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Akshay S
Akshay S

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Built a free online camera simulator to learn photography basics in real-time — ISO, shutter speed, aperture

Hey everyone,

i just launched a free browser-based camera simulator:
Camera Simulator: https://www.camerasimulator.online/emulator

The idea was simple: most photography beginners watch hours of videos about ISO, shutter speed, aperture, exposure triangle, noise, motion blur etc… but still don’t feel how those settings affect an image together.

So I built a real-time simulator that runs directly in the browser.

You can: change ISO and see sensor noise/exposure changes instantly adjust shutter speed and simulate motion blur
control aperture/depth feel
understand exposure triangle visually instead of memorizing theory use it without installing anything

Tech side:
built with WebGL fragment shaders for real-time rendering
browser-based
optimized for mobile + desktop
trying to make photography learning more interactive instead of static tutorials

Would love feedback from:
photographers
camera nerds
frontend/WebGL devs
beginners learning manual mode
Main goal right now: make photography education more visual and beginner-friendly.
Would genuinely love brutal feedback on:
realism
UI/UX
missing camera controls
performance issues
features that would make this actually useful

Link: https://www.camerasimulator.online/

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