The viewfinder, in your hand
A live picture from the camera, the shutter under your thumb, and shutter speed, aperture, ISO and white balance on dials you drag rather than tap one value at a time.
What it does
A remote, an intervalometer and a wire — all of them wireless
Timelapses the camera can't shoot
Set an interval and a length; the app tells you how long it will shoot and how short the video will be. When it's done, the video assembles itself — and can be rebuilt up to 4K from the originals.
RAW, over the camera's FTP
Point the camera's FTP transfer at the app and files arrive as they are shot, RAW and JPEG both. Nothing is uploaded anywhere; your phone is the destination.
The memory card, from where you stand
Browse the card by day or by folder, pick what you want and pull it over — at full size, or at a smaller one when the wait matters more than the pixels.
How it works
Three steps, no manual
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1
Scan
The camera shows a QR code in its network menu; the app scans it and joins the camera's Wi-Fi by itself. Once paired, it reconnects on its own.
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2
Shoot
Live view with the exposure on dials, focus where you tap, and an intervalometer for series the camera can't shoot alone.
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3
Fetch
Browse the card and pull what you keep — or let the camera push RAW and JPEG to the phone as you shoot, over its FTP transfer.
What it looks like
The darkroom, under a safelight
Shown against the built-in demo camera, which ships with the app.
What it costs
A price, not a meter
$2.99 once
- Seven days free — every feature, no card asked
- One purchase after that. No subscription, ever
- Your photographs stay open whether you buy or not
- A demo camera ships inside, so you can try it on the couch
What you need
One camera, one iPhone
- A Sony camera with Sony's Camera Remote API — the bodies with “Ctrl w/ Smartphone” in their network menu. That covers most models from roughly 2014 to 2019, including the α7 III, α7R III, α9, α6000/6300/6400 and RX100 IV and later.
- An iPhone running iOS 17 or later.
- For file transfer, any camera with an FTP function — that part is not Sony-specific and works with other makers too.
Camera Red is not made by, endorsed by or affiliated with Sony. Newer bodies (α7 IV, α1, α6700 and others) use a different protocol and cannot be controlled by this app.
Questions
Asked before, answered plainly
Which Sony cameras does it work with?
Bodies with Sony's Camera Remote API — the ones with “Ctrl w/ Smartphone” in their network menu. Most models from roughly 2014 to 2019: α7 III, α7R III, α9, α6000/6300/6400, RX100 IV and later. Newer bodies (α7 IV, α1, α6700) use a different protocol and are not supported.
Can it transfer RAW files?
Yes — over the camera's own FTP transfer, ARW and JPEG arrive on the phone exactly as shot. The card browser pulls JPEGs; for shots taken as RAW-only the card offers previews, so RAW itself travels over FTP.
Do my photos go to a server?
No. Everything moves between the camera and your iPhone over local Wi-Fi. No accounts, no cloud, no analytics — the app doesn't talk to anything except your camera.
Is it a subscription?
No. A week free, then $2.99 once. Photographs already on your phone stay open whether you buy or not.
Does the timelapse need extra hardware?
No — the app is the intervalometer. It shoots the series, assembles the video on the phone, and can rebuild it up to 4K once the full-size originals are fetched.
What about Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm?
Remote control is Sony-specific. Receiving files is not: any camera that can push over FTP can send photographs straight to the app.
Contact
Questions, bug reports, a camera you'd like supported — write to menceralexust2@gmail.com. It reaches the person who wrote the app, and gets an answer.