ProCamera. Professional Camera

I have been a photographer for a long time (60 years) starting with a 127-size roll film camera as a boy and eventually using pro grade Canon dSLR cameras and lenses, and state-of-the-art Olympus mirrorless gear. So I’m no stranger to all of the settings, options, etc. that are often to be considered when shooting. Fast forward to today’s iPhone 11 models and I now have a pocket sized camera with lots of built-in still and video capabilities. ProCamera flawlessly expands on this awesome technology by enabling a robust set of the creative tools, options and settings that I came to love with modern digital camera systems in the same pocketable device. Things like shooting in RAW mode, setting the aperture, focus and exposure locking, display grids, live histograms and so much more are now available when using the iPhone (the most portable camera platform today thanks to the ProCamera app. Augment these fantastic capabilities with the ProCamera in-app purchase of the HDR and LowLight+ features and you’ll have an incredibly powerful still/video camera - so powerful that I leave all the dSLR/mirrorless gear at home when traveling, around where I live, etc. The add-on HDR capability is well worth its minimal cost and rivals what can be produced with the dSLR/mirrorless gear either in camera or with special software tools. I cannot rate a camera (or any other type) app any higher than ProCamera. Its developers are the best!!

UPDATE: I was so excited when I saw they updated it to iPad and you can actually turn to landscape no issues and have the entire screen. But, now the auto adjustments are HORRIBLE! It used to get it right most of the time and I’d have to make little adjustments once in a while. Now it’s always waaaay too dark or waaaay too light. If I try to increase lighting to help it, then it’s waaaay too light and whitewashes everything. It’s crazy! It’s really frustrating using it like this! ORIGINAL REVIEW: This app was great! I absolutely loved it to be able to shoot professional quality photos with my phone. However, sometimes I want to shoot landscape mode. With the app previously, I was able to turn my phone and get the app to go landscape. It sometimes was a little touchy and would turn the whole app to go vertical again, but it usually wasn’t an issue. Now, it’s so touchy! I can only get it to go landscape if I am VERY slow about it and at a slight angle. Then when it’s landscape you have to have the phone flat. If you want to take it with the phone at an angle, the app instantly turns to be vertical again. It’s seriously annoying! There should be a way to lock it in vertical or landscape and then unlock it when you want. That seems simple! I also wish they had a way to e recording video and restart so I didn’t have to create multiple videos and piece them together or cut out things.

I haves tried a LOT of camera apps over my lifetime of IPhones (Since IPhone 2) and was never really satisfied with the camera that came with the phone or other apps. In 2017, we had drives to Austin, San Antonio where we stayed 2 days and went to The Zoo, The Riverwalk, and Lackland AFB, then we drove to Corpus Christi. While at the San Antonio Zoo, I was not happy with the performance of my current camera or app and having to go back and greatly edit photos afterward. I found a lot of great reviews for ProCamera. Almost immediately I was amazed at the clarity and the focus. The video was amazing on my newly purchased IPhone 8. My wife downloaded for her IPhone 6 and was also just as impressed. The final “test” was when our son flew into Houston for work. The Johnson Space Center (NASA JSA) for the 1st time ever had the actual Apollo 11 capsule and a lot of the crew’s tools, suits, etc. As our kids are 25, 17, and almost 18, I wanted to capture this likely once-in-a-lifetime visit with us all together. The video and the images are stellar. Even if you do not want to purchase the upgrades, I suggest you at least give this a try. I need to sit down and really learn more about features that will make even better pictures and video. I normally do not participate in many reviews unless they are extremely terrible to warn other people, but I HIGHLY RECOMMEND ProCamera. If you take the time with the settings and get to know how ProCamera works for you before an important event you want to document with video and/or images, I believe you will agree. There IS a slight learning curve, but WELL worth it.