FEBRUARY 2020 MACWORLD 67(go.macworld.com/flpr) conjure similar
magic with photos as well?
ADVANCED CONTROL
Filmic Firstlight (go.macworld.com/flmc) is
an iPhone camera app tailored to
shutterbugs who want more control over
how images are taken. Although the app
offers automatic focus and exposure—one
tap on the screen to set, another to lock—
most everything else involves manual
intervention. It’s great for
capturing scenery and
static subjects, but a little
too fiddly for shooting
fast-moving subjects like
kids or pets.
Focus and exposure
can also be independently
adjusted with the swipe of
a finger: left and right for
the former, up and down
for the latter. An RGB
histogram dynamically
updates with real-time
exposure feedback, while
analytics show peaks for
sharp focus or zebra
stripes for unruly highlight
and shadow areas.
There’s even a nifty loupe
feature (tap and hold to
summon or dismiss) to
help bring a subject closer
while making precise focus adjustments, as
well as a lens selector for quickly switching
between all available front and back
cameras on your device.
Images are saved in your choice of
JPEG or HEIC and with or without HDR (on
supported iPhone models), with a full
complement of additional options (burst
mode, timer, flash, grid overlays, aspect
ratio presets) available from the settings
menu. A custom function button in theDesigned for shutterbugs who
prefer as much manual control
as possible, Filmic Firstlight
heeds the call.Filmic Firstlight subscribers have
access to four different film
grain settings, adding texture to
otherwise bland photos.