Native Camera

N8 Media

In-app purchases

About this app

Take full control of your mobile filmmaking with Native Camera. Designed for enthusiasts and professionals, Native Camera unlocks the raw power of your device's camera hardware by bypassing the default processing provided by your phone manufacturer. Resulting in a cleaner image.

Whether you are capturing cinematic 10-bit HLG HDR videos or simple clips in 8bit, Native Camera gives you the manual precision you need to bypass standard processing issues.

KEY FEATURES:

• Professional Video Formats
Shoot in stunning 10-bit HLG HDR for unmatched dynamic range and vibrant colors, or stick to standard 8-bit SDR for maximum compatibility.

• Custom High Bitrates
Don't let default settings compress your work. Control your bitrate settings to record videos at maximum quality for clean post-production editing.

• Hardware-Optimized Boosted ISO
Banish dark viewfinders and low-light noise. Toggle the custom "Boosted" ISO mode to significantly brighten your preview and capture clean night shots.

• Complete Manual Control
Quickly adjust exposure, ISO, focus, white balance, and stabilization modes on a clean, modern, single-page interface.

• Multi-Lens Support
Easily swap between ultra-wide, wide, and telephoto lenses with real-time hardware status updates.

• Pro Audio Settings
Capture sound exactly as you want. Select stereo or mono channels, and choose between the built-in microphone, USB mics, or Bluetooth headsets.

• Clean, Local Storage
Your privacy is paramount. Native Camera processes and saves all video files directly to your device's local "DCIM/NativeCamera" directory. No account sign-ups, and no tracking.

UPGRADE TO NATIVE CAMERA PRO:
Unlock the full potential of your camera sensors with a one-time upgrade:
- Record in professional 10-bit HLG HDR
- Access custom high video bitrates
- Unlock Boosted ISO modes on all compatible device brands

PLEASE NOTE
Some devices may not support every function, also some devices do not give full camera access to third parties. But support for specific devices and workarounds are being worked on. Please try - overriding resoloution checks, trying compatibility/direct modes and pinching to zoom in/out.

Ratings and reviews

This app is overall pretty great. some of the features are a little buggy but that's to be expected with an app that takes manual control over the camera like this one. my biggest issue with this app is sometimes when the USB mic is selected, it still records with the internal mic and then I end up having to re-record the entire video. If that can be fixed, I'll give this five stars!

I watched your YouTube video and downloaded the app immediately. I am using the Tecno Camon 19. I am amazed that it even works. The areas it does better here include stabilization. Maybe due to a compatibility issue, the video quality and the exposure still needs some work compared to my inbuilt camera app. Also, I must mention this, the video size here is very huge. There is also no support for 2k, maybe because I am on the free version. Nice concept though, keep up the good work.

This is a really great camera option on the Pixel 7. Seriously the videos look great, and I appreciate the lack of google automatic processing. After all, if I want processing, I can do that myself on another device. However, dude, please, add a photo option. I take photos more than videos and I think many others do, too. I feel that would elevate this to 5 stars for me.

What’s new

Lock Lens While Recording Option
Preview adjusted
Cleaner top bar
Exposure Boost explainer added
Photo resolution bug fixes
Colour profile no longer resets after a fallback
Various smaller fixes