Blackmagic Camera announced for select Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel devices!

Blackmagic Camera lands on Android but is limited to select Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel smartphones.

The new Blackmagic Camera app for Android

Blackmagic Camera now available on Android

The said camera app is made from a renowned camera brand which aims to bring pro-level video recording controls on lucky chosen Android phones.

The new Blackmagic Camera app adds professional-level video recording controls to the camera you always have on your fingertips: your phone. The app is intended to provide granular manual settings for video recording, as well as additional information such as "status and record parameters, histogram, focus peaking, levels, frame guides, and more."

Screen capture from Google Play Store

The software supports recording in H.264 and H.265 formats and interfaces with Blackmagic's cloud services, allowing clips to be shared and communicated with editors and collaborators. Clips can be exchanged directly with DaVinci Resolve.

There's also a highlight feature called the stealth mode allowing users to record in 16:9 video aspect ratio while holding your phone in vertical position.

Below are the full list of Blackmagic Camera app features:

• Works with Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones.
• Shoot in 16:9 or vertical aspect ratios.
• Stealth mode for shooting 16:9 while holding phone vertically.
• Capture in H.264 and H.265 with auto proxy generation.
• Frame rate, shutter speed, exposure, white balance, tint and color space camera controls.
• Focus assist, zebra, frame guides, histogram.
• Time of day or run time, timecode recording.
• VU or PPM audio meters.
• Thumbnail view of all recorded clips in media tab.
• Preview clips with scrubber, duration, timecode and file name display.
• Fully integrated with Blackmagic Cloud and DaVinci Resolve.
• Record to phone, select recorded clips to share via Blackmagic Cloud or sync automatically.

As mentioned earlier it is currently available in select Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel devices. The list includes Pixel 7, 8 series, Galaxy S23 Ultra and S24 Ultra.

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Source: Google Play Store