Hasselblad just pushed out a fresh update for Phocus Mobile 2, and there are a couple of noteworthy additions, including 16-bit TIFF export and a new option labeled “HDR-enabled TIFF export.” If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s the highlight reel.
The big clarification:
that new HDR TIFF wording does not mean TIFF files now display true HDR brightness on HDR-capable screens. TIFF still has no PQ/HLG metadata or gain-map support, so it remains an SDR-only format.
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What Hasselblad actually changed is this.
If you enable HDR Effect in Phocus Mobile, the app now correctly bakes those tonal adjustments into exported TIFFs — smoother highlights, better recovery, nicer rolloff, improved detail. In other words, it’s a tonal improvement, not HDR luminance.
So:
- TIFF export = always SDR
- You do get cleaner tonal behavior when HDR Effect is on
- True HDR output still lives exclusively in UltraHD JPEG, which includes HDR metadata + a gain map
Hasselblad has kept refining the app since. v4.3.0 improved EXIF retention on export and added an automatic Portrait Smart Mask on iPhone and iPad.
Hasselblad also launched Phocus Mobile for Android in July 2026, alongside camera firmware with an Android connection fix: see X2D II Firmware 1.3.16.1 is Available.