AuraHDR Camera12.0.0 - App Store

AuraHDR Camera gives iPhone photographers advanced tools for capturing scenes that ordinary camera apps struggle with. Create detailed HDR images with up to 16-stop RAW exposure bracketing, achieve edge-to-edge sharpness with focus bracketing and automatic focus stacking, and shoot in Bayer RAW or Apple ProRAW-all from one powerful camera app.

WHAT MAKES AURAHDR DIFFERENT?

ADVANCED HDR CAMERA

AuraHDR’s proprietary AuraEngine tone mapping recovers detail in challenging lighting conditions. Each scene is analyzed automatically, while built-in tone controls let you fine-tune the result. For darker scenes, the Low Light preset helps produce cleaner photographs with improved detail.

1. 16-STOP EXPOSURE BRACKETING

Capture RAW or JPEG exposure brackets across a range of up to 16 stops for merging in your preferred HDR software.

. Capture up to seven bracketed exposures.
. Customize the number of exposures and interval between them.
. High Quality Low Light mode uses a lower ISO for cleaner brackets.
. Supports Bayer RAW and Apple ProRAW on compatible iPhones.

2. RAW FOCUS BRACKETING

Capture tack-sharp close-ups and landscapes with greater depth of field.

. Choose automatic or manual focus bracketing.
. Capture up to 100 bracketed images.
. Adjust the focus interval for different subjects.
. Capture in RAW or JPEG.
. Use the draggable magnifier and real-time focus peaking to identify areas of sharp focus.

In Auto mode, select the nearest focus point and let AuraHDR capture the sequence. In Manual mode, tap different areas of the frame to choose each focus position.

Import the frames into apps such as Affinity Photo or Luminar Neo to create images with edge-to-edge sharpness.

3. AUTOMATIC FOCUS STACKING CAMERA

Automatic Focus Stacking combines bracketed images inside AuraHDR and saves the completed result-no external stacking software required.

. Ideal for macro, product, and food photography.
. Select the nearest focus point and press the shutter.
. Both the bracketed sequence and focus-stacked image are saved.
. Designed for use with the iPhone’s main camera.

4. BAYER RAW AND APPLE PRORAW CAPTURE

Choose the RAW format that best suits your workflow.

. Capture minimally processed Bayer RAW files for maximum editing flexibility.
. Use Apple ProRAW for RAW flexibility with Apple’s computational processing.
. Capture Apple ProRAW at up to 48MP on supported Pro iPhones.
. Available formats and resolution depend on your iPhone model.

5. LONG EXPOSURE AND FRAME STACKING

Create smooth long exposures of flowing water, moving lights, and other moving subjects directly inside AuraHDR.

Frame Stacking captures a sequence of individual images for processing in compatible software. Blend them to simulate longer exposures or average them to reduce noise in static low-light scenes.

6. ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES

Moon Mode captures four exposures to help photograph visible lunar detail.

A tripod is recommended for focus stacking, long exposures, frame stacking, and High Quality Low Light capture.

Visit the AuraHDR YouTube channel for tutorials covering HDR merging, focus stacking, frame stacking, and other features.

Version History AuraHDR Camera 12 is a major update featuring six enhancements that make the app more powerful and reliable:

Focus Peaking — See sharp edges highlighted in real time, making it easier to identify exactly what is in focus.
Draggable Magnifier — Move the magnifier anywhere in the frame so it doesn’t obstruct your subject.
RAW Format Selection — On supported Pro iPhones, easily choose between Bayer RAW and Apple ProRAW when capturing exposure or focus brackets.
More Reliable Long Exposures — Fixed an issue that could cause movement during long-exposure capture, resulting in soft images.
Improved Focus and Exposure Lock — Focus lock now remains active after pressing the shutter—ideal for panoramas and other multi-shot workflows.
Additional Improvements — Refined the exposure-compensation controls and other interface elements, while fixing several crashes and freezes. 12.0.0 Aug 31 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