Lumina: Manual Camera

Name: Lumina: Manual Camera
Rating: 4.7 (82 reviews)
Author: Salvatore Polito

by Salvatore Polito

iPhone

Active Last checked 6 Aug 2026

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At a glance: Free to download

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Photo & Video

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Photo & video

Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Free app	Yes	Free	—	Store published

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Pricing & paywalls

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Free

Last verified 6 Aug 2026

Ratings & reviews

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4.7 82 ratings · App Store

5/5User Friendly and Accessible
Great manual camera app with a simple enough UI for casual photographers to use without being overwhelmed by the amount of options. Easy to understand and use, takes great quality photos and has easy and convenient options to download and transfer photo files. Going in with a singular Google search of certain settings did, I was able to quickly figure out the interface and take photos exactly how I needed. No overbloated or annoying UI like other apps I’ve tried.

GiggleBones · 6 Aug 2026
5/5Best free photo taking app
As someone who is getting into photography, but lacks money I found this app in hope to try photography without spending over $500 for a hobby I may lose, I decided to use my phone (as it’s a 15 Pro Max that was gifted to me) I decided to look for a manual camera. I first found black magic camera but then realized it was only for videos (it’s still really good) and decided to keep digging, I then found this, free, easy to use app. 10/10 would recommend.

idkdontaskm3 · 6 Aug 2026
5/5Manual control and 48mp!
I’ve tried so many camera apps looking for the perfect blend of manual controls and high-quality photos, and Lumina absolutely nailed it! The interface is super intuitive and easy to use, making it a breeze to adjust settings like shutter speed, ISO, and focus on the fly. The best part? You still get stunning 48MP photos even with full manual control! I can’t believe an app this good is completely free – it’s an absolute game-changer for anyone who loves mobile photography. Thank you!

Anthony p21 · 6 Aug 2026
5/5Amazing free app!
This app is truly amazing! Completely free and without any in app purchases or ads, it is the perfect companion for anyone seeking to elevate their iPhone photography game. The only feature that keeps me from using it 100% of the time is the lack of LUT capabilities. If there were options to import LUTs and burn them into images, I have no doubt I would use Lumina exclusively. Until then, however, I’ll be using Fotorgear. Mr. Salvatore, no hard feelings, and cheers to this amazing accomplishment!

Justwaters · 6 Aug 2026
5/5Almost perfect
After Halide completely failed to live up to the hype, this is exactly what I was looking for. I just wanted manual focus and the ability to disable post-processing, and this app comes through with both of those perfectly. And for free?! If it had a widget so I could launch it from the camera button on my lock screen, it very well might replace the stock camera app for me. Extremely minor flaws I don’t know how else to report: • It would be nice if the UI text rotated when holding the phone in landscape mode to indicate that rotation lock isn’t on and the photos will be saved with the correct orientation. • The help text in the SAVING settings has a typo (“compatible” is misspelled as “compatibile”) • The info sheet for images you have already taken has “focal length” misspelled as “lenght”

Klikini · 6 Aug 2026

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1.0
1.1.0
Fixed a bug that crashes the app on some devices (like iPhone SE 2020) Fixed a bug with RAW format that crashes the app on 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max when 48MP resolution is selected Fixed a bug that prevents saving new image when the permission to access all photos in Photo Library were not garanted
1.2.0
Adding a new control to set Exposure Bias in EV offset Adding a new 4x4 grid type In settings is now possible to change the preferred color space, between sRGB and P3 (Wide Gamut)
1.3.0
- adding support for iPhone 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max - adding 24mm, 35mm and 48mm zoom options on 14 Pro/Pro Max and 15 Pro/Pro Max - adding a new 4x4 grid option (inside SET menu) - adding the option to mirror front camera (inside SET menu) - fixed a bug that causes wrong histogram representation
1.4.0
- Feature: introducing Tap-To-Focus, that lets you to easily lock focus by tapping over. (Disabled by default, to enable go in SET -> Tap To Focus) - Fix: Now inbuilt Gallery updates after deletion of photos - Fix: Now PorRaw shoots will display its filename - Fix: Fixed a bug that can cause a crash after using Macro mode on 14 Pro and 15 Pro
1.5.0
- add support for iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max screen resolution - add support for hardware buttons, now you can shoot photos using volume buttons - improved app launch time - add 1/50s and 1/100s shutter speeds for PAL
1.5.1
- Fixed a bug that prevents from saving BKT shoots when RAW is turned on - Fixed a bug that prevents from attaching JPEG/HEIC images when shooting BKT with RAW turned on
1.5.2
Fixed a bug that prevents from saving RAW images
1.5.3
Fix a bug that prevents from saving lossy images on some devices
1.6.0
Introducing Custom White Balance control!
1.6.1
Fixed a bug that could crash the app after switching on/off Macro mode
1.6.2
Add initial support for iPhone 17, Air, 17Pro, 17Pro Max
1.6.3 · 1 Oct 2025
Add support for JPEG-XL as ProRaw codec (Default is JPEG, enable inside SET menu) Add 1.2x zoom (28mm equivalent) on devices with 48MP main camera Add 4.8x zoom (120mm equivalent) on 17 Pro/ 17 Pro Max Fixed a bug that prevented to use 8x zoom (200mm equivalent) on 17 Pro/ 17 Pro Max Fixed a bug on Bracketing Mode that prevented shoots to be correctly saved.

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