Issue 01Oct 2026Manual camera app for Android

The camera your phone already has, set free.

Eighteen film looks you see live before you shoot. ISO, shutter, focus and white balance on real dials. RAW, 4K, and nothing uploaded anywhere. Pick a look, frame your shot, shoot.

Free to use. Pro: pay once, or one ad for six hours.

No subscription No uploads RAW + JPEG

A temple dome under a blue sky, photographed with One Camera — Shot on **One Camera** · Standard lookNo edits

New Recently added, and all free

Pause & resumeStop mid-take and carry on. One clip, with no gap where the pause was.
Photo while recordingTake a still without stopping. The video carries straight on.
Horizon levelBeside the grid in Settings, to keep the horizon straight.
Location, if you want itOff until you turn it on, written only into your file, never sent anywhere.

How pause and photo-while-recording work →

One Camera's look row: Standard, Chrome, Pastel, Neutral and Negative, each tile showing the same scene in that grade

The look row, straight from the app. Tap the chip in the viewfinder and every tile shows your own scene in that grade. The one you pick is written into the photo or video as you shoot, not laid over it afterwards.

All 18 looks

Frame 02 · Looks

Eighteen looks, baked in.

Named like film, used like film: choose before you shoot, and live with it. Two are free. In video the looks hold from telephoto to the 0.6x ultrawide.

Which look for this shot?

Blinq · Colour negative · Daylight & tungsten 18Looks · 2 free · 16 Pro Process: in camera

Chrome Bright days and saturated subjectsFree
Pastel Overcast light and pale interiorsFree
Negative Street and documentary, with bitePro
Vivid Flowers, food, graffiti, not skinPro
Soft Portraits and indoor lightPro
Cine Video, and stills you'll gradePro
Mono Shape, light and texturePro
Ochre Golden hour, stone and brickPro
Khaki Overcast days and quiet subjectsPro
Postcard Holidays, and anything foundPro
Tungsten Indoors at nightPro
Bleach Rain, concrete and weatherPro
Kyoto Streets and gardens in flat daylightPro
Shibuya After dark, where signs light the streetPro
Signature A good default, tuned on real photosPro
Sunlit Outdoors in sun, and greensPro
Dusk The half hour after sunsetPro
Scorch Strong sun with people in framePro

Chrome and Pastel are free. The other sixteen come with Pro, which is a one-time purchase, or one short ad unlocks everything for six hours. Which look for which light →

Frame 03 · Pro tools

See exposure before you shoot.

One Camera puts the monitoring tools from dedicated cameras on your phone. Drag the dial to change the exposure, then switch the tools on and off.

Zebras: Diagonal stripes over the highlights that are about to clip to white, so you can pull the exposure back before you lose the sky.
Focus peaking: The sharpest edges are marked in red, so manual focus is a glance rather than a guess.
Histogram: A per-channel graph of brightness in the corner of the viewfinder. Bunched against the right edge means clipped highlights.

All three are in Settings, under Monitoring, and come with Pro. New to manual exposure? Read manual camera settings explained or the pro mode cheat sheet.

One Camera's manual mode with zebras over the clipping highlights

Exposure0.0 EV

Zebras Focus peaking Histogram

Frame 04 · Contact sheet

Every screen, straight from the app.

No mock-ups. These are the screens you'll use, as they are on Google Play.

The viewfinder with the look row open — 01Looks, live

Manual mode with zebras over clipping highlights — 02Manual · zebras

Pro video with exposure dials — 03Pro video

The lens ladder: every lens the phone exposes — 04Lens ladder

Video settings: resolution, frame rate, codec, bitrate — 06Video settings

Frame 05 · On the box

What's in it, and what it costs.

Feature	Free	Pro
Photo and video up to 4K Tap to focus, exposure slider, AE/AWB lock	Yes	Yes
Film looks	Chrome, Pastel	All 18
Manual dials ISO, shutter, focus, white balance	—	Yes
RAW (DNG) alongside JPEG	—	Yes
Neutral and Flat profiles No sharpening or denoise; room to grade	—	Yes
10-bit HDR video (HLG)	—	Where your phone allows
Timelapse 5x, 15x, 30x, 60x, 150x	—	Yes
Monitoring Focus peaking, zebras, per-channel histogram	—	Yes
Pause and resume recording, photo while recording One clip, no gap	Yes	Yes
Every lens, slow motion, HDR and Night modes, horizon level, 11 languages	Yes	Yes

BLINQDROID

ONE CAMERA · GOOGLE PLAY

PAID ONCE

ONE CAMERAFREE

Looks ×2, 4K, every lens, HDR, night, slow-mo

ONE CAMERA PROONE PAYMENT*

16 more looks, manual dials, RAW, monitoring, timelapse, HLG

MONTHLY FEE0.00

YEARLY FEE0.00

TRIAL CLOCKNONE

ADS AFTER PURCHASENONE

PHOTOS UPLOADED0

ACCOUNT REQUIREDNO

SUBSCRIPTIONNOT ONE

* Price shown in Google Play, in your currency. Not ready? One short ad = six hours of Pro.

THANK YOU · GO SHOOT

Free, always

Photo and video up to 4K, tap-to-focus, exposure slider, AE/AWB lock
Two looks: Chrome and Pastel, for photos and video
HDR and Night multi-frame modes
Every lens, zoom ladder, pinch zoom, rule-of-thirds grid
Video stabilization and slow motion
Pause and resume a recording as one clip, and take photos while you record
Horizon level beside the grid
Self-timer, flash and torch, resolution and aspect ratio
Location in your photos if you want it: off until you turn it on, and it never leaves your phone
Review your shots without leaving the camera: swipe, play, share or delete
Eleven languages, following your phone or your choice
A small One Camera mark in the corner of free photos and video. Pro, and the six-hour ad pass, remove it

Pro, once

Sixteen more looks: Negative, Vivid, Soft, Cine, Mono, Ochre, Khaki, Postcard, Tungsten, Bleach, Kyoto, Shibuya, Signature, Sunlit, Dusk, Scorch
Manual photo and Pro Video: ISO, shutter, focus and white balance
RAW capture (DNG alongside JPEG)
Neutral and Flat profiles for editing and grading
10-bit HDR video (HLG) on supported phones
Exposure lock for a whole take, higher bitrate tiers
Timelapse at 5x, 15x, 30x, 60x or 150x
Monitoring: focus peaking, zebras and a per-channel histogram
Spec border: your device, lens, exposure and look, printed on a strip under the photo

See what's what. Every Pro feature is marked with a lock or a PRO tag, so you always know what is free and what is Pro.
Not ready? Watch one ad. One short ad unlocks all of Pro for six hours, and again whenever the pass runs out. Ads only play when you ask for one.
Buy once, done. One purchase through Google Play. After that you never see an ad again. Price shown in Google Play, in your currency.

Your phone decides the ranges: One Camera asks what each lens supports and shows only that. Check before you buy with the free version, or with one ad's worth of Pro. Everything about Pro.

Frame 06 · The rule

What it doesn't do.

Most camera pages list features. This one starts with what's missing, because that's the point.

01No uploadsPhotos and videos go to DCIM/Camera on your phone and nowhere else, so they show up in your gallery and back up as they always have. Filenames start with OC_. We can't see what you shoot. How to check any photo app.
02No accountNothing to sign up for, nothing to sign in to.
03No analytics of its ownNo telemetry, no crash reporting. The privacy policy is short enough to read.
04No ads unless you askOne short ad unlocks Pro for six hours, only when you choose it. Buy Pro and you never see one. The ad pass uses Google AdMob; the privacy policy says what it collects.

Frame 07 · Field notes

From the notebook.

Plain-language guides for the camera in your pocket. Twenty-one in English, the first three in Hindi.

Settings

Pro mode camera settings: a cheat sheet for every scene

Starting settings for daylight, sunsets, rain, portraits, concerts, the moon and the stars.

Better photos

How to make phone photos look like film

Soft highlights, lifted shadows, colour and grain: in the camera or in an editor.

Settings

Manual camera settings on Android, explained

What ISO, shutter speed, white balance and focus do, with starting settings for common scenes.

Better photos

How to shoot RAW (DNG) photos on Android

Check support, turn RAW on, and edit DNG files so they're worth the space.

Better photos

How to take better night photos on Android

Night mode, manual settings, and tips for city lights, the moon and the stars.

Settings

Telephoto vs wide angle vs ultra-wide: which phone lens to use

What each lens is for, and why your 3x shot isn't always the 3x lens.

Pro tools

Focus peaking, zebras and histogram on Android

How to read each monitoring tool, and use all three to nail focus and exposure.

हिंदी

मोबाइल कैमरा सेटिंग्स हिंदी में

ISO, शटर स्पीड, व्हाइट बैलेंस और फ़ोकस: हर सेटिंग क्या करती है और कब बदलें।

Also read: Turn off oversharpening · Turn off Samsung's AI processing · HDR vs Night mode · Check your phone's Camera2 support · Flat and HDR video · Timelapse · Photo apps with no AI scanning

All 21 guides →

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Is Pro a subscription?

No. One Camera Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription, and anything added to Pro later is included. Google Play shows the price in your currency before you buy. If you are not ready to buy, one short ad unlocks every Pro feature for six hours. Everything about Pro.

Will RAW, manual controls and 4K work on my phone?

Camera hardware varies a lot between phones, and even between the lenses on one phone. One Camera asks yours what it supports and shows only that. Manual exposure, RAW, 4K, 10-bit video, higher frame rates and looks in video all depend on your device. The free version shows you which lenses and video modes you get before you spend anything.

Where do my photos and videos go?

Straight into your phone's normal camera folder, DCIM/Camera, next to shots from your built-in camera app. Filenames start with OC_.

Are the looks filters added afterwards?

No. You preview the look live in the viewfinder and the grade is written into the photo or video as it's captured.

Will I see ads?

Only if you ask for one. You can choose to watch a short ad for six hours of Pro. Everything free works without ever watching an ad, and once you buy Pro you never see one again.

How do I get help or report a bug?

Email blinqdroid@gmail.com with your phone model and Android version. It helps a lot with camera issues.

Does One Camera upload my photos?

No. Your photos and videos never leave your device. There is no account, no sign-in and no analytics of its own.

Does One Camera shoot RAW (DNG)?

Yes. One Camera Pro saves a RAW DNG file alongside the JPEG, on phones whose camera offers RAW to apps.

Does One Camera have focus peaking, zebras and a histogram?

Yes. One Camera Pro includes focus peaking, zebras and a per-channel histogram, in Settings under Monitoring, alongside manual ISO, shutter speed, focus and white balance.

Does One Camera have a timelapse mode?

Yes. One Camera Pro records timelapse at 5x, 15x, 30x, 60x or 150x.

What languages does One Camera support?

Eleven: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean and Traditional Chinese. One Camera follows your phone's language, or you can pick one in Settings.

Why does Google Play's Data safety section mention ad data?

Because of one optional ad. If you choose to watch an ad to unlock Pro for six hours, it comes from Google AdMob, and when it is requested Google's ad software receives device information to show and measure it: your advertising ID, an approximate location estimated from your IP address, the device model, views and taps on the ad, and ad diagnostics. That is what the Data safety section lists. Your photos and videos never leave your phone, and a location you choose to save in a photo is written only into that file. The privacy policy has the details.