Our apps:
Halide: the most powerful pro camera for iPhone. Free 7 day trial with this link:
Halide Mark II - Pro Camera
**Please note Halide is not free. We offer a 7-day free trial for annual memberships. Don’t like subscriptions? You can also buy the app outright with a single in-app purchase.** Halide is an Apple Design Award winning, acclaimed camera from the team behind Spectre, Apple’s App of the Year of 201…
Kino: cinematic pro video made easy.
Kino - Pro Video Camera
Make great video easy! Kino lets you just press record and create cinematic video with color presets created by expert filmmakers—no edit required. Plus, with “AutoMotion,” the app automatically creates that smooth “film look” you see at the movies. Shoot great video with no film school required. A…
Spectre: Now free!
Spectre Camera
Apple iPhone App of the Year, 2019 Introducing Spectre, from the makers of Halide, one of the top camera apps in the App Store. Spectre uses AI to help you make amazing long exposure photographs. Spectre can remove crowds, turn city streets into rivers of light, make waterfalls look like painting…
Orion: turn your iPad into an HDMI monitor. Free for an unlimited time:
HDMI Monitor - Orion
TVs and Computer Monitors are large, cumbersome devices. Wouldn’t it be a treat if you could use the portable screen you already have with you as an HDMI monitor for cameras, game consoles, computers or other devices? Say “Hello” to the Orion Video System, a software application from Lux Entertai…
Check our our latest:
The iPhone 16e Review
iPhone 16e camera review: The Essentials
Our deep dive into the latest single-camera star in the iPhone lineup.
Sebastiaan de With
The iPhone 16 Pro Camera Review
The iPhone 16 Pro Camera Review: Control
For the first “Desert Titanium” iPhone, we took over 1000 photos and videos in the desert. Take a deep dive into what’s new — and why it’s close to the last of its kind.
Sebastiaan de With
Process Zero: your questions answered:
The Process Zero Manual
Process Zero is Halide’s own minimal, film-like process for taking shots with zero AI and minimal processing. You might have some questions about it, so here’s some answers!
Sebastiaan de With
Process Zero and Halide 2.15
Process Zero: The Anti-Intelligent Camera
Introducing a process that uses zero AI and zero computational photography to produce beautiful, film-like natural photos. Meet Halide 2.15, with Process Zero.
Ben Sandofsky
Making Kino:
The Making of Kino: You Can (Not) Build a Pro Video Camera App in Four Months
A true story of indie app development: why we made the plunge to build our pro video camera app Kino in a few months, its whirlwind development, and many surprise twists.
Ben Sandofsky
Kino 1.1 is here — our first big update!
Kino 1.1 — One big step
It’s been about a month a half since we launched the video companion to Halide, Kino. And today, we’re excited to launch our first major update. Say hello to Kino 1.1, codenamed “Blade Runner”.
Sebastiaan de With
How we made Orion in just 45 days:
Orion – From idea to launch in 45 days
Last month we released Orion, a small app that turns your iPad into an HDMI monitor. This was certainly a big departure from our usual practice of making camera apps, so I wanted to take a moment to show the ‘why’ — and, after that, the ‘how’: our process of making it from thought to launch.
Sebastiaan de With
Our new how-to guide for Orion:
How to use your iPad as an HDMI monitor with Orion
Here’s our easy-to-follow, detailed guide on how to turn your iPad into an HDMI monitor using our free Orion app.
Sebastiaan de With
Spectre 1.5.4, our free app with new iPhone 15 Pro features:
Spectre Camera
Apple iPhone App of the Year, 2019 Introducing Spectre, from the makers of Halide, one of the top camera apps in the App Store. Spectre uses AI to help you make amazing long exposure photographs. Spectre can remove crowds, turn city streets into rivers of light, make waterfalls look like painting…
Our iPhone 15 Pro Max review:
iPhone 15 Pro Max Camera Review: Depth and Reach
Sebastiaan de With reviews the latest telephoto-equipped camera out of Cupertino in our annual iPhone 15 Pro Max camera review.
Sebastiaan de With
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