Introducing Digital Film for iPhone!
Blackmagic Camera unlocks the power of your iPhone by adding Blackmagic’s digital film camera controls and image processing! Now you can create the same cinematic ‘look’ as Hollywood feature films. You get the same intuitive and user friendly interface as Blackmagic Design’s award winning cameras. It’s just like using a professional digital film camera! You can adjust settings such as frame rate, shutter angle, white balance and ISO all in a single tap. Or, record directly to Blackmagic Cloud in industry standard 10-bit Apple ProRes files up to 4K! Recording to Blackmagic Cloud Storage lets you collaborate on DaVinci Resolve projects with editors anywhere in the world, all at the same time!
Get the “Hollywood Look” with an iPhone!
Blackmagic Camera puts the professional features you need for feature film, television and documentaries in your pocket. Now you can create YouTube and TikTok content with a cinematic look, and broadcast quality ENG! Imagine having a run and gun camera on hand to capture breaking news whenever it happens! Or use Blackmagic Camera as a B Cam to capture angles that are difficult to reach with traditional cameras, while still retaining control of important settings. Best of all, recording to Blackmagic Cloud allows you to get your footage to the newsroom or post production studio in minutes. Whatever content you’re creating, Blackmagic Camera lets you capture digital film quality anywhere!
Interactive Controls for Fast Setup
Blackmagic Camera has all the controls you need to quickly setup and start shooting! Everything is interactive, so you can tap any item and instantly change settings without searching through confusing menus! The heads up display, or HUD, shows status and record parameters, histogram, focus peaking, levels, frame guides and more. Show or hide the HUD by swiping up or down. Auto focus by tapping the screen in the area you want to focus. You can shoot in 16:9 or vertical aspect ratios, plus you can shoot 16:9 while holding the phone vertically if you want to shoot unobtrusively. There are also tabs for media management including uploading to Blackmagic Cloud, chat and access to advanced menus.
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On Screen Heads Up Display
The heads up display, or HUD, has the most important camera controls such as lens selection, frame rate, shutter angle, timecode, ISO, white balance, tint, histogram and audio levels. You can adjust settings such as exposure by touching the ISO indicator, or you can change the audio levels simply by touching the audio meters. It’s that easy! Everything is interactive, so if you tap any item you can instantaneously change its settings without having to search through complex menus! You can clear the heads up display to reveal the full screen image by swiping up or down with your finger.
Status
The indicators across the top of the screen show various camera settings and they can also be changed, just by touching the specific setting. An easy to use adjustment palette will then be displayed!
Lens
Lens let’s you select a lens for your shot. Cell phones often have 3 rear lenses ranging from 13mm, 24mm and 77mm telephoto, plus a front lens. Iris is automatically set based on your lens choice.
Frames Per Second
The frames per second adjustment is normally set based on the post production delivery format. You can adjust the frame rate from the preset 24 fps up to 60 fps depending on your phone model.
Shutter Speed
Shutter speed lets you adjust for varying light conditions or control the amount of motion blur in your image. You can set it manually or choose from suggested speeds by scrolling the speed dial.
Timecode
The timecode indicator will show you either the duration of your recording or the time of day. During recording the timecode will turn red, and display the embedded timecode playing back the clip.
Project Name Indicator
If you have selected a DaVinci Resolve project to record to from the media tab, the name of this project will be displayed above the timecode in the HUD.
ISO
ISO adjusts the image sensor’s sensitivity to light. A setting such as ISO 100 is suited to outdoors, with higher values great for low light situations. Tap the ISO icon to access the ISO settings.
White Balance/Tint
White balance lets you adjust for different temperatures of light. Common presets include sunlight, overcast and fluorescent light, or you can set it manually. You can save settings by locking them.
Resolution
The resolution you set in your record settings is shown in the status display, so you can check if you are shooting in 720p, 1080p or up to 4K at a glance.
Histogram
The histogram helps check exposure. The left side shows shadows and the far right shows highlights. If the edges of the histogram come to an abrupt stop, adjust exposure to ensure you’re not clipping.
Audio Meters
You can monitor the recording levels of the internal microphone or external sources using the audio meters. To avoid distortion, peak audio levels should fall in the upper end of the green zone.
Record Button
The record button lets you stop and start recording. Tap it once to begin recording and tap it again to stop. When recording, the button and timecode at the top of the screen turn red.
