Lens: Real-Time Camera Effects

Lens is a real-time camera for creating cinematic visual effects instantly while shooting.

Lens lets you shoot photos and videos with real-time visual effects directly inside the camera. Choose a look, see it instantly, and capture the final result without moving to a separate editor.

Lens is built for creators, visual experimenters, and anyone who wants a more expressive camera on iPhone.

Fully free to use

All camera effects, photo and video capture features are currently available without subscriptions or paywalls. Create, record, and share without limitations.

What you can do with Lens: • Shoot with real-time visual effects • Record video with effects applied during capture • Take photos with the active look • Preview the result immediately after shooting • Save or instantly share your content to Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Telegram and other social platforms

Built for social sharing

Share in seconds without extra editing.

Live effects while you shoot

Lens applies visual effects in real time instead of adding them later in post-production. This makes the creative process faster, more direct, and more fun.

Depth-based effects on supported devices

On compatible devices, Lens uses scene depth to power spatial visual effects. Selected looks react to foreground and background separation for more dimensional results.

Built with a fast rendering pipeline

Lens is designed for smooth real-time performance, responsive controls, and fast switching between styles while shooting photos and videos.

Designed for creative capture

Use Lens for: • Short-form videos • Social content • Stylized portraits • Experimental clips • Visual studies and artistic shooting

Fast camera workflow 1. Open Lens 2. Choose an effect 3. Shoot photo or video 4. Preview the result 5. Save or share instantly

Key features

• Real-time camera effects • Photo and video capture • Instant preview after shooting • Effect intensity control • Smooth zoom workflow • Depth-based effects on supported devices • Fast save and share flow

Device support

Some features may vary depending on your device. Depth-based effects require supported hardware.

Privacy

Lens uses camera, microphone, photo library, and speech recognition permissions only for app functionality.