diff --git a/frontend/src/App.vue b/frontend/src/App.vue
index f5ef846..b5a81b7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/App.vue
@@ -1885,6 +1885,8 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
                 class="phone-screen"
                 :class="{
                   'phone-screen--app': isAppRoute || isDevelopmentRoute,
+                  'phone-screen--camera-landscape':
+                    activeAppId === 'camera' && phone.cameraLandscape,
                   'phone-app--light': !displayedDarkMode,
                   [`phone-app--${phone.preferences.settings.graphicsMode}`]: true,
                 }"
diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/main.css b/frontend/src/assets/main.css
index 6d7181a..48ff04e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/assets/main.css
+++ b/frontend/src/assets/main.css
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ button {
   }
 }
 .phone-screen {
+  --phone-screen-portrait-ratio: 2.30951;
   position: relative;
   container-type: size;
   margin: auto;
@@ -470,6 +471,12 @@ button {
   background: #08080a;
   border-radius: 40px;
 }
+.phone-screen--camera-landscape {
+  background: transparent;
+}
+.phone-screen--camera-landscape .springboard {
+  visibility: hidden;
+}
 .phone-app {
   position: absolute !important;
   inset: 0 !important;
@@ -3239,6 +3246,9 @@ button {
   backface-visibility: hidden;
   will-change: transform, border-radius, opacity;
 }
+.app-window--camera-landscape {
+  background: transparent;
+}
 .app-window--citywarn {
   backface-visibility: visible;
   filter: none;
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/PhoneAppWindow.vue b/frontend/src/views/PhoneAppWindow.vue
index 0dcc86e..19e4d3a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/PhoneAppWindow.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/PhoneAppWindow.vue
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ const launchStyle = computed(() => {
   <div
     v-if="app && !app.adminOnly"
     class="app-window"
-    :class="{ 'app-window--citywarn': app.id === 'citywarn' }"
+    :class="{
+      'app-window--camera-landscape':
+        app.id === 'camera' && phone.cameraLandscape,
+      'app-window--citywarn': app.id === 'citywarn',
+    }"
     :style="launchStyle"
   >
     <CustomAppFrame
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/apps/CameraApp.contract.test.ts b/frontend/src/views/apps/CameraApp.contract.test.ts
index db5bc62..2a2a7d9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/apps/CameraApp.contract.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/views/apps/CameraApp.contract.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ const cameraView = readFileSync(
   new URL('./CameraApp.vue', import.meta.url),
   'utf8',
 )
+const appShell = readFileSync(new URL('../../App.vue', import.meta.url), 'utf8')
+const appWindow = readFileSync(
+  new URL('../PhoneAppWindow.vue', import.meta.url),
+  'utf8',
+)
+const shellStyles = readFileSync(
+  new URL('../../assets/main.css', import.meta.url),
+  'utf8',
+)
 const mediaCapture = readFileSync(
   new URL('../../components/PhoneMediaCapture.vue', import.meta.url),
   'utf8',
@@ -47,6 +56,99 @@ describe('Camera app controls', () => {
     expect(cameraView).not.toContain('k-navbar')
   })
 
+  it('stays dark when the global phone appearance is light', () => {
+    const cameraPageTag = cameraView.match(/<sky-app-page\b[^>]*>/s)?.[0]
+
+    expect(cameraPageTag).toBeDefined()
+    expect(cameraPageTag).toMatch(/\bdark\b/)
+    expect(cameraView).toMatch(
+      /\.camera-page\s*\{[^}]*--sky-bg:\s*#000;[^}]*--sky-text:\s*#fff;[^}]*background:\s*var\(--sky-bg\);[^}]*color:\s*var\(--sky-text\);/s,
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('fills the translucent landscape shell without letterbox gaps', () => {
+    const landscapeViewport = cameraView.match(
+      /\.camera-page--landscape \.camera-viewport\s*\{([^}]*)\}/s,
+    )?.[1]
+
+    expect(cameraView).toMatch(
+      /\.camera-page--landscape\s*\{[^}]*--sky-bg:\s*rgba\(0, 0, 0, 0\.42\);/s,
+    )
+    expect(landscapeViewport).toBeDefined()
+    expect(landscapeViewport).toContain('top: 50%')
+    expect(landscapeViewport).toContain(
+      'width: calc(100% * var(--phone-screen-portrait-ratio))',
+    )
+    expect(landscapeViewport).toContain(
+      'aspect-ratio: var(--phone-screen-portrait-ratio)',
+    )
+    expect(landscapeViewport).not.toContain('16 / 9')
+    expect(cameraView).toMatch(
+      /\.camera-page--landscape \.camera-shade\s*\{[^}]*linear-gradient\([^)]*90deg,[^)]*rgba\(0, 0, 0, 0\.42\) 0 18%,[^)]*transparent 18% 75%,[^)]*rgba\(0, 0, 0, 0\.42\) 75% 100%/s,
+    )
+    expect(appShell).toMatch(
+      /'phone-screen--camera-landscape':\s*activeAppId === 'camera' && phone\.cameraLandscape/,
+    )
+    expect(appWindow).toMatch(
+      /'app-window--camera-landscape':\s*app\.id === 'camera' && phone\.cameraLandscape/,
+    )
+    expect(shellStyles).toMatch(
+      /\.phone-screen\s*\{[^}]*--phone-screen-portrait-ratio:\s*2\.30951;/s,
+    )
+    expect(shellStyles).toMatch(
+      /\.phone-screen--camera-landscape\s*\{[^}]*background:\s*transparent;/s,
+    )
+    expect(shellStyles).toMatch(
+      /\.phone-screen--camera-landscape \.springboard\s*\{[^}]*visibility:\s*hidden;/s,
+    )
+    expect(shellStyles).toMatch(
+      /\.app-window--camera-landscape\s*\{[^}]*background:\s*transparent;/s,
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('renders camera notices as plain text without a glass pill', () => {
+    const noticeMarkup = cameraView.slice(
+      cameraView.indexOf('<span v-if="noticeText"'),
+      cameraView.indexOf('<span v-else-if="pendingCount"'),
+    )
+    const noticeStyles = cameraView.match(
+      /\.camera-notice-text\s*,[\s\S]*?\{([^}]*)\}/,
+    )?.[1]
+
+    expect(noticeMarkup).toContain('class="camera-notice-text"')
+    expect(noticeMarkup).not.toContain('camera-focus-pill')
+    expect(noticeStyles).toBeDefined()
+    expect(noticeStyles).toContain('color: #ffd60a')
+    expect(noticeStyles).not.toMatch(
+      /(?:background|backdrop-filter|border-radius|padding)\s*:/,
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('uses the current compact lens selector treatment', () => {
+    const zoomControl = cameraView.slice(
+      cameraView.indexOf('<div class="camera-zoom-control">'),
+      cameraView.indexOf('<footer class="camera-controls">'),
+    )
+
+    expect(zoomControl).toContain('variant="plain"')
+    expect(zoomControl).not.toContain('glass')
+    expect(zoomControl).toContain('{{ zoomPresetLabel(zoom) }}')
+    expect(cameraView).toContain("return zoom === 0.5 ? '.5' : `${zoom}`")
+    expect(cameraView).toMatch(
+      /\.camera-zoom-control\s*\{[^}]*bottom:\s*216px;/s,
+    )
+    expect(cameraView).toMatch(/\.camera-zoom-row\s*\{[^}]*gap:\s*10px;/s)
+    expect(cameraView).toMatch(
+      /\.camera-zoom-pill\s*\{[^}]*width:\s*36px;[^}]*min-width:\s*36px;[^}]*height:\s*36px;[^}]*min-height:\s*36px;[^}]*padding:\s*0;/s,
+    )
+    expect(cameraView).toMatch(
+      /\.camera-zoom-pill::before\s*\{[^}]*width:\s*var\(--sky-touch-target, 44px\);[^}]*inset-block:\s*-4px;/s,
+    )
+    expect(cameraView).toMatch(
+      /\.camera-zoom-pill\.active\s*\{[^}]*color:\s*#ffd60a;[^}]*background:\s*rgba\(28, 28, 30, 0\.78\);/s,
+    )
+  })
+
   it('keeps continuous wheel zoom without an extra slider bar', () => {
     expect(cameraView).not.toContain('camera-zoom-slider')
     expect(cameraView).not.toContain('type="range"')
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/apps/CameraApp.vue b/frontend/src/views/apps/CameraApp.vue
index 4823e35..72f9b80 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/apps/CameraApp.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/apps/CameraApp.vue
@@ -77,6 +77,16 @@ const pendingCount = computed(
   () =>
     captures.value.filter((capture) => capture.status === 'uploading').length,
 )
+
+function zoomPresetIsActive(zoom: (typeof zoomLevels)[number]): boolean {
+  return Math.abs(selectedZoom.value - zoom) < 0.03
+}
+
+function zoomPresetLabel(zoom: (typeof zoomLevels)[number]): string {
+  if (zoomPresetIsActive(zoom)) return `${zoom}x`
+  return zoom === 0.5 ? '.5' : `${zoom}`
+}
+
 function correlationId(): string {
   return `${Date.now()}-${crypto.randomUUID()}`
 }
@@ -453,6 +463,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
     class="camera-page"
     :class="{ 'camera-page--landscape': phone.cameraLandscape }"
     :aria-label="phone.t('Apps.camera.name')"
+    dark
   >
     <div class="camera-viewport" @wheel.prevent.stop="zoomWithWheel">
       <canvas
@@ -526,10 +537,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
           </template>
         </sky-fab>
       </div>
-      <span
-        v-if="noticeText"
-        class="camera-focus-pill camera-focus-pill--notice"
-      >
+      <span v-if="noticeText" class="camera-notice-text">
         {{ noticeText }}
       </span>
       <span v-else-if="pendingCount" class="camera-upload-pill">
@@ -585,16 +593,16 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
         <SkyButton
           v-for="zoom in zoomLevels"
           :key="zoom"
-          glass
           rounded
+          variant="plain"
           class="camera-zoom-pill"
-          :class="{ active: Math.abs(selectedZoom - zoom) < 0.03 }"
+          :class="{ active: zoomPresetIsActive(zoom) }"
           type="button"
           :aria-label="phone.t('Apps.camera.zoom', { zoom: `${zoom}x` })"
-          :aria-pressed="Math.abs(selectedZoom - zoom) < 0.03"
+          :aria-pressed="zoomPresetIsActive(zoom)"
           @click="setZoom(zoom)"
         >
-          {{ zoom }}x
+          {{ zoomPresetLabel(zoom) }}
         </SkyButton>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -685,10 +693,15 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
 
 <style scoped>
 .camera-page {
+  --sky-bg: #000;
+  --sky-text: #fff;
   position: relative;
   overflow: clip;
-  background: #000;
-  color: #fff;
+  background: var(--sky-bg);
+  color: var(--sky-text);
+}
+.camera-page--landscape {
+  --sky-bg: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
 }
 .camera-viewport {
   position: absolute;
@@ -700,11 +713,11 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
   transform: translateY(-50%);
 }
 .camera-page--landscape .camera-viewport {
-  top: 46%;
+  top: 50%;
   left: 50%;
-  width: calc(100% * 16 / 9);
+  width: calc(100% * var(--phone-screen-portrait-ratio));
   height: auto;
-  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
+  aspect-ratio: var(--phone-screen-portrait-ratio);
   transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(90deg);
 }
 .camera-game-view,
@@ -762,6 +775,16 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
   pointer-events: none;
   background: linear-gradient(#0008, transparent 22%);
 }
+.camera-page--landscape .camera-shade {
+  background:
+    linear-gradient(
+      90deg,
+      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42) 0 18%,
+      transparent 18% 75%,
+      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42) 75% 100%
+    ),
+    linear-gradient(#0008, transparent 22%);
+}
 .camera-flash {
   z-index: 8;
   pointer-events: none;
@@ -822,25 +845,22 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
 .camera-page--landscape .camera-latest svg {
   transform: rotate(90deg);
 }
-.camera-focus-pill:not(.sky-button--glass),
 .camera-upload-pill {
-  min-width: 0;
   padding: 7px 10px;
-  overflow: hidden;
   border-radius: 999px;
   background: #0006;
+  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
+  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
+}
+.camera-notice-text,
+.camera-upload-pill {
+  min-width: 0;
+  color: #ffd60a;
+  overflow: hidden;
   text-align: center;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   white-space: nowrap;
   font-size: 11px;
-  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
-  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
-}
-.camera-upload-pill {
-  color: #ffd60a;
-}
-.camera-focus-pill--notice {
-  color: #ffd60a;
 }
 .camera-lock-control {
   min-height: 44px;
@@ -891,7 +911,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
 .camera-zoom-control {
   position: absolute;
   z-index: 4;
-  bottom: 196px;
+  bottom: 216px;
   left: 50%;
   width: auto;
   transform: translateX(-50%);
@@ -899,16 +919,19 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
 .camera-zoom-row {
   display: flex;
   justify-content: space-between;
-  gap: 8px;
+  gap: 10px;
 }
 .camera-zoom-pill {
-  width: 44px;
-  min-width: 44px;
-  height: 44px;
-  min-height: 44px;
+  width: 36px;
+  min-width: 36px;
+  height: 36px;
+  min-height: 36px;
   padding: 0;
+  border: 0;
   color: #fff;
-  font-size: 10px;
+  background: transparent;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 500;
   text-align: center;
   transition:
     background-color 0.2s ease,
@@ -916,8 +939,20 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
     border-color 0.2s ease,
     box-shadow 0.2s ease;
 }
+.camera-zoom-pill::before {
+  width: var(--sky-touch-target, 44px);
+  inset-block: -4px;
+}
 .camera-zoom-pill.active {
   color: #ffd60a;
+  background: rgba(28, 28, 30, 0.78);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
+}
+.camera-zoom-pill:active:not(:disabled) {
+  background: rgba(28, 28, 30, 0.42);
+}
+.camera-zoom-pill.active:active:not(:disabled) {
+  background: rgba(28, 28, 30, 0.86);
 }
 .camera-controls {
   position: absolute;
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/apps/SkyUiApps.contract.test.ts b/frontend/src/views/apps/SkyUiApps.contract.test.ts
index 39e82f3..eb24977 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/apps/SkyUiApps.contract.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/views/apps/SkyUiApps.contract.test.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ describe('phone apps use Sky UI', () => {
 
   it('uses shared liquid glass for remaining compact interaction controls', () => {
     const minimumGlassButtons: Record<string, number> = {
-      'CameraApp.vue': 2,
+      'CameraApp.vue': 1,
       'FeatherApp.vue': 2,
       'FlareApp.vue': 1,
       'FlipTokApp.vue': 2,