Analogue – Film Camera

This is my new favorite camera app, as a Fuji shooter, this is the perfect extension when I don’t have my camera on me. Love this app so much.

Analogue is a different and interesting approach to a camera app. From what I can tell, the app is in essence a frame capture utility. At this time, it captures an 8 MP image from an iPhone's video feed at a 16:9 aspect ratio, applies a LUT to it, and then upscales it to a 33 MP HEIC file. If you want a different aspect ratio, it crops the original 16:9 capture even further and then upscales to about 24 MP. It seems possible that the open gate capability of the 17 Pro models will improve the available resolution somewhat, but not anywhere close to the 48 MP of detail one can achieve with a camera app shooting in ProRAW. Aside from the low resolution of the images it generates, the quality of the output is pleasing. The app comes with five built-in LUTs. The black and white Ultra LUT is a favorite. Shooting with Analogue feels a little like shooting with a FUJIFILM camera. Analogue does offer manual controls for shutter speed and ISO that are adjustable in 1-stop increments, but compared to an app like ProCamera, it offers minimal options for configuration. It only generates HEIC files. No RAW. No JPG. Its lack of options makes the app pretty simple to use. The real reason to use Analogue though is the feel of its images. Because every image starts as a low contrast, low resolution LOG image, its output does have a different feel. It’s a unique approach to the challenge of capturing images that look “less digital”.

I’ve been using Fuji cameras for years because the output from my phone has always disappointed me. This is the only app that rivals the shots I get on my X-T30. I bet if I put the same shot side by side, most wouldn’t be able to tell which came from my Phone and which came from my camera. Why travel with a camera/sd card/battery and endure the hassle of file transfer when I can get the same shots on my 16 pro max? I bought a lifetime license and enjoy using it every day.