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Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Hindustan Times
iPhone users can now capture DSLR like photos with Adobe's new camera app
Adobe has released Project Indigo, a free experimental camera app to bring computational photography to iPhones. This app is created by Adobe's Nextcam team, including Marc Levoy and Florian Kainz. Both of them are known for their work on Pixel Camera's computational photography features. The app is a work in progress and is available on the App Store to download. Project Indigo brings computational imaging techniques to smartphone photography by combining them with traditional camera controls. Unlike a stock smartphone camera app that captures a single photo, the Indigo app captures up to 32 underexposed frames per photo. The app then uses computational photography to align these frames to create images with significantly lower noise, higher dynamic range and natural photos. To maintain the natural aesthetics of a photo, this app uses subtle, globally tuned image processing rather than aggressive enhancements. The app supports both JPEG and RAW formats to give photographers the flexibility to extensively edit the photos while retaining the low noise and an improved dynamic range. The Project Indigo app is available on the Apple App Store and is compatible with iPhone Pro and Pro Max models starting from the iPhone 12 series. And for non-pro models, it supports iPhone 14 and onward. For the next experience, Adobe recommends using the iPhone 15 Pro or a new model due to the app's heavy processing requirements. It offers a very simple camera user interface, Photo and Night mode, with all the controls including shutter speed, ISO, white balance and focus, similar to a professional DSLR camera. The app is also seamlessly integrated with the Lightroom mobile app. This allows the users to export images directly to the Lightroom app to adjust the colours and tone. An early access setting lets the user use Project Indigo as a camera app inside the Lightroom app. Project Indigo is available only on iOS devices, and it's free to use without any signup needed. Adobe plans to expand the apps available to Android in the future. The roadmap also includes bringing more photography modes like portrait, panorama, video and advanced exposure. Adobe is also planning to introduce tone presets and looks to give more creative control to the users.
Android Authority
2 days ago
- Android Authority
As a Pixel fan, I tried the new iPhone app made by Google's camera team, and it's fantastic
Joe Maring / Android Authority In the Android world, it's hard to beat Google's Pixel phones for consistent, lifelike photos. While the HDR-ified look may not be for everyone, there's no questioning the sheer reliability of a Pixel camera. When you tap the shutter button, you can all but guarantee you'll get a pleasing and natural picture every single time. That camera experience is one of the main reasons I like using Pixels so much, and thanks to a new app called Indigo, you can now get something similar on the iPhone. Indigo is an iPhone camera app created by two individuals who worked on the Pixel Camera and Google Camera apps, and it incorporates the same HDR+ image processing from those apps into the iPhone. And rather than simply copying Google's approach, Indigo adds its own unique touch, aiming to reduce overexposure, blown-out highlights, and noise-filled shadows. It sounds like the perfect way to get a Pixel-like camera on an iPhone, but does it work? I tried Indigo side by side with Apple's camera app to find out. Comparing Indigo vs. the iPhone's default camera Joe Maring / Android Authority I tested Indigo on an iPhone 16, spending part of an afternoon snapping pictures with it and the default iPhone camera app. Indigo offers a range of manual controls, including shutter speed, ISO, temperature, and more. However, for this test, I ignored all of those settings. I simply opened each camera app and tapped the shutter button. Across the dozen or so pictures I captured, there's a pretty consistent difference between Indigo and Apple's camera. In almost every image, the Indigo picture has more shadows, more contrast, and more balanced highlights. Indigo camera Apple camera The picture of my dog above is a prime example of this. At first glance, the regular iPhone camera is the more eye-catching photo, largely because it's brighter. But that doesn't automatically mean it's the better of the two shots. Indigo's picture is much more accurate to how the room looked in person. My dog's darker fur around his snout is better represented in the Indigo shot. The white wall behind my dog also has a starker white color, compared to the blueish tint Apple's camera gave it. The Apple camera app is perhaps the more Instagram-worthy image, but I appreciate how much more true-to-life Indigo's picture is. Indigo camera Apple camera You see a similar result with the picture of the bookshelf. While it's a subtler example, it's another situation where brighter doesn't = better. The Indigo picture is darker and cooler, giving you a picture that's both more lifelike and a bit moody. The enhanced brightness in the Apple camera picture is visually less interesting to my eye. It also adds a halo effect around some letters on the books that isn't present in the Indigo photo. Beyond a simple battle of brightness vs. darkness, there's also a notable difference in how Indigo processes certain colors. Indigo camera Apple camera This is well represented in this shot of the nature trail. Here, Indigo does a really good job balancing the lush greenery and the overcast sky. The trees and tall grass are much more colorful and accurate to how they looked to my own eyes. The regular iPhone camera puts much more emphasis on enhancing the blue in the sky and the cloud detail at the expense of significantly darkening the rest of the scene. Personally, I prefer how Indigo handled this one. Indigo camera Apple camera My preference for Indigo continues with the picture of the dandelion. The Indigo app did a fantastic job of capturing the bright white of the pappus of the dandelion and the dark green plants behind it. The Apple camera app, meanwhile, has a warm, yellowish tint to the whole image that I don't particularly like. It's also much more noticeably sharpened than the Indigo picture, especially once you zoom in a little bit. Indigo camera Apple camera Last but certainly not least, a picture of my cat, Polo. Both photos are pretty good at first glance, and while the Apple camera app certainly didn't do a bad job, subtle details lead me to — again — prefer Indigo's result. Like the dandelion, the iPhone camera app pretty clearly sharpens a lot of details here, especially around Polo's nose. The Indigo image isn't lacking in detail, but it appears softer and more lifelike than the somewhat harsh photo Apple's camera took. I also prefer Indigo's subtler lighting around Polo's left ear and the warmer appearance of his brown fur. These are admittedly small things to consider, but I think they add up to make a better photo. Do you prefer the Indigo or Apple camera results? 0 votes Indigo camera NaN % Apple camera NaN % The Pixel camera experience we've been waiting for? Joe Maring / Android Authority After an afternoon with Indigo, I have to admit that I'm damn impressed with the results. The iPhone 16 takes good pictures with its default camera app, but in virtually every comparison between the two, I prefer the photos from Indigo. Indigo pictures are more Pixel-y than Apple's camera app, but they're also pretty clearly not a 1:1 imitation of the Pixel style. Based on my experience with the Pixel 9 series, the Indigo app favors darker shadows, contrast, and deeper colors in a way modern Pixel phones do not. And I love that. I think the folks behind Indigo are onto something special. Now, is Indigo perfect? Not by any means. Even after just a few hours of use, I ran into numerous issues with the app on my iPhone 16 — including pictures that didn't save, the viewfinder freezing, and overall slow performance. Indigo also caused my iPhone 16 to get really hot, to the point where I received two overheating notifications in the Indigo app. There are also missing camera modes, such as portrait mode and panorama photos. Even with all that being the case, I think the folks behind Indigo are onto something special, and I cannot wait for the Android version (which is coming, just without a firm ETA) to get here.
Android Authority
13-06-2025
- Android Authority
First look: The Pixel Camera is next to get a Material 3 Expressive redesign (APK teardown)
Ryan Haines / Android Authority Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR An Android Authority teardown has revealed that the Pixel Camera app will receive a redesign. The redesign currently extends to the settings menu and offers an overhaul in line with the Material 3 Expressive design language. This comes after we discovered a slew of other Google apps with an overhauled visual style. Google just launched Android 16, but the platform's big visual overhaul based on Material 3 Expressive is coming later this year. That hasn't stopped us from uncovering redesigned Google apps, and we've now got our first peek at the tweaked Pixel Camera app. Authority Insights story on Android Authority. Discover You're reading anstory on Android Authority. Discover Authority Insights for more exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage you won't find anywhere else. An APK teardown helps predict features that may arrive on a service in the future based on work-in-progress code. However, it is possible that such predicted features may not make it to a public release. We conducted a teardown of the Pixel Camera app (version 9.9.106.767010485.16) and discovered an overhauled settings menu. These changes aren't live yet, but we enabled them nonetheless. Check out the screenshots below. New UI New UI New UI Current UI Current UI Current UI This redesigned settings menu features redesigned toggles, complete with a tick or 'x' so you can easily tell whether an option is on or off. Settings are also placed in white boxes with rounded corners, while lines divide multiple settings in one box. This is all in line with Google's new design language, but we're guessing the app will see further tweaks ahead of Android 16's Material 3 Expressive release later this year. This isn't the only change spotted in the Pixel Camera app, as it looks like Google removed the Social Share shortcut as well. The Pixel Camera changes also come after we uncovered redesigns for various other Google apps, including Google Meet, the Phone app, Gmail, and the Google app. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
Android Authority
13-06-2025
- Android Authority
Pixel Camera update may have killed this handy sharing feature
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Google has pushed out a new Pixel Camera update to the Play Store. The update seems to remove the Social Share shortcut, which was introduced back in 2019. This menu pops up for a few seconds after taking a photo, allowing you to quickly share your snap via a selection of apps. Google introduced a Social Share shortcut to the Pixel Camera app back in 2019's Pixel 4 series. This sharing menu would pop up immediately after taking a photo on your Pixel phone, enabling quicker sharing of your snaps. Now, it looks like this option has disappeared with the latest app update. 9to5Google reports that the Pixel Camera 9.9 update (version 9.9.106.767010485.16) doesn't have the Social Share shortcut. I can confirm that this feature is completely missing on my Pixel 7 Pro after updating to this version. This was a useful feature in theory, as the shortcut would appear for a few seconds after you captured a photo and let you quickly share it to your desired app. Tapping the upward arrow would also reveal more apps to share the photo with. Do you use the Social Share shortcut on your Pixel phone? 0 votes Yes, all the time NaN % Now and again NaN % No, I don't use it NaN % I can't speak for anyone else, but I don't remember the last time I used the Social Share shortcut. The feature was enabled on my phone, but I always thought it looked unpolished, with the app's icon partially obscured. It also didn't help that Social Share reportedly dropped WhatsApp support. Nevertheless, I hope Google returns to this concept in the future as it saves users a few seconds. However, I would like to see a more refined UI. This update was apparently supposed to include Google's education hub. This is effectively a supercharged version of the camera app tutorials seen on phones from several other brands, allowing you to tap a question mark icon in various modes to get more info and examples. However, we're not seeing this inclusion just yet. In any event, we've asked Google for more info about the missing Social Share shortcut and whether this menu is coming back. We'll update our article with Google's answer as soon as the company responds to our email. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Yahoo
Google's Pixel Camera has a killer new feature for streamers
New abilities are coming to Google Pixel phones as part of the March 2025 features updates, with the latest version of Pixel Camera beginning its rollout. Users can look forward to an updated astrophotography mode, and those with newer devices have access to a remote camera capability as well. Pixel Camera 9.0 has begun its rollout, according to 9to5Google, though it might be a while before you see the update on your device as these feature rollouts typically take some time to reach all users. The popular astrophotography mode which allows users to take photos of the night sky, including views that would normally require specialist camera gear to capture, is getting a facelift with an animation mode during capture. This option is enabled by default but can be toggled in the Settings > Advanced screen. There also an explanation added to the Palm timer mode, which lets you wave your hand in front of the camera to start a timer — and which works with both front and rear cameras. The big update, though, is for users of the Pixel 9 series, who now have access to the Connected Cameras feature. This allows you to link up to other devices or another Pixel and to capture images or livestream using these devices. It works with GoPro 10s and later, for example, so you can link your GoPro to your Pixel and switch between the two as you record. That will make this feature invaluable for streamers or content creators who want to get the most out of their devices and use them in a multi-camera setup — though you can currently only connect to one additional device at a time. To use this feature, go to Settings and then to Connected devices > Connected preferences > Connected cameras. You can turn the feature on or off, and use the Camera Picker feature to connect to another device and switch to it. The currently supported devices are Pixel 6 and later and GoPro 10 and later, updated with the latest software. You can optionally apply filters or effects on footage from the connected device, and you can stream directly to Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, or TikTok.
