Photos: how to have night mode on all iPhones

The iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max are the first models to integrate a night mode which works remarkably well. We tested it with the iPhone 11 Pro and the results are quite impressive.

This is not the only smartphone to offer night mode, the Pixel 3 which is less powerful than an iPhone XR or XS and which has a single sensor offers a great night mode. This night mode relies largely on the software, so we looked on the App Store to see if it was possible to add night mode to old iPhones with an application.

Night photos with old iPhones

We found it, and this application is calledNeural Cam, it allows for example to take photos during the night, selfies in the evening when there is little light (and without using the flash which gives terrible photos), or even close macro photos with little light .

Here is a video demo:

It is necessary toat least an iPhone 6to be able to use this application. Note that the more recent the iPhone, the better the quality of the photo taken.

It is possible to use the rear camera, but also the selfie camera. But according to our tests, we recommend that you use the rear camera instead, you will have better results.

The app will take a series of photos and combine them using artificial intelligence and computational photography, to produce a photo as if it were taken with the iPhone 11 Pro's night mode.

We advise you to stay very still or use a tripod while taking photos for the best possible results. We can also mention the possibility of adjusting the focus manually or automatically.

Don't hesitate to test the three settings, manual, midrange, or autofocus to get better shots. The result is quite good, even if it is not quite at the level of what the night mode of the iPhone 11 Pro can do.

But it takes you from photos that look like nothing to brighter photos that you can keep and share. Here are comparison shots taken with an iPhone 7 Plus and the iPhone X using NeuralCam.

The app developer is preparing a big update which should further improve the quality of Neural Cam's night mode shots.

It is a paid app, but not very expensive compared to what it provides, namely a night mode, and above all it allows you to take photos when there is very little light, whether indoors or outdoors. , or even during the night.

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