Halide App Gains Added iPhone 16 Camera Control Functionality

[MacRumors]

Popular camera app Halide was today updated with new features for the Camera Control button available on the new iPhone 16 models. Halide already supported opening the app with Camera Control, but now users can also make adjustments.

Using the Camera Control's touch and swipe-based gesture support, Halide users can adjust focus and exposure, and lock their settings in place. The dedicated "Locked" adjustment makes sure that no settings can be disturbed from accidental swipes on the Camera Control button, and it is designed for people who do not want to use manual adjustments.

The Exposure setting allows users to set an exposure bias that exceeds what's possible with Apple's Camera app (-/+ 6 EV vs. 2), and Focus allows for manual focusing on a subject or scene using the Camera Control button. Halide says that Focus provides a smooth manual focus experience with the iPhone.

In addition to these changes, Halide has added a quicker way to capture a photo. Halide takes the photo when the Camera Control button is pressed, while the Camera app from Apple takes the image when the button is released. The difference is minor, but fractions of a second can sometimes make a difference.

Halide says that the quick snap feature works well with the 48-megapixel ProRAW Zero Shutter Lag feature in the app, as well as with Process Zero, an option that Halide added to take 12-megapixel images with no AI and minimal processing.

Halide can be downloaded from the App Store. The app is priced at $2.99 per month, $19.99 per year, or $59.99 for a one-time purchase. [Direct Link]

Article Link: Halide App Gains Added iPhone 16 Camera Control Functionality

 

[Chiromac81]

Is this worth getting for the average person

 

[F23]

Halide 48 Heic setting with standard processing took a 20 MB image.

Stock camera app 48 MP HEIF MAX took a 10 MB image.

Searched around but can't find why this difference exists. Both photos look the same to me. Both are HEIF files with same resolution and HDR.

Why is the Halide shot double the size?

 

[Hank001]

1. Fantastic app!
2. App is not free.
3. People complain.
4. People read replies from people who pay and use the app.
5. Complainers buy the app.*

*They buy it for good reason.

 

[henrikhelmers]

Is this worth getting for the average person

For the average person surely the stock app is fine. If you need a certain feature then this is an option.

 

[cutlub]

z

 

[podycust]

I think this is the app people were most excited about when camera control was announced.
I am wondering if anyone who hates camera controls wishes apple had just kept the empty sim card slot?

Still have SIM card slot in my 16

 

[cocky jeremy]

Halide 48 Heic setting with standard processing took a 20 MB image.

Stock camera app 48 MP HEIF MAX took a 10 MB image.

Searched around but can't find why this difference exists. Both photos look the same to me. Both are HEIF files with same resolution and HDR.

Why is the Halide shot double the size?

Weird. Halide photos are noticeably better from what I've seen. Less over processing and usually better exposure.

 

[cateye]

Is this worth getting for the average person

Halide, like ProCamera, like many other 3rd party camera apps, exist for people who want access to different capabilities, a different UX, or a different workflow, and know why they want those things.

If none of that applies to you, then this app, like any app dedicated to a niche professional or hobbyist audience, is not for you. Enjoy the built-in camera app.

3. People complain.

Honestly, you could've stopped there. "Waa, it costs money."

 

[urtules]

I shoot all my photos with Process Zero, it makes pictures look more natural, just like a regular digital camera I used to have before iPhone. No HDR, high contrast, no noise reduction, no sharpening. Gives pictures a character.

 

[Kulfon]

I tried all of them, I think and always come back to the stock iPhone app

 

[newJeans]

I shoot all my photos with Process Zero, it makes pictures look more natural, just like a regular digital camera I used to have before iPhone. No HDR, high contrast, no noise reduction, no sharpening. Gives pictures a character.

same. i still use the stock camera sometimes because live photos are a great feature but most shots are halide process zero. so natural looking.

also, if any halide ppl are reading, pls add the option to do a soft press to refocus AF or to take a photo if allowed - less physical movement than the actual button press. 🙂

 

[jasonsmith_88]

For the average person surely the stock app is fine. If you need a certain feature then this is an option.

There are plenty of average people who really hate the over-processed HDR captures on iPhone 13 and later models.

With iOS 18 offering lock-screen support for third-party camera apps, this may make them more accessible for regular users.

For people who are unhappy with the default processing, they can trial the app for a month for $2.99, which is what, half the price of one coffee? That seems pretty reasonable. Then, if they like the app but hate subscriptions, they can buy it outright.

 

[sfwalter]

It's sad that the locked feature is needed, but it is very welcomed.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

There are plenty of average people who really hate the over-processed HDR captures on iPhone 13 and later models.

With iOS 18 offering lock-screen support for third-party camera apps, this may make them more accessible for regular users.

For people who are unhappy with the default processing, they can trial the app for a month for $2.99, which is what, half the price of one coffee? That seems pretty reasonable. Then, if they like the app but hate subscriptions, they can buy it outright.

You need to find cheaper coffee. The local diner has it for 0.99, with unlimited refills.. 😛

 

[alexfoxy]

How about you write about some other camera apps? I’m bias, but you need to support smaller developers. Everyone’s heard of Halide, and it’s a great app, but how about a bit of variety? Adding camera controls isn’t unique to Halide, there’s many other apps doing this, and many other apps doing low/no processing.

 

[Sigvard]

I shoot all my photos with Process Zero, it makes pictures look more natural, just like a regular digital camera I used to have before iPhone. No HDR, high contrast, no noise reduction, no sharpening. Gives pictures a character.

💯 Process Zero looks closer to my Fuji and I love it.

 

[coffeeplease]

ProCamera also has this feature for exposure and zoom. One time purchase, versus a subscription for Halide.

 

[cocky jeremy]

ProCamera also has this feature for exposure and zoom. One time purchase, versus a subscription for Halide.

I tried and wanted to like ProCamera but all of my images, especially front facing, were really underexposed. The preview looked fine, but then I'd take the picture and it was 1 full stop too dark suddenly. Maybe just a bug?

 

[Artsketch]

Still no 48MP ProRAW or 48MP RAW?

 

[newJeans]

ProCamera also has this feature for exposure and zoom. One time purchase, versus a subscription for Halide.

halide also has a one time purchase option. whether or not you find the price agreeable is up to you though.

 

[estesbubba]

halide also has a one time purchase option. whether or not you find the price agreeable is up to you though.

I bought the original one time purchase option, which they then added another one time purchase option!

How about you write about some other camera apps? I’m bias, but you need to support smaller developers. Everyone’s heard of Halide, and it’s a great app, but how about a bit of variety? Adding camera controls isn’t unique to Halide, there’s many other apps doing this, and many other apps doing low/no processing.

I was thinking the same thing! The front page is covered with Halide 🤣

 

[coffeeplease]

I tried and wanted to like ProCamera but all of my images, especially front facing, were really underexposed. The preview looked fine, but then I'd take the picture and it was 1 full stop too dark suddenly. Maybe just a bug?

I don’t seem to have this problem, but I only recently started using this app. I’ve only been shooting RAW though. What format are you using?

 

[coffeeplease]

halide also has a one time purchase option. whether or not you find the price agreeable is up to you though.

Fair, but $60 was too much for me and my needs. I just wanted to shoot RAW and basic controls like shutter and ISO.

 

[svish]

Glad to see that Halide is now fully supporting the new Camera control button.