About
Spectre Camera is an AI-powered long exposure photography app that simplifies capturing professional-quality images on iPhone. It automatically removes crowds from busy locations, creates light trails and rivers of light for nighttime city photography, and renders water effects like waterfalls and ocean waves with a ghostly appearance. The app uses machine learning scene detection, computer vision-aided stabilization, and Metal graphics acceleration to handle composition and exposure automatically. It captures hundreds of frames over several seconds and saves them as live photos, letting you pick different frames afterward or apply live-photo effects. Built by the team behind Halide, Spectre works on iPhone 6S and later, with best results on iPhone 8 or newer.
Highlights
- AI scene detection automatically switches to light trail mode for nighttime city photography
- Removes crowds from busy locations with medium or long exposure settings
- Captures hundreds of frames as live photos, letting you pick different frames and apply effects afterward
- Computer vision-aided stabilization and machine learning-based image processing
- Dark UI optimized for night shooting, one-handed operation on all iPhone sizes
- DCI-P3 wide color pipeline and Metal graphics acceleration for professional image quality
Best for
iPhone photographers wanting to capture long exposure effects without manual camera settings or tripod expertise. Ideal for travel and street photography in crowded locations, nighttime city photography, and landscape photography of water features.
At a glance
Spectre Camera is rated 4.3 out of 5 from 2,247 ratings and is available on iOS — all free to download.
It is developed by Lux Optics Incorporated.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Spectre Camera free?
- Yes — Spectre Camera is free to download on iOS.
- What platforms is Spectre Camera available on?
- Spectre Camera is available on iOS.
- What is Spectre Camera?
- Spectre is an AI-powered long exposure photography app for iPhone that automatically handles exposure and composition. It uses machine learning scene detection and computer vision stabilization to capture professional-quality images, and saves hundreds of frames as live photos so you can pick your favorite frame afterward.
- Can Spectre remove people from photos?
- Yes. Spectre helps remove crowds from busy, touristy places by using medium or long exposure settings. Simply set your desired duration and take a shot to erase moving people from the scene.
- What happens to the photos Spectre captures?
- Spectre captures hundreds of shots over a few seconds and saves them as a live photo. You can then pick a different frame as your final photo, apply live-photo effects, or even use the long exposure as a live wallpaper.
- What iPhone models support Spectre?
- Spectre works on iPhone 6S and later. AI-based stabilization features require iPhone 6S or later, and the app recommends iPhone 8 or newer for the best experience. On iPhone 6, Spectre captures in lower resolution.
- What are the alternatives to Spectre Camera?
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