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THE iPhone 16 pro has already impressed us with its incredible image quality, comfortably holding its own Against other high -end Android phones including the ultra galaxy S25 and Pixel 9 Pro. And although the default camera application facilitates rapid shots, it lacks features that enthusiastic photographers need. But where Apple left a gap, Adobe rushed to fill.
The instant shutter allowed me to capture this bird at the right time.
Adobe’s new camera application – called Indigo – offers granular control on camera settings such as white balance and shutter speed while packing AI -based features such as resolution resolution for 10x, storage and reflection zoom tools.
THE The application is available now for iPhoneSo as the excitable photographer I am, I took it for a quick rotation around Edinburgh.
I love this first stroke of a flying bird through the Royal Mile of Edinburgh. I took advantage of two features here. First, the manual white balance allowed me to warm the scene slightly, because I often see that the default camera application of the iPhone tends to rely on the fresh side. I love the tones captured here. Second, the application presents a zero shift shutter, which allowed me to quickly capture the moment when the bird was perfectly consistent with the arrow of the church.
It is a difficult blow to nail, but having no delay between pressing the shutter button and the image taking makes all the difference. Adobe says He succeeds by “constantly capturing raw images while the viewfinder runs”, which means that the image has already been captured when you press the button. For those of you who wish to hang photos of high football matches or your dog who jumps for a frisbee, a shutter shutter shutter is a boon.
Image taken at 10x optical zoom with Denoise applied in the Adobe Indigo application.
While the basic optical zoom of the iPhone is maximum at 5x, the indigo app of Adobe allows you to zoom digitally with better quality. Using AI and combining several highlighting images of these images, they keep more details than simply zooming over 10x in the ordinary camera application. I used it here and I am impressed by the global clarity of the scene.
The difference in sharpness between the original image (right) and the Ai Denoise version (left) is not immediately obvious, but it helps to give the scene a little more crisp on the whole.
I also directed the AI Denoise tool for the application on the image. Although there was not much image noise to start, the tool has the additional advantage of sharpening an image, which has really helped bring additional details to the grass and bark of trees. I am impressed here, because the image does not seem too sharp digitally, which can often be the case with this type of tool. Instead, the image seems natural and surprisingly clear for a zoomed photo.
That said, it doesn’t always seem to do a good job.
I actually prefer the photo of the default camera application of the iPhone (on the left) here on the version of the indigo (right).
The image of the integrated camera application from the iPhone to the 10x digital zoom (on the left) seems clearer here, with a better contrast for a richer image. The same scene taken at the 10x zoom using indigo (right) seems fairly low in contrast and flat in comparison.
I like the natural tones of this direct camera image.
But it is not necessarily a bad thing overall. In fact, I found that many of my test images had a natural look, with shadow tones, reflections and realistic colors. Telephone software often makes the images too treated, especially on the various phones that try to lighten the shadows too much (I look at you, OnePlus 13), but the images that indigo produces has an excellent balance, even without modification of Lightroom after capture.
Speaking of this, it is not surprising only as a product Adobe, Indigo facilitates the sharing of the image directly with Adobe Lightroom for an additional edition. RAW DNG files are generally easy to work (you must have activated the HDR edition, and the use of profiles seems to light up the strengths immediately), although the same file does not seem so beautiful when I opened it in the free snapseed editor. It is likely that there are simply problems of early compatibility, and I expect it to improve over time.
Adobe Indigo for iPhone: Should you use it?
I liked to use Indigo and I can’t wait to spend more time with it in the coming weeks. It definitely offers deeper features on the default camera application of Apple, in particular the possibility of adjusting the white balance and other parameters. I also appreciate the natural look that images provide and the flexibility of publishing in Lightroom. Then there are wider features such as noise reduction, reduction in reflection and a night mode that I have not yet tried.
The use of indigo as a camera means sacrificing Apple features like live photos and photographic styles, which are ideal for adding a filmic look to your images.
It was easy to add my own color quality to this raw file in Adobe Lightroom.
I also don’t like having to use a separate camera application, especially when I often throw up fixed images and videos, which is easy to do when using the default camera. In an ideal world, I would like to see Adobe work directly with Apple to implement these features in the experience of the main camera.
But yet, if you are a passionate photographer and want to take more granular control over your images when you have come out, then Indigo is really worth installing and played with it. Despite Adobe to speak Cnet about its application in 2022It is always better considered to be in beta version (the company calls it an “experimental camera application”) with features such as creative looks, portrait modes and even advanced tools such as exhibition and potentially updating bracketing on cards for future updates. In addition, an Android version is on the “sure” table.
Since it is currently free to use and requires no connection with an Adobe subscription, it is worth trying.
