The year is almost over and that means the iPhonededitors look back at their favorite app of the year. Mike’s favorite is the Halide Mark II camera app.
Mike’s Favorite iOS App: Halide Mark II
It was a great year for smartphone photography enthusiasts. The iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max have great cameras, but Apple ProRAW might be even more interesting. This new file format allows you to edit photos with minimal loss of quality, while preserving features such as Smart HDR 3.
But what if you’re not ready for a new phone yet? Then the app Halide Mark II an outcome. Although you have to miss Apple ProRAW on older iPhones, you can shoot ‘normal’ RAW photos with it. Halide also lets you set many things yourself. For example, you can manually adjust the white balance and choose your own shutter speed.
There are more apps with which you can take RAW photos, but the new version of Halide is by far the most clear. I still have an iPhone 7 lying around and with this app the outdated camera of that device gets a second life.
If you’re using an iPhone SE or iPhone XR, Halide Mark II offers another advantage. The portrait mode on these models can only be used in combination with Apple’s own camera app for photos of people. Halide also allows you to photograph animals or objects with a bokeh effect. That’s the blurred background that makes portrait photos so beautiful.
In addition, Halide can also handle Apple ProRAW. The app even offers the option of saving your photo in two variants: as Apple ProRAW and as a ‘normal’ RAW file. This way you can choose which version you like better afterwards and then edit it.
Another nice addition to Halide Mark II is Instant RAW. This allows you to edit a RAW file into a neutral-looking snapshot at the touch of a button. You can then further adjust the photo yourself.
More favorite apps
At the end of this year, we take a look back at our favorite iOS apps of 2020. This week you can read on iPhoned also about our other editors’ favorite apps and more interesting year-end lists!
- Dilara’s Favorite iOS App of 2020: The Reminders App
- Lars’ favorite iOS app of 2020: Microsoft Teams
- Michel’s Favorite iOS App of 2020: Amazing Marvin
- Erwin’s favorite iOS app of 2020: OkCupid