Description
Phocus is an AI-based portrait camera, depth editor, and 3D relight studio for iPhone and iPad. Capture DSLR-style portraits, shape realistic background blur, refine depth with precision, and create polished images with more control over focus, lens character, color, and mood.
With Phocus, you can go beyond simple portrait blur. Edit depth-aware masks, simulate lens behavior, refine subject separation, and explore your image as a 3D scene. Whether you're creating cinematic portraits, dramatic lighting, or polished social content, Phocus gives you powerful tools in a fast and intuitive workflow.
Inspired by real optical systems, Phocus lets you emulate DSLR lens behavior without external gear. Control aperture feel, blur falloff, bokeh character, focal response, and depth transitions with tools designed for creators who want more than one-tap filters.
You can also inspect your edits in 3D, preview scene depth more clearly, and fine-tune relight results with a much stronger sense of spatial control.
"Looking for an app that not only adds the Portrait mode effect to your photos but does a bit more? Then Phocus is the one you're looking for." — iMore
"An Outstanding AI Portrait and Macro Camera for the iPhone. It has clearly established itself as the front runner in this iOS camera apps." — John DeNicola
"The app is a fine example of technical and artistic craftsmanship." — iGeeksBlog
"Phocus is an excellent photo and video editing app for your iPhone that lets you edit both portrait photos and videos with great attention to detail." — The Useful Tech
Phocus enhances your creativity with smart tools:
• New Phocus Camera for DSLR-style portrait capture
• 3D Relight for All Photos: Apply depth-aware 3D lighting even to photos without native camera depth
• 3D Scene Preview: Inspect lighting and depth from a more spatial, intuitive view
• Improved AI Depth Model: Better depth estimation in both the editor and camera
• 3D LUT color styles for cinematic camera previews
• AI-powered subject detection and background blur/removal
• Precision brush and eraser tools for edge refinement
• Dual-layer tone editing for foreground and background
• One-tap portrait effects: HDR, mono, studio, stage, color splash, grain, stylize, cartoon
• Portrait matte and depth map export for external workflows
• Depth Visualizer to preview and adjust depth-of-field using real-time depth data
• Tap-to-Focus with enhanced precision using intelligent depth mapping
Features:
• Portrait Video Blur: Add realistic depth-of-field to videos
• AI Subject Detection: Separate subject and background automatically
• Real Bokeh Simulation: Customizable aperture shapes and light falloff
• Manual Camera Controls: Adjust ISO, shutter speed, white balance, and exposure
• RAW and ProRAW Support: Shoot in full resolution and maximum quality
• DSLR Lens Simulation: Control focal depth, lens behavior, and bokeh intensity
• Aperture & Blur Adjustment: Fine-tune background softness and focus
• One-Tap Background Removal: Instantly blur or replace backgrounds
• Portrait Effects Library: Apply curated filters and artistic looks
• Dual-Layer Editing: Adjust lighting and tone separately for subject and background
• Edge Refinement Tools: Fine control over mask boundaries
• Depth Map & Portrait Matte Export: For external editing workflows
• Depth Visualizer: Interactively adjust depth using combined image and depth data
• Tap-to-Focus: Tap to apply precise depth-based focus on any area
• Built-In Tutorials: Learn the app step by step
***Depth and depth-related features, including relight and advanced depth masking, are available on iOS 17 and later.***
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What's new (v3.4.0)
We’ve been working hard for months on this: the all-new Phocus DSLR Camera is finally here - one of our biggest camera updates yet.
Here is what we worked on:
NEW PHOCUS CAMERA
Shoot directly inside Phocus with a completely redesigned camera experience built for portrait photography. Use Auto for fast everyday captures, Manual for DSLR-style ISO, shutter, white balance, and focus control, or Portrait for depth-aware lens looks and aperture control.
SMARTER DEPTH CAPTURE
Choose the depth source that fits the scene: native Dual/TrueDepth camera depth, LiDAR depth on supported iPhones, or on-device AI depth for more creative flexibility. Capture a portrait, then keep refining it in the editor with its depth, lens, aperture, focus, crop, and style choices preserved.
LIVE PORTRAIT PREVIEW
The Portrait viewfinder has been rebuilt to feel closer to the final image. Blur now responds to focus depth, aperture, lens character, and scene structure in real time, giving you a more photographic preview before capture. It is one of the most important parts of the new camera experience: less guessing, more intentional portraits.
LENS LOOKS with CHARACTER
Each portrait lens has been carefully crafted with its own photographic character, from clean depth blur to soft glow, swirl, highlight bloom, and expressive bokeh behavior. Standard, Classic, CineClassic, Portrait, Velvet Glow, Dream, Petz, Noct, and more also include simple guides to help you choose the right look before shooting.
NEW 3D LUT LOOKS
Shape color before you shoot with new in-camera 3D LUTs. Explore Daily, Editorial, Vintage, Monochrome, and Signature looks designed to pair naturally with the new portrait lenses and depth-aware camera pipeline.
MORE PRO CAMERA TOOLS
The new camera goes beyond basic capture. Manual mode gives you ISO, shutter speed, white balance, focus, exposure control, focus peaking, zebra highlights, and Luma/RGB histograms. On the output side, you can keep things light with HEIF or JPEG, switch to RAW or ProRAW for deeper editing, or pair a processed JPEG with a RAW or ProRAW file when you want both a ready-to-share image and a flexible original. Capture settings also include resolution choices, Prioritize Fast Shooting for faster follow-up shots, Maximum Processing for the highest-quality capture path, and Preserve Manual Exposure for a more intentional manual workflow.
CAMERA CONTROL SUPPORT
On supported iPhones, Phocus integrates with Camera Control so you can adjust zoom, exposure, focus, aperture, and portrait lenses from the physical control. Auto mode brings zoom and EV, Manual mode brings zoom and focus, and Portrait mode brings aperture, EV, and lens selection.
BETTER CAMERA ROLL
Photos captured in Phocus are saved to your Photos library and collected in the Phocus album, with depth-aware capture details preserved so you can reopen, review, and continue editing them later.
DESIGNED for iPad, TOO
The new Phocus Camera includes a dedicated iPad experience with layouts built specifically for the larger screen. Rails, histograms, floating panels, shutter controls, aspect ratios, and landscape orientation have all been refined so shooting on iPad feels intentional, spacious, and consistent with the iPhone camera workflow.
MORE REFINED PORTRAIT CAPTURES
We spent a lot of time refining how depth works across every camera lens: Wide, Ultra Wide, Telephoto, front camera, native depth, LiDAR, and AI depth. Portrait preview, focus depth, aperture behavior, zoom, crop, blur falloff, saved depth data, and final rendered results were all tuned to stay visually consistent from viewfinder to capture. The goal is simple: what you see while composing should feel connected to the portrait you get, and the portrait you capture should remain ready for deeper editing in Phocus.
If you enjoy the new Phocus Camera, we would be so grateful for your App Store review or feedback. It helps us keep improving the app and truly means a lot to our small team.