Vintage Photo Filter
Turn any photo into a Dazz Cam or OldRoll style shot with 11 film-inspired presets — including browser rebuilds of the CPM35, D Classic and NT16 looks people ask for by name — plus warm color casts, grain, vignettes, VHS scanlines and channel fringing, or a classic Polaroid frame. Blend the effect to taste with one intensity slider, then download at full resolution. Nothing ever leaves your browser.
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What each vintage preset is actually imitating
The "vintage" look is not one effect — it is a stack of four separate distortions (color temperature shift, grain, vignette, and in two cases a scanline/channel artifact), tuned differently per era. Knowing which knob a preset turns tells you which one matches the photo you have.
| Preset | Era / app it echoes | What it actually changes | Best on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dazz | Dazz Cam, OldRoll (2020s retro-cam apps) | Warm shift (+R, −B), light grain, heavy vignette | Portraits, golden-hour shots, food |
| Y2K | Early-2000s digicam with flash | Brightness up, contrast down, cyan/teal shift, almost no grain | Indoor flash photos, party shots |
| 1998 VHS | VHS tape / camcorder capture | Horizontal scanlines + RGB channel fringing + grain | Motion, screens, anything you want to look recorded |
| Polaroid | Instant film print | Framed crop with the classic wide bottom border | Single subjects, square compositions |
| B&W Film | Black-and-white negative stock | Desaturation plus grain to mimic silver halide | High-contrast scenes, architecture, street |
| Sepia | Toned print / early photography | Brown tone map over a desaturated base | Documents, archival-looking portraits |
| CCD | CCD-sensor compact cameras | Slightly crushed blacks and a cooler cast than Dazz | Daylight snapshots that look too clean |
| Lomo | Lomography plastic-lens cameras | Saturation boost plus the strongest vignette | Landscapes, colorful scenes |
| CPM35-style | Consumer 35mm colour negative | Green-cyan shift in the shadows, warm highlights, fine grain | Everyday street and travel shots that look too digital |
| D Classic-style | Everyday point-and-shoot film | Lifted blacks, soft amber cast, low contrast | Group photos, indoor snapshots |
| NT16-style | Tungsten-balanced night film | Deep blue shadows, hot highlights, heaviest grain | Night scenes, neon, bar and concert shots |
- Every preset is a canvas render, not a re-encode — the intensity slider blends the filtered pixels back toward your original, so 40% Dazz is a genuine 40/60 mix rather than a weaker preset.
- Grain is generated per-pixel at export resolution, so it stays the same visual size whether you filter a 12 MP photo or a phone screenshot.
- The Polaroid preset changes the output aspect ratio (it adds the frame); the other ten preserve your original dimensions exactly.
- The three "-style" presets are independent rebuilds, not the filters shipped by any app of the same name — colour cast, grain and vignette were tuned by eye to land in the same territory. They are here because those are the names people search by, not because they are the originals.
How to apply a vintage filter to a photo
- Upload a photo. Drag and drop an image or click to browse — JPEG, PNG, WebP and BMP are all supported.
- Pick a preset. Scroll the swatch strip and choose from 11 looks: Dazz, CPM35-style, D Classic-style, NT16-style, Y2K, 1998 VHS, Polaroid, B&W Film, Sepia, CCD or Lomo. Each thumbnail previews the effect on your own photo.
- Dial in the intensity. Use the Intensity slider (0-100%) to blend the filtered look back with your original — full strength or a subtle touch.
- Download. Click the JPG button to export at your photo's full original resolution, ready to post.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Are my files uploaded?
- No. Every filter, from color grading to grain and vignette, is rendered locally on the HTML canvas in your browser — your photo never touches a server.
- Is this like Dazz Cam / OldRoll?
- Yes — the presets are inspired by the warm, grainy, vignette-heavy looks popularized by apps like Dazz Cam and OldRoll, rebuilt as free, in-browser canvas filters with no app install.
- What does the Intensity slider do?
- It blends the fully filtered image back over your original photo at the chosen opacity (0-100%), giving you one continuous control across every preset instead of separate settings for each.
- What do the 11 presets look like?
- Dazz: warm cast + dark vignette + grain. CPM35-style: cool green-cyan shadows, warm highlights, fine grain. D Classic-style: neutral with lifted blacks and a soft amber cast. NT16-style: tungsten-balanced night look — deep blue shadows, hot highlights, heavy grain. Y2K: overexposed cyan/teal flash look. 1998 VHS: scanlines + RGB fringing. Polaroid: faded tones + white frame. B&W Film: high-contrast grayscale + grain. Sepia: classic tone matrix. CCD: saturated, cool-balance digicam look. Lomo: heavy vignette + punchy contrast.
- Are the CPM35, D Classic and NT16 presets the same as the app filters with those names?
- No — they are independent approximations. Each one is rebuilt from scratch as a canvas filter (colour cast, grain amount and vignette tuned by eye to land in the same territory), which is why they are labelled "-style". They are not the original filters, not extracted from any app, and not affiliated with it. If you need the exact filter, use the app that ships it.
- Can I get a random look?
- Yes — hit the Dice button to jump to a random preset at a random intensity between 60-100% for a quick, shareable result.
- Does the download keep full resolution?
- Yes. The on-screen preview is downscaled for speed, but clicking download always re-renders and exports at your photo's original full resolution.
Use Cases
- Give phone photos an instant Dazz Cam / OldRoll film look before posting to Instagram or Threads
- Add a Y90s/Y2K digicam vibe to throwback content
- Create a VHS/1998 camcorder aesthetic for nostalgia edits and video thumbnails
- Frame a favorite shot as a shareable Polaroid-style print
- Convert photos to moody black & white or sepia for a timeless look
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