Use the Anti-AI camera apps Zerocam and Hallide to make your photos look more natural.

It is artificial intelligence everywhere you look right now making its way music streaming, social media, video games, web searchand pretty much every other tech field.Whenever a new phone or laptop is launched these days, it’s the first thing that gets mentioned all the time how much AI does he have on board?.

The reach of AI is also deep in mobile photography. It started with intelligent, algorithm-based changes to the color and brightness of your mobile photos Both Android and iOS use machine algorithms to “alter” colors in photos and add more dynamism to images.

It doesn’t have to be this way. You can still find mobile camera apps that avoid artificial intelligence and control you, so photography is more about framing moments and scenes rather than any kind of artificial intelligence. These are two of the best.

Zerocam

The Zerocam interface couldn’t be much simpler.

David Neild

Zerocam proudly promotes its anti-censorship ethos, describing itself as “the simplest way to take photos” with the idea that it’s as close to a real touch-and-shoot camera as possible. A natural, authentic look is achievable; the app actually shoots in RAW format and the artificial processing is done.

There really isn’t much to say about using the app. you frame the shot and press the yellow shutter button (which has a rotating carousel of labels, including “zap” and “piu piu”) The only other button on the interface lets you control the zoom options, which will vary depending on the phone you’re using.

At first it’s a little annoying to work with such a simple and minimal interface, but I found that I quickly got used to it. It’s liberating to just point and shoot without worrying about anything else, and Zerocam social media feed is full of examples of great photos you can take with this app.

The developers of the app are engaging with their community and are currently running a “365 challenge” to encourage users to take a daily snap. You can see the prompts if you set up the Zerocam widget on your home screen. It’s also possible to launch the app directly from the lock screen.