Xposure - ND Calculator — version history

Xposure 4.1 — Plan the Milky Way, in your language NEW: ASTRO — MILKY WAY PLANNING A new Astro screen scores tonight's sky out of 100 and shows the best window to shoot the Milky Way core, over a live night-sky backdrop. Cards cover astronomical darkness, core rise/peak and compass direction, moon interference and cloud cover — plus a plain-language "is tonight worth it, and when?" summary powered by Apple Intelligence. Save any plan straight to a Project. AN ND TIMER THAT FOLLOWS YOU Start a countdown and switch screens — the running timer now appears as a frosted countdown pill, right where the xposure logo sits. Tap it to jump back to the ND Calculator, with a green tick when your exposure is done. NOW IN 8 LANGUAGES The entire app, widgets and Apple Watch app are now fully localised into German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil) and Simplified Chinese. MORE NEW - Astro Conditions and Sunrise & Sunset (Lock Screen) widgets - Seven Control Center controls (Light Meter, ND Calculator, Golden Hour, AR Night Sky, Planner, Conditions, Viewfinder) - Siri, Shortcuts, Action Button, Spotlight and Home Screen quick actions - iCloud sync for Projects, Captures and folders across your devices FIXES & POLISH - Correct Southern-Hemisphere Moon phase in AR View - Widgets now use the saved location's time zone — no offset when travelling - Planner: touch-and-hold to drop a pin; location button frames the sun lines - Apple Weather attribution, plus many stability and save-reliability fixes RECENTLY UPDATED V4 — XPOSURE BECOMES A FULL PHOTO PLANNING SUITE AI CALCULATOR — ask any exposure question in plain English ("ND for silky water at 1/125 f/11"). Runs entirely on-device via Apple Intelligence; your prompts never leave the iPhone. PLANNER — map-based sun planner with sunrise/sunset/golden/blue-hour direction lines, the day sun arc and a live current-time sun line. Scrub time across days. AR NIGHT-SKY — ARKit overlay of the real Sun, Moon and Milky Way over your live camera. Phase-accurate Moon, az/alt grid, drag to scrub time, AI sky summary. DEPTH OF FIELD & HYPERFOCAL — per-sensor accurate, with an interactive 3D focus-range scene. CINE ND — whole-stop ND for video and drone: frame rate, shutter angle and metered shutter in, ND out. SHOOTING CONDITIONS & TIDES — 10-day cloud, gusts, rain timing, humidity, moon, waterfall-flow guidance and a full tide chart. PROJECTS & CAPTURES — save planning locations with solar, weather and tide data; file captures from Light Meter and Viewfinder into projects; share .xpproj files. FILM RECIPROCITY — ~30 stocks with verified manufacturer data, including Harman's 2024 v2 factors. VIEWFINDER — simulate any sensor and 12–600mm focal length through your camera. LIGHT METER — Spot, Matrix and Multi-Point modes; Aperture, Shutter, ISO and Cine priority; T-stop, shutter angle and frame rate; per-pin EV with graduated-ND advice. CUSTOM EFFECTS — build your own in the Effects Calculator. LEARN HUB — new guides on astro, shoot planning, AI Calc, Cine ND, depth of field and film. EVERYWHERE ELSE — hub navigation, Live Activities, Dynamic Island, Floating Timer, Apple Watch Golden Hour, Home Screen widgets, 10 accent colours and dark mode. FREE FOREVER — ND Calculator, Effects, Depth of Field, Cine ND, Light Meter (centre-weighted + Av), Film Reciprocity, Learn, Live Activities, widgets and Watch app. XPOSURE PRO — AI Calculator, Planner, Golden Hour, AR Night-Sky, Conditions & Tides, Projects, Viewfinder, Spot/Matrix/Multi-Point metering, Tv/ISO/Cine priority and Custom Effects. Weekly (free trial) or yearly (extended trial, best value).

THANK YOU To every photographer who's been with us since this was just an ND calculator — V4 is the biggest update we've ever shipped, and as a thank-you, every existing customer is granted Xposure Pro for life. Including every new V4 feature, and everything we build going forward. No action required, no subscription, nothing to restore. It's already yours. V4 — XPOSURE BECOMES A FULL PHOTO PLANNING SUITE NEW — AI CALCULATOR Ask any exposure question in plain English. "ND for silky water at 1/125 f/11", "Hyperfocal at 35mm f/8 on APS-C", "Cine ND for 1/500 at 30fps, 180 shutter". Runs entirely on-device via Apple Intelligence — your prompts never leave the iPhone, never go to a server, never train any model. NEW — PLANNER A map-based sun planner. Drop a pin, see sunrise, sunset, golden and blue-hour direction lines, the full day sun arc, and a live current-time sun line. Scrub time through days with continuous day-roll. NEW — AR NIGHT-SKY ARKit overlay shows the real positions of the Sun, Moon and Milky Way (band and galactic core) over your live camera. Phase-accurate Moon. Azimuth and altitude grid with cardinal markers. Drag the sky to scrub time. AI Sky Summary advises the best moment for the shot. NEW — DEPTH OF FIELD & HYPERFOCAL Per-sensor accurate hyperfocal and DoF calculator with an interactive 3D focus-range scene. NEW — CINE ND CALCULATOR Whole-stop ND recommendations for video and drone shooters. Frame rate, shutter angle and metered shutter in, ND filter out. NEW — SHOOTING CONDITIONS & TIDES 10-day forecast covering cloud cover, gusts, precipitation timing, humidity, moon, recent rainfall (waterfall flow guidance), and a full tide chart with high and low markers. NEW — PROJECTS & CAPTURES Save planning locations with solar, weather and tide data. Captures from Light Meter and Viewfinder file straight into projects. Share .xpproj files via AirDrop, Messages or Mail. NEW — FILM RECIPROCITY Around 30 stocks (Ilford, Kodak, Fujifilm, Kentmere, Adox, Fomapan, Shanghai) with verified manufacturer data including Harman's official 2024 v2 factors. NEW — VIEWFINDER PREVIEW Simulate any sensor and focal length (12 to 600mm) through your iPhone camera. Auto-switches to ultra-wide for wide angles. LIGHT METER — MASSIVELY UPGRADED Spot, Matrix and Multi-Point metering modes. Aperture, Shutter, ISO and Cine priority. T-stop, shutter angle (15 to 360 degrees), and frame rate (24 to 60 fps). Multi-point shows EV per pin and recommends a graduated ND. CUSTOM EFFECTS Create your own effects in the Effects Calculator — name, description, target exposure. LEARN HUB New guides — Astrophotography & the Milky Way, Planning a Shoot, AI Calculator, Cine ND, Depth of Field, Film Reciprocity. EVERYWHERE ELSE • Hub-based navigation (Calculate, Capture, Plan, Learn, Settings) • Live Activities, Dynamic Island, Floating Timer • Apple Watch app with Golden Hour • Home Screen widgets — Small, Medium, Large • 10 accent colours, dark mode • iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch WHAT'S FREE ND Calculator, Effects Calculator, Depth of Field, Cine ND, Light Meter (centre-weighted and Av), Film Reciprocity, Learn hub, Live Activities, widgets, Watch app. All free, forever. XPOSURE PRO AI Calculator, Planner, Golden Hour, AR Night-Sky, Conditions & Tides, Projects, Viewfinder, Spot/Matrix/Multi-Point metering, Tv/ISO/Cine priority, Custom Effects. • Weekly subscription with a free trial • Yearly subscription with an extended free trial (best value) Existing customers — you're already Pro for life. Thanks for being with us from day one.