Digicam Type-1

THE DIGICAM HANDBOOK

Digicam guides for iPhone.

Flash-lit nights. Weekends away. The little things in between. Get the digicam look on your iPhone, find your favorite film and turn the shots you love into something worth sharing.

Find the look you’re after

Into the photos on your feed? Start with the digicam aesthetic, get to know the camera and pick a film for your next outing.

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How to Get the Digicam Look on iPhone

The 2000s point-and-shoot look is back. What it actually is, why your phone can’t do it on its own, and how to get it without a twenty-year-old camera.

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Digicam Type-1 Camera Controls, Explained

Every button on the Digicam camera screen and what it’s for. The film selector, flash, the 24 and 35 lens toggle, Import, and the orange shutter.

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Which Film Look Should You Use? A Guide to All 24

How to flip through the 24 films live in the viewfinder, which five to try first, and the full roll with codes.

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Make it your kind of memory

A night out, a weekend away, the photos from last summer. Shoot with a look you like or give your camera roll another go.

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How to Shoot Photos and Video With a Film Look on iPhone

Frame it. Press the orange button. That’s it. How Digicam shoots photos and video with the film already on, and where everything ends up.

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Film Recipes: How to Tune Your Own Digicam Look

Every film has four sliders: color, highlights, shadows, grain. How to tune one, save it, and get the stock look back.

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How to Give Old Photos the Digicam Look

Any photo in your library can get a film. Import it, pick a look, compare with the original, and save a new copy.

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Your photo dump, ready to go

Pick the keepers, show how you got the look and get the app set up before the next group shot.

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The Digicam Gallery: Contact Sheet, Favorites, and Re-editing

Your photo dump, ready to go. The contact sheet, favorites that sync to Photos, and everything under the Option menu.

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How to Make a Before-and-After Video for Your Stories

Turn any edited photo into a short before-and-after video with sound. Rendered on your phone, ready for Stories, Reels, or TikTok.

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Digicam Settings: Camera Sounds, Permissions, and Privacy

The camera sounds slider, the three permissions Digicam asks for, and why nothing you shoot leaves your phone.

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