Imaging Console Lite
栋 张 Photo & Video iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Imaging Console Lite is a free Photo & Video app for iPhone and iPad by 栋 张. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated October 24, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 153 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 24
- 2026 · v2.8.0
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About Imaging Console Lite
Imaging Console Lite is a third-party camera control, live monitoring, and file transfer app for Nikon Z-series mirrorless and cinema cameras. It focuses on a streamlined single-camera shooting experience and is designed for photography enthusiasts, independent photographers, and visual creators whose primary needs are controlling one camera, monitoring live view, and transferring files from the camera. Without a subscription, you can connect one compatible camera for remote shooting, camera setting adjustments, touch autofocus, in-camera media browsing, and manual downloads. For a more complete single-camera workflow, subscribe to Lite Plus to unlock advanced controls, LiveView, LUT workflows, gallery processing, and export tools. Main Free Features • Connect one compatible camera via USB (MTP/PTP) or wireless PTP/IP • Remotely capture photos and record videos • AF-ON focus control • Adjust shutter speed, aperture, ISO, exposure mode, and exposure compensation • Adjust white balance, metering, focus mode, and AF-area mode • Select Picture Controls and adjust vibration reduction • Use and freely reorder an iMenu containing 12 essential controls • Single-shot self-timer • Quickly review images after capture • Browse photos and videos stored on the camera • Manually download original files and save them to the system photo library Main Lite Plus Features Lite Plus is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewable subscription. Both plans unlock the same features: • Rapid Transfer • Live View monitoring • Touch autofocus • Burst shooting control • Multiple self-timer shots • Change supported settings throughout the complete camera menu • Freely add, remove, and rearrange iMenu items • Automatically display a preview after capture • Custom LUT and Picture Control library • Apply LUTs to Live View monitoring and gallery workflows • Anamorphic de-squeeze monitoring • Red night-vision interface • Gallery filters and LUT image processing • Automatically load original files • System sharing and saving to Files • Quickly create three-second Live Photos Available Only in Imaging Console • Multi-camera cluster control and simultaneous live monitoring • Global synchronized triggering • Automatic downloads, instant transfer, and automatic GPS metadata attachment • Special shooting mode controls • Professional monitoring tools, including focus peaking, framing guides, false color, and timecode • Power zoom and advanced monitoring controls • Live Photos with a custom duration • Custom media import and FHD file workflows • Voice memo management • Live Activities and advanced capture and control options • IPTC and copyright management • GPS in-camera attach Compatibility Expeed 7 models: Z9, Z8, ZR, Z6III, Z5II, Zf, and Z50II. Expeed 6 models: Z5, Z6, Z7, Z6II, Z7II, Z50, Z30, and Zfc. When using the camera’s “Connect to smart device” function, camera control, Live View monitoring, and access to in-camera files are available. When using “Connect to computer,” camera control and Live View monitoring are available. Feature availability may vary depending on the camera model, firmware version, connection method, and shooting mode. Important Notice Imaging Console Lite is an independently developed third-party product and is not affiliated with, associated with, authorized by, endorsed by, or otherwise officially connected with Nikon Corporation, RED Digital Cinema, or any of their affiliated companies. References to Nikon, RED, and related product names are made solely to describe device compatibility. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://scrawny-honeydew-fc3.notion.site/Imaging-Console-Privacy-Policy-38878bef77b880108900e47dd6ff4441
What’s new
Version 2.8.0 · Updated October 24, 2026
- Redesigned monitoring interface: Improved the layout of the image, status information, and tool panels, with refined tool switching and portrait and landscape layouts for easier operation. - New focus menus: Added AF-area mode and AF subject detection menus to the monitoring view, allowing you to adjust focus settings directly on compatible cameras. - Enhanced Monitor Mode (iPadOS only): Added waveform, histogram, false color, focus peaking, LUTs, and composition guides to help evaluate exposure, check focus, preview color treatments, and frame your shots. - User Guide access: Added entry points to the main Settings page and the top-right corner of the connection page. Local connection instructions remain available. Feature availability: Monitoring and Monitor Mode require a Lite Plus purchase or a signed-in account with a valid All-Platform Lifetime entitlement.
App privacy
The developer, 栋 张, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Contact Info: Email Address
- User Content: Photos or Videos
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Other Data: Other Data Types
Used for: App Functionality
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