Vistax Features

Vistax is a professional manual camera app for iPhone and iPad. One-time purchase of $2.99 — no subscriptions, no ads, no tracking.

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Manual Camera Controls

Take full control of your iPhone camera with professional-grade manual controls:

  • Shutter speed — Full manual control for long exposures or fast action
  • ISO — Fine-tune sensor sensitivity for any lighting condition
  • White balance — Accurate color temperature control
  • Focus — Manual focus with focus peaking for precision
  • Multiple exposure modes — Shutter priority, ISO priority, full auto, or full manual

ProRAW & DNG Capture

Capture in the format that suits your workflow:

  • Apple ProRAW — Full sensor data with Apple’s computational photography
  • DNG — Industry-standard RAW format for maximum editing flexibility
  • 48MP high-resolution capture — Use the full resolution of your iPhone sensor
  • JPEG and HEIC — Smaller file sizes when you need them
  • RAW+JPEG / RAW+HEIC — Capture both simultaneously
  • Deep Fusion and Smart HDR — Apple’s computational photography, available when you want it

40+ Analog Film Simulations

Bring analog character to your digital photos:

  • Over 40 built-in film simulations including Fujifilm X emulations
  • Eye-popping colors or moody black and white
  • Custom .cube LUT file import — Design your own look in Photoshop, Lightroom, or any LUT editor and import it directly into Vistax
  • Visualize your intended mood in the live viewfinder while shooting
  • Non-destructive: retrieve the original image anytime using iOS photo edits
  • Vistax Photo Extension — Apply film simulations to existing photos in your library

Pro Exposure Tools

Professional tools for nailing your exposure every time:

  • Live histogram — Real-time exposure feedback
  • Zebra overexposure warning — Visual highlight clipping indicator
  • Automatic exposure bracketing — Up to 5 brackets with +/-5 EV range
  • Exposure compensation — Quick adjustment from any mode
  • Focus peaking — See exactly what’s in focus in manual focus mode

Composition Aids

  • Rule of thirds grid overlay
  • Golden triangles grid
  • Mesh grid for architecture and alignment
  • Rangefinder framing mode — See outside the frame
  • 5 crop formats — 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9, 2.35:1 (cinemascope)

Portrait Mode

  • Simulate shallow depth of field on supported devices
  • Depth data saved to files for reconstruction in other apps
  • Beautiful background blur with natural-looking bokeh

Camera Kits

  • Save your complete camera configuration as a reusable Kit
  • Recall any setup with a single tap
  • iOS Home Screen widget — Quick access to your favorite kits
  • Lockscreen widgets — Launch directly into a preconfigured camera setup

Zen Mode

Vistax’s unique distraction-free shooting mode. All controls disappear — focus entirely on your composition and the moment. Tap to reveal controls when you need them.

Additional Features

  • Shutter timer — 3-second and 10-second options
  • Hardware Camera Control support (iPhone 16/17 Pro models)
  • Wide color gamut (P3) support throughout
  • Flexible workflow — Choose whether to save the original unaltered image as an iOS photo edit or as a separate file
  • Available in English, French, German, and Japanese

Privacy

Vistax contains zero tracking and no third-party SDKs. Your photos and data stay on your device. Read our privacy policy.

Vistax — $2.99 on the App Store. No subscriptions. No ads. No tracking.

Download on the App Store