NightCap Camera: Long Exposure
RTD Photo & Video iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
NightCap Camera: Long Exposure is a paid Photo & Video app for iPhone and iPad by RTD. Rated 4.4/5 from 2,955 ratings. Requires iOS 18.6.
- Rating
- 4.4
- 2.9K ratings
- Price
- 2.99 USD
- on the App Store
- Size
- 10 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 19
- 2026 · v10.1.1
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About NightCap Camera: Long Exposure
Photograph star trails or stunning smooth waterfalls. Capture a meteor mid-streak or traffic with light trails. And clear, detailed photos where there’s barely any light at all. One-time purchase, no subscription. ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY Four modes that automatically set the camera up for you. - Star Trails: watch the stars draw circles overhead - Meteors: automatic capture of shooting stars - ISS: the International Space Station passing over - Stars: starry skies and the Milky Way - New in version 10: Aurora, a time-lapse mode for the Northern and Southern Lights LONG EXPOSURE Hold the shutter open for seconds or minutes and movement becomes light. - Long Exposure: motion blur, or a cleaner shot when you hold still - Light Trails: traffic at night, fireworks, light painting - Both as time-lapse too, up to 4K with adjustable speed LOW LIGHT - ISO Boost for up to 4x beyond the standard camera range - Light Boost - Noise Reduction - Night Mode video and timelapse HANDHELD New in version 10. NightCap steadies and aligns every frame as you shoot, so long exposures no longer need a tripod. MANUAL CONTROL - Swipe to adjust exposure, ISO, focus and white balance - Camera Control on iPhone 16 and later - Zoom to 16x - Black and white mode Also includes an interval programmer, self-timer, and an Apple Watch app with live preview and remote control.
Ratings & reviews
4.4
2.9K ratings
What’s new
Version 10.1.1 · Updated September 19, 2026
10.1.1 fixes a photo metadata issue on iOS 26. 10.1 adds manual aperture control on iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. - Choose your f-stop alongside shutter speed and ISO, for control over depth of field. - Automatic exposure now opens the lens as wide as it will go, to gather the most light at night. - Other fixes and improvements.
App privacy
The developer, RTD, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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