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The Long Term iPhone 12 Camera Review

After months of intense use and testing, our resident photographer Sebastiaan reviews how the iPhone 12 stacks up as a camera.

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December 15, 2020

Understanding ProRAW

We make the most popular RAW camera for iPhone, so when Apple revealed their new ProRAW image format, we were beyond excited.

Then they announced it’s coming to the built-in camera app. Why would Apple cram a complicated feature into an app meant for everyone?

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Welcome to Lux

Allow us to to reintroduce ourselves. We're Lux, a tiny studio you might know from our photography apps, Halide and Spectre, or our obsessive articles on photography. Until now, we published though Medium, but today everything changes.

First, a little history.

Our Deep Dives into iPhone 12:

March 23, 2021

The Long Term iPhone 12 Camera Review

After months of intense use and testing, our resident photographer Sebastiaan reviews how the iPhone 12 stacks up as a camera.
November 18, 2020

The iPhone 12 Pro Max: Real Pro Photography

At Halide HQ, we’ve been busily working away on a very deep, technical analysis of what’s new in iPhone 12 cameras this year. All four of ’em. On Friday, we got our hands on the final iPhones in this year’s line-up, the iPhone 12 mini and the iPhone 12 Pro Max.

October 13, 2020

iPhone 12 Event: All The Camera News

It’s iPhone day! A lot was announced today, from tiny HomePods to new iPhones and magnetic accessories, but we really care about one thing: What’s new in iPhone photography?

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November 9, 2020

iPhone 12 Pro Max Preview: The Camera Hardware Changes

It’s that time again. Every year, we take a deep dive into what is new in the iPhone camera. This year is special: Apple is introducing several new cameras in the iPhone 12 and a whole new sensor in the iPhone 12 Pro Max In this post, we’ll take a quick look at what is new in the flagship of iPhone photography: the iPhone 12 Pro Max.
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October 22, 2020

Pro. Camera. Action. Introducing Halide Mark II

After eighteen months of work, today we’re excited to announce a new photography app. It takes everything we’ve learned since launching the acclaimed manual photography app, Halide, and combines it with the technology developed for Spectre, Apple’s 2019’s iPhone App of the Year. We call this new app Halide Mark II.
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July 7, 2020

Doing The Right Thing

Our team is excited and inspired by the technologies and announcements of this year. However, we can’t let products overshadow the time we live in. Normally we use this space for product announcements, but today we’d talk to talk about a few things we believe in deeply.
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May 20, 2020

Lux Year 3: The End of the Beginning

It’s Halide’s third birthday! Every year, we’re going to celebrate with a recap. Last year was big. Buckle up, because this one’s a rollercoaster.
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April 27, 2020

iPhone SE: The One-Eyed King?

After four years of waiting, we have a new small and even budget-conscious iPhone. We take a look at what makes this new iPhone's camera unique — and find an interesting surprise.
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April 15, 2020

LIDAR: Peek Into The Future With iPad Pro

Two weeks ago, Apple dropped a new iPad Pro into our lives via their website. One of its headline features? A brand new camera array. In this quick article, we look at what’s changed, including a whole new “3d” sensor — and what this new technology enables.