AuraHDR Camera 11.0.0 - App Store

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About AuraHDR Camera

AuraHDR Camera is the ultimate computational photography suite for iOS. Master challenging light with RAW HDR bracketing and achieve edge-to-edge sharpness with our 100-shot Focus Bracketing engine. From 48MP ProRAW to...

AuraHDR Camera is the ultimate computational photography suite for iOS. Master challenging light with RAW HDR bracketing and achieve edge-to-edge sharpness with our 100-shot Focus Bracketing engine. From 48MP ProRAW to Moon Mode, transform any iPhone into a professional-grade camera. What makes AuraHDR different? 1. SUPERB HDR CAMERA . Our proprietary AuraEngine tone mapping recovers detail in challenging lighting conditions. . AuraHDR auto-analyses the scene and applies the right tone-mapping automatically. . Unlike other HDR apps, AuraHDR allows you to edit the HDR results with built-in tone sliders. . With the Low Light preset, get Night Mode-like capability to get clean night shots in dark conditions. 2 POWERFUL FOCUS STACKING CAMERA . With AuraHDR 9 now you can capture super sharp close-up shots instantly with our all new focus stacking camera. . Perfect for product and food photography! . Simply tap the nearest point to be in focus and take the shot. . To avoid camera shake a tripod is required. . The initial bracket and focus stacked shot will be saved into the camera roll. . Note that this is designed to work with the iPhone's main camera 3. RAW EXPOSURE BRACKETING FOR HDR . Capture RAW/JPEG bracket exposures that can be imported to any HDR editor for the ultimate in image quality . Shoot High Quality in Low Light. This special mode allows for capturing the cleanest brackets with the lowest ISO to ensure only the highest quality results. A tripod is recommended for this mode. . Change the bracketing configuration (i.e.) number of brackets and bracket increment. . Now supports from 1-5 brackets for maximum choice 4. FOCUS BRACKETING (TWO MODES) AuraHDR has two modes of focus bracketing for maximum flexibility and performance a. FOCUS BRACKETING (AUTO) . Simply choose the nearest point to be in focus and take the shot. . Up to 100 brackets are supported. You can also change the bracket increment. . Supports RAW/JPG b. FOCUS BRACKETING (MANUAL) . With manual focus bracketing mode, instead of selecting an initial focus point, you simply you simply tap the various points to be in focus. . Supports RAW/JPG Import your brackets to professional focus stacking apps like Affinity Photo or Luminar Neo for edge-to-edge sharpness 5. LONG EXPOSURE SHOOTING . Easily capture dreamy long exposure shots easily. Great for flowing water or moving lights. . With 8.0, now you can adjust the duration for different effects 6. 48MP APPLE PRORAW SHOOTING . Shoot at the highest resolution & density your iPhone can offer . Single shots only and subject to iPhone compatibility (Typically Pro iPhones) 7. MOON SHOOTING . With the new Moon Shooting Mode, you can easily capture the glorious details of the moon. . Simply zoom in and shoot. . 4 Exposure will be automatically saved. Visit our Youtube page to accesss the ever increasing list of tutorials on how to use all the features of AuraHDR and how to merge HDR and focus brackets

Version History New in 11.0 1. RAW FOCUS BRACKETING  Now get maximum dynamic range & quality with RAW support Import to your favourite focus stacking apps for front-to-back sharpness 2. 48 MEGAPIXEL PRORAW SHOOTING Shoot at the highest possible resolution and density your iPhone can offer. For single shots only & subject to iPhone compatibility. 3. 16 STOP EXPOSURE BRACKETS Capture a maximum -8 to +8 EV dynamic range across 7 exposures. Supported for both RAW & JPEG shooting 4. BUILT TO RUN IN THE LATEST IOS 26 11.0.0 Mar 10 We're excited to release AuraHDR 10 our second big update in 2025! Check out the latest features: 1. New Zoom Preview Magnification - The new zoom preview tool allows you to magnify any area by 3x for precise focus. Designed for focus stacking and focus bracketing modes. 2. Manual Focus - We've added a new manual focus slider for close-up shots which often require precise focus due to the shallow depth of field. 3. Exposure Compensation - Now you can manually adjust brightness to override the camera's automatic settings. Great for handling tricky lighting situations such as in backlight subjects or for artistic effects. 4. Image Stacking Frames (RAW/JPEG) - Now you can shoot multiple identical frames—up to seven at a time. Perfect for image averaging in apps like Affinity Photo to reduce noise or achieve long-exposure effects. Check out what's new & tutorials from our website www.aurahdr.com & our Youtube channel. 10.0.0 08/29/2025 -Fixed a multitude of bugs in 9.1.0 which prevented RAW bracket shooting from completing. -Also fixed a bug where shooting settings were incorrectly shown when the app was opened -Do note that this follow our giant feature upgrade introducing an all new Focus Stacking Camera in 9.0.0 this past March 2025,  which allows for tack sharp images with maximum depth of field -Check out our Youtube channel for tutorials! 9.1.0 05/01/2025 AuraHDR 9 is our biggest update in 2025 and introduces an all new focus stacking camera that allows for super sharp close-ups with dramatically greater depth-of-field! • Perfect for product and food photography! • Simply tap the nearest point to be in focus and take the shot. • To avoid camera shake a tripod is required. • The initial bracket (for comparison) and the focus stacked shot will be saved into the camera roll. • Note that this is designed to work with the iPhone's main camera • This brings to 7 the number of computational photography features/modes of AuraHDR that can help  you capture stunning images no other app can!! 9.0.0 03/19/2025 What's new in 8.1.0 1. EVEN BETTER BRACKETING -AuraHDR now supports 5 bracket exposures to capture an even greater dynamic range -1EV or 2EV increments are supported -Works for RAW or JPG -In bracketing mode, tap the context menu to select the brackets -Added in single bracket RAW shooting for low contrast subjects 2, WORKS BETTER FOR IOS 18 -This version fixes a bug in where brackets do not appear in the Photo library correctly for iOS 18 devices 8.1.0 01/22/2025 8.0.2 Fixed a bug which causes iOS 18 devices to crash. 8.0.2 10/14/2024 8.0.1 Minor bug fixes We are happy to launch AuraHDR 8.0 our second giant upgrade of the year! It features an all new focus bracketing mode and moon shooting. Check all the new features below! 1. AUTOMATIC FOCUS BRACKETING - New focus bracketing mode (AUTO) captures precise brackets in two steps. - Tap the nearest focus point and shoot! - Supports up to 100 brackets with adjustable focus increment - Perfect for tack sharp close-up and landscape shots. 2. MOON SHOOTING - Moon shooting lets you capture any moon easily with beautiful detail and color. - Simply zoom in and shoot - Works in even difficult super high contrast situations. 3. EASILY SWITCH HDR AND FOCUS BRACKET SETTINGS - We've created a new dialog to make it much easier to change hdr/focus bracket settings. - Simply tap the new context button to access. 4. LONG EXPOSURE IMPROVENTS - With AuraHDR 8.0, you can now change the duration when shooting long exposure mode. - Experiment with various blur effect for optimum results. 5. IMPROVED INTERFACE - We've reduced the number of menu items and added a new context button to easily change settings for the different modes. 8.0.1 09/24/2024 We are happy to launch AuraHDR 8.0 our second giant upgrade of the year! Check out the new features! 1. AUTOMATIC FOCUS BRACKETING - New focus bracketing mode (AUTO) captures precise brackets in two steps. - Tap the nearest focus point and shoot! - Supports up to 100 brackets with adjustable focus increment - Perfect for tack sharp close-up and landscape shots. 2. MOON SHOOTING - Moon shooting lets you capture any moon easily with beautiful detail and color. - Simply zoom in and shoot - Works in even difficult super high contrast situations. 3. EASILY SWITCH HDR AND FOCUS BRACKET SETTINGS - We've created a new dialog to make it much easier to change hdr/focus bracket settings. - Simply tap the new context button to access. 4. LONG EXPOSURE IMPROVENTS - With AuraHDR 8.0, you can now change the duration when shooting long exposure mode. - Experiment with various blur effect for optimum results. 8.0.0 09/23/2024 AuraHDR 7.0 is our best ever release with a ton of improvements which solidify AuraHDR as the ultimate app for computational photography. Check out the 6 improvements: 1. Improved HDR quality. We've updated AuraEngine 7.0 tone mapping to deliver even better images in any light. AuraHDR now shows more shadow and detail and has enhanced tone mapping algorithm 2. More HDR brackets. We've significantly increased the number of HDR bracket choices to 7 which allows even more flexibility to capture brackets the way you want it. Now you can shoot from 2-4 brackets with varying exposure ranges. 3. New Clarity and Sharpness Panel. We've added a new clarity and sharpness panel which gives you detailed crispy images with two essential sliders. 4. New X-Light Preset. This powerful HDR preset allows for detail and color recovery in the brightest/harshest lighting conditions better than any app. Excellent for recovering detail in street lams and neon signs. 5. Improved Interface. We've enhanced HDR sliders to include percentage values, double tap to reset a value. We've also added in pinch to zoom across our HDR preview app. 6. Improved Editing. We've added in a new Effects slider to allow for adjusting the strength of HDr and a Reduce Halo to allow control of removing ugly halos Subscribe to our Youtube channel to get the latest tutorials on how to get the most beautiful images out of AuraHDR app 7.0.0 06/04/2024 6.1.0 (1) Improved Focus Bracketing Now.you can specify focus points to include in your focus brackets.  Simply tap-to-focus and press 'Add' on the dialog. Repeat as many times as you wish. When done tap the shutter. Brackets will be saved into your gallery.  Import into any focus stacking app for tack sharp results. (2) Cleaner High Quality (HQ) RAW/JPEG HDR Brackets In 6.1.0 HDR brackets High Quality (HQ) mode now captures images in a much lower ISO across ALLl three brackets. This allows for superb quality HDR images in low or even no light. As a reminder, do use a tripod in this mode as the shutter remains open to ensure a cleaner image. (3) Multiple interface Bug Fixes to improve stability 6.0.0 AuraHDR 6.0 is our biggest upgrade ever and brings to 6 our core set of features! This makes AuraHDR the best app for computational photography! Check out the new features that help you take even better photos! (1) Improved HDR Camera. We have steadily improved HDR Camera since launch and version 6.0 is our best ever. AuraEngine 6.0 our latest tone mapping engine now produces images with even better color, detail, and much less artifacts. (2) Long Exposure Mode. With AuraHDR it's super easy to get dreamy long exposure effects which work day or night . Great flowing water and moving lights. (3) Focus Bracketing. Do you want images sharp throughout the frame? With AuraHDR 6 it's easy to capture focus brackets that can be inputted to any focus stacking editor to deliver images with maximum depth-of-field and sharpness from edge-to-edge. (4) Simplified HDR sliders. We've simplified our HDR sliders for a better user experience while adding new ones like exposure and contrast that help make your images pop. 6.1.0 08/03/2023 6.0.1  Fixes an issue where the app would crash when a photo is located in icloud 6.0.0 AuraHDR 6.0 is our biggest upgrade ever and brings to 6 our core set of features! This makes AuraHDR the best app for computational photography! Check out the new features that help you take even better photos! (1) Improved HDR Camera. We have steadily improved HDR Camera since launch and version 6.0 is our best ever. AuraEngine 6.0 our latest tone mapping engine now produces images with even better color, detail, and much less artifacts. (2) Long Exposure Mode. With AuraHDR it's super easy to get dreamy long exposure effects which work day or night . Great flowing water and moving lights. (3) Focus Bracketing. Do you want images sharp throughout the frame? With AuraHDR 6 it's easy to capture focus brackets that can be inputted to any focus stacking editor to deliver images with maximum depth-of-field and sharpness from edge-to-edge. (4) Simplified HDR sliders. We've simplified our HDR sliders for a better user experience while adding new ones like exposure and contrast that help make your images pop. 6.0.1 07/11/2023 AuraHDR 6.0 is our biggest upgrade ever and brings to 6 our core set of features! This makes AuraHDR the best app for computational photography! Check out the new features that help you take even better photos! (1) Improved HDR Camera. We have steadily improved HDR Camera since launch and version 6.0 is our best ever. AuraEngine 6.0 our latest tone mapping engine now produces images with even better color, detail, and much less artifacts. (2) Long Exposure Mode. With AuraHDR it's super easy to get dreamy long exposure effects which work day or night . Great flowing water and moving lights. (3) Focus Bracketing. Do you want images sharp throughout the frame? With AuraHDR 6 it's easy to capture focus brackets that can be inputted to any focus stacking editor to deliver images with maximum depth-of-field and sharpness from edge-to-edge. (4) Simplified HDR sliders. We've simplified our HDR sliders for a better user experience while adding new ones like exposure and contrast that help make your images pop. 6.0.0 07/09/2023 We're happy to launch our biggest update ever with AuraHDR 5.0.0 less than 5 months from version 4.X.X 7 MAJOR IMPROVENTS 1. IMPROVED TONE MAPPING. Our latest upgrade to AuraEngine 5.0 tone mapping produces our most pleasing images with improvements to color, detail, contrast and artifact reduction. 2. HIGH QUALITY RAW AND JPEG BRACKET CAPTURE This new mode developed specially for low light allows you to capture cleanest low light/night exposure brackets on even poor quality cameras. As usual images can be merged to professional HDR editors like Photomatix. A tripod is recommended for best results. 3. FASTER EDITING PROCESSING.  Adjustment sliders and presets now render at a fraction of the time compared to the previous version with our reengineered previewing system. 4. MORE EDITING SLIDERS.  Now there are 11 adjustments sliders (from 9) which allows you even better control over every aspect of your HDR's tone mapping to suit your preferred look. We've added sliders for detail, contrast, vibrance and even halo reduction. As usual, you can save these settings to any preset to automatically take effect once you take the shot. 5. UPGRADED PRESETS AuraHDR 5.0 improves performance of the presets to give even better results with one tap in any situation. NATURAL and BRILLIANT. These presets are great in recovering detail in bright highlights and work great to bring brilliant color in night lights. DEFAULT and STRONG. Better than ever for for recovering vivid color and detail in even extremely dark areas. All other presets have been tweaked for even better results. 6. IMPROVED RAW AND JPEG BRACKET SHOOTING. AuraHDR 5.0 now gives better notifications on the status of the bracket shooting so you know when the shots have been saved. We've also enhanced the stability of the Bracket shooting to virtually remove annoying crashes. 7. UI TWEAKS AND BUG FIXES. We've re-engineered the app to reduce even more bugs and prevent crashes. AuraHDR 5.0 is simply our most stable and efficiently performing version ever! 5.0.0 09/11/2022 4.1.0 is another big update just two months since our last release: Check out the latest improvements: 1. Huge HDR Tone mapping improvements.  AuraHDR 4.1.0 produces our best ever images. You can expect: -Better contrast -Natural tones -Reduced artifacts -Dramatically faster performance 2. Multi-RAW File Transfer. Transfer RAW files directly to your computer. 3. Timer HDR Function. Get high quality HDR selfies with the main camera using the new timer. 4. Smart Contrast Slider. Get better midtone color and contrast with our latest slider. 5. Improved EXIF information. 4.1.0 03/23/2022 Were pleased to launch 4.0.0 with a host of major upgrades: 1. Improved Tone mapping. With our latest tone mapping, images have greater dynamic range, more vivid detail, and richer color than previous iterations. 2. RAW bracket shooting. Now you can exposure brackets in RAW format which gives the maximum quality you can import into a professional HDR editor. 3. Improved Presets and Editing. HDR Presets and Editing produce more natural results than previous iterations. We've reworked our editing sliderse for even better output. 4. Faster Performance. Switch ing presets and moving sliders now take much less time. 5. Improved Help and Tutorials. To get maximum results we've improved our help and tutorials to make sure you know how get the best looking HDR images. 4.0.0 01/28/2022 Fixed issues where presets do not display properly specifically: Custom1, Custom2, and Vivid. Please tap 'Restore Defaults' on the preset to get the proper settings 3.2.1 10/16/2021 3.2.0 1. Improved HDR Output Our latest AuraEngine 3.2.0 tone mapping works better than ever with clouds, faces and other scenes which contain subtle tone variations. What you get is even more natural looking images for more types of scenes! 2. New Shadow Preset We've created a new shadow preset to handle difficult midday, and indoor scenes where deep dark shadows can ruin a scene. 3. New Whites Slider Highlights are important to create a more natural image. With, our new whites adjustment,you can now control the intensity of the lightest highlights in your HDR. 4. Improved Contrast Slider We've improved the operation of the contrast adjustment 3.2.0 10/14/2021 3.1.5 1. New Tone Light preset to handle harsh llighting conditions 2. Tweaked default settings to bring better images. Please tap 'Restore Defaults' in the Edit Panel to make use of this recommended settings 3.1.4 1. SmarterTone mapping. Improved HDR process gives more targetted adjustments of light and dark tones for better results. 2. Increase Tone Sliders. We've increased tone sliders from 7 to 9 for even better control. 3. Triple Camera Fix. Fixed an issue with iPhone 11 Pro would not switch to the ultra wide lens. 3.1.5 09/14/2021 3.1.4 1. SmarterTone mapping. Improved HDR process gives more targetted adjustments of light and dark tones for better results. 2. Increase Tone Sliders. We've increased tone sliders from 7 to 9 for even better control. 3. Triple Camera Fix. Fixed an issue with iPhone 11 Pro would not switch to the ultra wide lens. 3.1.4 09/09/2021 3.1.3 Bug fixes and minor interface tweaks 3.1.0 We're happy to announce our latest upgrade version 3.1.0 which brings significant improvements in image quality and performance 1. Less artifacts in our HDR With our latest AuraEngine 3.1.0 Images now feature significantly less halos for higher quality images 2. Auto Low Light Detection AuraHDR now auto detects the light level and switches automatically to the shadow and lowlight preset for the best images. 3. Low Light Preset Now AuraHDR supports shooting in pitch black scenes on any iPhone with the low light preset. We've also created a portrait preset for shooting faces 4. Metal Support AuraEngine now takes full advantage of the GPU with Metal Support 5. Improvements to Clarity Adjustment Clarity Adjustment now features less halos 6. Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where the app would crash when the ISO is at maximum level 3,162 3.1.3 08/17/2021 3.1.2 Bug fixes and minor interface tweaks 3.1.0 We're happy to announce our latest upgrade version 3.1.0 which brings significant improvements in image quality and performance 1. Less artifacts in our HDR With our latest AuraEngine 3.1.0 Images now feature significantly less halos for higher quality images 2. Auto Low Light Detection AuraHDR now auto detects the light level and switches automatically to the shadow and lowlight preset for the best images. 3. Low Light Preset Now AuraHDR supports shooting in pitch black scenes on any iPhone with the low light preset. We've also created a portrait preset for shooting faces 4. Metal Support AuraEngine now takes full advantage of the GPU with Metal Support 5. Improvements to Clarity Adjustment Clarity Adjustment now features less halos 6. Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where the app would crash when the ISO is at maximum level 3,162 3.1.2 08/09/2021 3.1.1 Bug fixes and minor interface tweaks 3.1.0 We're happy to announce our latest upgrade version 3.1.0 which brings significant improvements in image quality and performance 1. Less artifacts in our HDR With our latest AuraEngine 3.1.0 Images now feature significantly less halos for higher quality images 2. Auto Low Light Detection AuraHDR now auto detects the light level and switches automatically to the shadow and lowlight preset for the best images. 3. Low Light Preset Now AuraHDR supports shooting in pitch black scenes on any iPhone with the low light preset. We've also created a portrait preset for shooting faces 4. Metal Support AuraEngine now takes full advantage of the GPU with Metal Support 5. Improvements to Clarity Adjustment Clarity Adjustment now features less halos 6. Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where the app would crash when the ISO is at maximum level 3,162 3.1.1 08/08/2021 We're happy to announce our latest upgrade version 3.1.0 which brings significant improvements in image quality and performance 1. Less artifacts in our HDR With our latest AuraEngine 3.1.0 Images now feature significantly less halos for higher quality images 2. Auto Low Light Detection AuraHDR now auto detects the light level and switches automatically to the shadow and lowlight preset for the best images. 3. Low Light Preset Now AuraHDR supports shooting in pitch black scenes on any iPhone with the low light preset. We've also created a portrait preset for shooting faces 4. Metal Support AuraEngine now takes full advantage of the GPU with Metal Support 5. Improvements to Clarity Adjustment Clarity Adjustment now features less halos 6. Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where the app would crash when the ISO is at maximum level 3.1.0 08/07/2021 We are pleased to release AuraHDR Camera 3.0-- a major upgrade in image quality and features: Now AuraHDR works better in any virtually any type of scene. Check out the new features! 1. Enhanced Tone Mapping With our latest Tone Mapping engine AuraEngine 3.0, images look better than ever with greater contrast, color and detail in any shooting situation. 2. More Powerful Presets Presets are more powerful than ever. Now you can customise and save each preset setting and adapt it to different shooting situations and scenes. 3. Improved Tone Sliders We've increased the number of tone sliders to 7 to allow for ultimate control.  Now we provide highlights, shadows, exposure, contrast, saturation, blacks and compression. 3.0.0 07/25/2021 Were pleased to release 2.1.X which brings useful upgrades less than 1.5 months from the last upgrade: 2.1.1 Bug fixes 2.1.0 1. Clarity Adjustment Get maximum detail and enhanced midtown contrasts for eye-popping images with our re-engineered algorithm 2. Zoom and Pan Your HDR HDR Preview is now even more powerful with pan and zoom support. Simply double tap to magnify the image. Drag to scroll the image. 3. UI and Performance improvements We've added animations, performance and UI tweaks for an even better app experience. Updatea for 2.0.0 1. Improved Tone Mapping. Our improved AuraEngine 2.0 now captures with greater dynamic range and less artifacts for our most beautiful and natural looking results. 2. New Quality Priority HDR. This mode lets you capture HDR, prioritising low ISO for the highest quality images. Perfect for night shots with very little noise on even an old iPhone. A tripod is recommended. 3 New Quality Priority Bracket Capture. This mode lets you capture bracketed exposures with low ISO for the highest quality images. Bracketed exposures can be imported into professional HDR editing software for unlimited creative imaging possibilities. A tripod is recommended. 4. New HDR Tone Adjustment Sliders. AuraHDR now lets you edit the entire HDR tonal range: highlights, shadows, midtones and contrast with greater editing latitude than RAW. 5. New Presets 2.1.1 03/26/2021

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Previous Versions

Here you can find the changelog of AuraHDR Camera since it was posted on our website on 2023-09-25 11:09:45. The latest version is 11.0.0 and it was updated on 2026-06-25 02:04:30. See below the changes in each version.

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