This New Adobe Camera App on iPhone Makes Your Photos Look Like They’re Shot on a DSLR

Adobe says the app is meant for anyone who wants higher-quality photos from their phone, and it comes after years of research into computational photography.

Adobe has brought a new app called Project Indigo to the iPhone. It allows users to take photos with manual controls over focus, shutter speed, ISO, and exposure, and yes, it supports both JPEG and RAW file formats. Indigo, in simple words, combines multiple frames into one image. This technique results in reduced noise and enhanced detail in the final picture.

Mobile camera quality has improved a great deal over the past decade, but this progress is due not only to better hardware but also to the use of software that processes images in new ways. Despite these improvements, mobile cameras still have limits compared with big cameras. For example, capturing fast-moving subjects or wildlife from a distance is still easier with a traditional camera ...