If you have ever felt that your iPhone photos look very bright, very smooth, or just “smartphone-Y”, then Adobe has just created your new favorite camera app. Project IndiGo, which is now available as a free download on the app store, is a new camera app designed by Adobe Labs, and it is created by the same team that helped create a reputed pixel camera on Google. This time, the target is different: give iPhone users more manual control and give a more realistic, DSLR-style photo experience. For now, Indigo is free to try and is available only on the iPhone.

Here iPhone users should know what.

Many smartphone cameras today process your photos heavyly – they brighten the shade, lubricate your skin, sharpen the edges, and promote colors to make a pop on a small screen. Although this pictures may look good at a glance, they often feel artificial, especially when seen on a large performance.

Adobe says that IndiGo is designed to produce a more natural, true-to-life image, which you will get from DSLR. It applies less smoothing and sharp, and its color is subtle. The app avoids the common “HDR-Ish” or highly edited style which is the most default camera apps.

IndiGo provides complete manual camera control – including focus, shutter speed, ISO and white balance. You can shoot in JPEG or RAW (DNG), and even how many frames are captured for each photo, control it. This matters because indigo uses computational photography to combine 32 images to reduce noise and preserve expansion.

There is also a night mode that automatically suggests long exposure in dark scenes, and even a long exposure setting to catch the dream speed blot – perfect for waterfall or city light. Perfect for waterfalls or city lights.

Adobe has also promised that with the Indigo app, your zoom in the pictures will no longer be blurred or noise. According to Project IndiGo blog post, when you pinch to zoom on the app, it uses a smart feature called multi-love super-regulation that quietly captures several photos and mixes them for sharp results. No AI estimates, just smart shoots.

And, because IndiGo is by Adobe, it also basically integrates with Literoom mobile. When you review the photo in the Gallery of Indigo, you can immediately launch Literroom with a tap to start editing – whether it is JPEG or a raw DNG file. If you are already using Adobe’s editing tool, it makes your workflow more smooth than ever.
Additionally, Adobe says that it is also working on a live preview system, where you will be able to see the final edited look of your photo in the visuals before taking the shot. This can dramatically change how people make photos on their phone.