Hydra, the app that promises to make your iPhone camera better, actually makes it worse

Feb03

by Sindy Cator on February 3, 2015 at 12:07 am

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

I love camera apps for the iPhone. It’s my not-so-secret obsession. I have every filter that’s available in VSCOCAM. When a new camera app comes along and promises things like going “beyond the 8-megapixel sensor limit” of the iPhone, I’m intrigued. Hydra is that sensor-bustng app that’s being highlighted in Apple’s “best new apps” category for $2.99. I purchased it and took it out for a spin, thinking I’d be getting even more incredible photos out of my camera, but what I found was the complete opposite. The app offers some distinct modes, such as HDR that bases itself on up to twenty…