Lens Selection

Based on phone model. Selection of front and back lenses.

Frame Rates

Based on phone model and codec selected.

23.98fps, 24fps, 25fps, 29.97fps, 30fps, 48fps, 50fps, 59.94fps, 60fps.

Off Speed Recording

4 fps to 60 fps

Off speed recordings will play back at project frame rate.

Shutter Speed

Based on phone model and frame rate selected. Includes lock on or off.

1/24, 1/25, 1/30, 1/33, 1/48, 1/50, 1/60, 1/96, 1/100, 1/120, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, 1/8000.

Shutter Angle

Includes lock on or off. 1.1° to 360°

ISO

Based on phone model and lens selected

ISO 21 to ISO 5472.

White Balance

Locked, Auto or Manual.

White Balance Presets

Cloud, Shade, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Daylight.

Manual White Balance

2500°K to 10,000°K.

Tint Presets

Auto and manual selections with lock based on phone model. Cloud, Shade, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Daylight.

Manual Tint

-50 to 50.

Focus

Includes auto focus on or off plus tap screen auto focus.

Manual control from minimum focus distance (0.00) to maximum focus distance (1.00).

Focus Presets to Rack Focus

Three focus settings with variable time for auto rack focus.

Exposure

Based on phone model and lens selected

+/- 3 stops.

Zebra Guides

On or off, 75% to 100%.

Focus Assist Guides

On or off, 1% to 100%.

Screen Guides

On or off, Thirds, Centre Crosshair, Centre Dot.

Frame Guides

On or off, 9:16, 4:5, 1:1, 4:3, 14:9, 1.85:1, 2:1, 2.35:1, 2.39:1, 2.4:1, 2.76:1 aspect ratio guides.

Safe Area Guides

On or off, 5% to 100%.

False Color Guides

On or off.

Display LUT Guides

On or off.

Stabilization

Off, Standard, Cinematic, Extreme.

Zoom

Based on phone model. Scrub desired amount of zoom.

Clip Metadata

Enter clip information including, Slate Name, Lens Data, Reel, Scene, Take, Good Take Last Clip, Interior/Exterior, Day/Night, Production Name, Camera Ident, Director, Camera Operator.

Histogram

Overlay red, green, blue histogram with channel clip indicators.

Audio Meters

VU or PPM audio meters with tap to set audio gain for compatible external audio sources.

HUD Visibility

Swipe up or down to show and hide HUD. HUD and controls always visible when phone held in vertical orientation with Enable Vertical Video disabled.

Screen Visibility

Swipe right to dim screen while recording.

Haptic Feedback

Camera control dials offer haptic feedback.

Codecs

Based on phone model.

Apple ProRes 422 HQ, Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes 442 LT, Apple ProRes Proxy, HEVC (H.265), H.264.

Optional automatically generated 1920 x 1080 HD HEVC (H.265) proxy files for each recording.

Resolution

Based on phone model.

4K, 1080p, 720p.

Color Space

Based on phone model.

Rec. 709, Rec. 2020, P3 D65, Apple Log, ACES.

Timecode Display

Record Run or Time of Day (TOD) timecode with every clip.

With Accessories - Bluetooth on, also supports Tentacle Sync E.

Timelapse Recording

On or off.

Range from capture 1 frame every 2 seconds to 1 frame every 10 minutes.

If Media Drops Frame

Alert or Stop Recording.

Enable Vertical Video

Supports recording vertical video format for social media.

Records landscape video format while phone is held in landscape or vertical orientation if Enable Vertical Video is disabled.

Trigger Record Indicator

Beeper, Beeper and Flash, None.

Use Volume Button to Trigger Record

On or off.

Lock White Balance on Record

On or off.

While Recording Swipe Right to Dim Screen

On or off.

Shutter Measurement

Shutter speed or shutter angle.

Flicker Free Shutter Based On

50 Hz / 60 Hz.

Lens Correction

Based on phone model.

Automatic or off.

Anamorphic De-Squeeze

Based on phone model and third party lens.

None, 1.33, 1.55.

Flip Image for SLR Lens

On or off.

Lock Current Orientation

Preserves current orientation even if phone is rotated.

Mirror Front Facing Camera

On or off.

Audio Source

None, phone microphone or third party microphones.

Phone Microphone

Support based on phone model.

Auto, Back, Bottom Front.

Audio Format

Based on phone model.

Linear PCM, IEEE Float, AAC.

Record Audio as

Mono, Stereo, Dual Mono or 4 Channels.

Sample Rate

Auto, 44.1 kHz, 48.0 kHz.

Audio Metering

VU (-18dBFS), VU (-20dBFS).

PPM (-18dBFS), PPM (‑20dBFS).

Audio Output

Speaker, bluetooth.

Focus Assist

Peaking or Colored Lines.

Focus Assist Color

White, Black, Red, Green, Blue.

Guides Opacity

25%, 50%, 75%, 100%.

Guides Color

White, Black, Red, Green, Blue.

Grids Opacity

25%, 50%, 75%, 100%.

HDMI Out

Supported with Apple Lightning or Apple USB‑C Adapter.

Mirror Display or Video Feed.

Video Feed Monitoring and Overlays

On or off for: Clean Feed, Status Text, Status Text Surrounds Image, Display 3D LUT, Zebra, Focus Assist, Frame Guide, Grid, Safe Area Guide, False Color.

Display Audio Meters

On or off.

Display Histogram

On or off.

Display Storage Status

On or off.

Display Upload Status

On or off.

Display Battery Indicator.

On or off.

Display LUT

On or off.

LUT Selection

Import LUT, Export LUT or choose from list of loaded LUTs.

Apple Log to Rec. 709 LUT supported on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.

Record LUT to Clip

On or off.

Color Space Tag

Rec. 709, Rec. 2020, P3 D65.

Preset Selection

Save New Preset, Import Preset, Export Preset.

Use Bluetooth

On or off.

If on, supports Nucleus Wireless Lens Control and Tentacle Sync E.

Compatibility

Blackmagic Camera is fully Integrated with Blackmagic Cloud and DaVinci Resolve 18.6 or later.

Sharing

Integrated Login to Blackmagic Cloud for sharing to a DaVinci Resolve project. Also supports device saving and sharing options.

Automatic Media Sharing

Captured media automatically uploads to a Blackmagic Cloud DaVinci Resolve project.

Manual Media Sharing

Select recorded clips or files manually to share to a Blackmagic Cloud DaVinci Resolve project.

Real Time Messaging

Integrated instant text chat with DaVinci Resolve project users.

Reset Blackmagic Cam Settings

Reset Camera Settings, Reset Camera and Cloud Settings, Reset All Settings and Erase All Content

Language Support

English, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish.

Privacy

Blackmagic Design does not collect any user data from this app.