After soft-launching in December, Snapseed for iOS is now officially rolling out its new camera that makes the app more than just an image editor.
Previously, the “Snapseed camera” could only be launched from a Lock Screen widget, Control Center, or Camera Control. There’s now a camera icon in the top-right corner of the app.
Since last year, Snapseed has added “manual adjustments for exposure and focus.” You can enable “PRO” from the new top-left toggle. This adds three buttons to the bottom of the viewfinder: ISO, Shutter Speed, and Focus. You also get a skeuomorphic dial to adjust from Auto.
Flash has been moved to the bottom-left, with zoom on the opposite side.
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Besides using your custom saved looks, Snapseed camera offers real-time “film emulation” in the following styles:
KP1: Inspired by Kodak Portra 400
KP2: Inspired by Kodak Portra 160
KG1: Inspired by Kodak Gold 200
KE1: Inspired by Kodak E200
FS1: Inspired by Fuji Superia 200
FS2: Inspired by Fuji Superia 800
FP1: Inspired by Fuji Pro 400h
AG1: Inspired by Agfa Optima 200
AS1: Inspired by Agfa Scala 200
PD1: Inspired by Polaroid 600
TC1: Inspired by Technicolor
The skeuomorphism continues with the rewind button animation when you switch films. Google explains how “every photo you take includes a full editing stack.”
This means you can change, fine-tune, or revert any part of the look even after the photo is saved to your gallery.
Other settings let you set a different Color Theme for the viewfinder: Editor, Dusk, Negative, Steel, Haze, and Depth.
Snapseed 3.15.0 is available in the App Store today and is completely free. Google is working on updating the Android app with the redesigned editor that debuted for iPhone and iPad last year.
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