, in-app photo storage
• Nothing leaves your device unless you choose to share
MULTILINGUAL
Available in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese (Brazil), Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, and Simplified Chinese.
Lumen Pro unlocks all features via subscription. Cancel anytime in Settings.
Privacy: Lumen Camera does not track you. No analytics tied to your identity. No data leaves your device except what you explicitly choose to share.
REQUIREMENTS
Cinematic Video requires iPhone 13 or later. Apple Log and ProRes require iPhone 15 Pro or later. Camera Control requires iPhone 16 or later. Some video formats and frame rates depend on the iPhone model.
Terms of Use (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy : https://www.lumenmatics.com/privacy-policy
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