AR Composition Viewfinder

Switch lens / format → auto-calculate hyperfocal (f/8 reference); focus there for sharp from H/2 to infinity. Non–full-frame formats display 35mm equivalent focal length — essential for film shooters.

AR lines for sunrise / sunset / current sun position overlaid on the live frame. Side panel shows sunrise time, moon phase, moon altitude, Milky Way visibility score, and tonight’s best Milky Way window.

Live countdown to the next golden / blue hour, automatically distinguishing morning gold, evening gold, morning blue, and evening blue.

Galactic-core azimuth + altitude at +30m / +1h / +2h ahead — essential for timelapse and tracked exposure. Polaris view shows current latitude, relative azimuth, 500-rule max single exposure, and frames needed for a 30-minute stack.

Top-bar live RGB + luminance histogram with automatic high-contrast scene detection. Over 5% clipping at either end suggests “consider HDR”; over 15% suggests “bracket exposure”.

Live EV / Lux metering with adjustable ISO / aperture / exposure compensation, ND-filter shutter correction, long-exposure reciprocity correction, DOF range and hyperfocal. Tap anywhere on the frame to move the metering point.

Live two-axis bubble level. Tilt is colored across four ranges — green level → white slight → gold moderate → orange large warning — essential for architecture and landscapes to avoid keystoning.

Apple Vision framework scans the frame at 1 Hz: portraits, faces, architecture, and horizon are auto-detected. Reflection detection draws red rings around glass / water and suggests a polarizer. Color-harmony scoring (k-means + HSL wheel) gives a 0–10 palette rating.

Combines lens / format / level / astro data to surface up to 3 contextual suggestions: ⚠ excessive tilt · ✨ Polaris in frame · ☀ wait for golden hour · 🌕 full-moon night-scene settings · 💡 telephoto safe-shutter.

Capturing with the meter open auto-writes a log entry containing parameters, place name, coordinates and camera magnetic azimuth (e.g. SSW 215°). Log list, detail and map pins all show direction.

Pixel-level B&W filter simulating traditional film color filters: Red 25 (deepens blue sky) · Orange 16 · Yellow 8 · Green 58 · Blue 47.

Rule of thirds · golden ratio · golden spiral (4 orientations) · diagonal · center cross · none. Long-press to set color and opacity.

When AR azimuth lines are on, ± calibration buttons appear in the bottom bar to fine-tune magnetic interference or local declination.

Bodies, backs, lenses, filters and film all stored with cloud sync. Combine items into kits (e.g. “weekend hike”, “studio”) and load the gear checklist with one tap.