Adobe Launches Free iPhone Camera App for DSLR-Style Mobile Photography

Updated: 23-06-2025, 07.26 PM

Adobe is shaking up the world of mobile photography with the launch of Project Indigo, a free iPhone camera app designed to bring a more natural, DSLR-like photo experience to your smartphone. Developed by Adobe Labs — the same team behind Google’s iconic Pixel Camera — Project Indigo offers manual controls, RAW shooting, and an organic look that avoids the over-processed feel of many built-in phone cameras.

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Here’s what iPhone users need to know about this new app:

Goodbye Over-Processed Photos

Many smartphone cameras today tend to overprocess images — oversaturating colors, over-sharpening edges, smoothing out textures, and applying heavy HDR effects. While these edits may look good on small screens, they often appear unnatural or artificial, especially when viewed on larger displays.

Adobe Project Indigo takes a different approach — focusing on realistic, natural-looking images with minimal post-processing. The result? Photos that resemble the quality and authenticity of images taken with a DSLR or mirrorless camera.

Full Manual Controls — DSLR in Your Pocket

Project Indigo gives iPhone photographers full manual control over key settings:

Focus
Shutter Speed
ISO
White Balance

Users can also shoot in RAW (DNG) or JPEG, and even control how many frames are captured per shot — with the app capable of blending up to 32 images to reduce noise and enhance detail using computational photography.

Smart Features for Low Light & Long Exposure

Night Mode: Project Indigo intelligently suggests longer exposures when shooting in low light, helping to preserve detail without introducing artificial HDR effects.

Long Exposure Mode: Great for capturing motion blur in scenes like city lights or waterfalls, this mode brings true creative flexibility to your iPhone photography.

Zoom Smarter with Super-Resolution

When zooming, Indigo leverages a clever technique called Multi-Frame Super-Resolution — combining multiple shots to deliver sharper, less noisy zoomed-in images. No reliance on AI guesswork — just smart shooting and natural results.

Seamless Lightroom Integration

Because Project Indigo is built by Adobe, it works seamlessly with Lightroom Mobile. You can instantly open any Indigo-shot photo (RAW or JPEG) in Lightroom for further editing — ideal for photographers already using Adobe’s ecosystem.

What’s Coming Next?

Adobe also teased an upcoming live preview system — which will let users see how their final edited image will look before they even take the shot. If executed well, this could revolutionize how photographers compose and capture images on mobile devices.

Final Takeaway

With Project Indigo, Adobe is giving iPhone photographers a free, pro-level camera app that delivers DSLR-style shooting without gimmicks. Whether you’re a casual shooter tired of overdone images or a serious photographer looking for manual control and RAW shooting — Indigo is well worth a try.

You can download Project Indigo now for free on the App Store — currently exclusive to iPhones.

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