{"record":{"tags":["Camera workflow","Swift","SwiftUI","ImageCaptureCore","UIKit","iOS","iPadOS","USB-C","camera integration"],"capabilities":["Ricoh GR IV camera support","USB-C iPhone or iPad with iOS/iPadOS 26+","Data-capable USB-C cable connection","Read-only check of internal memory and SD card","A clear camera-ready signal before Lightroom import"],"sections":[{"heading":"Prepare the connection, then hand over to Lightroom.","body":"With the Ricoh GR IV in playback mode, open Bridge before connecting the data cable. The app opens a read-only session, checks the camera’s internal memory and SD card, then releases the session. Once the camera-ready signal appears, open Lightroom and select the photographs there for import."},{"heading":"A focused utility for a specific setup.","body":"The documented setup is a Ricoh GR IV, a USB-C iPhone or iPad running iOS or iPadOS 26 or later, a data-capable cable and Lightroom. Bridge counts originals and prepares the handover; importing remains in Lightroom. Version 1.0 is preparing for App Store release, with current availability published on the product website."},{"heading":"Problem and approach","body":"A supported Ricoh camera needs a reliable storage handover before photographs can be imported into Lightroom on an iPhone or iPad."},{"heading":"Engineering experience","body":"The reviewed iOS code uses Swift, SwiftUI and ImageCaptureCore for the camera session and connection interface. The published utility prepares the camera and releases it for Lightroom; import remains in Lightroom."},{"heading":"Related reviewed implementation history","body":"Camera session management, image counting and storage handover to the published Lightroom import workflow."}],"sources":[{"label":"WS Agency product profile","url":"https://ws.agency/products/ricoh-bridge","basis":"published-site"},{"label":"Official product website","url":"https://ricoh-bridge.app.ws.agency/","basis":"published-site"},{"label":"Public summary checked against private implementation and project evidence","url":"https://ws.agency/products/ricoh-bridge","basis":"private-project-review"}],"status":"Preparing for App Store release","limitations":["Additional camera experiments in the repository are not part of the published product promise."],"needsReview":["Current support and commercial terms","Independent production acceptance and measured outcomes","Confirm App Store availability and the current supported device matrix","Confirm behavior with real cameras, cables and Lightroom versions","Experimental wireless/macOS work and current real-device acceptance are separate."],"reviewedAt":"2026-10-12","verification":"documentation-reviewed","id":"product:ricoh-bridge","kind":"product","name":"Bridge for Ricoh GR","summary":"A USB-C connection helper that prepares Ricoh GR IV storage for Lightroom import on supported iPhones and iPads.","url":"https://ws.agency/products/ricoh-bridge"}}