Samsung phones already have a dedicated camera mode that offers pro-grade video recording. The newly released Blackmagic Camera app also offers those advanced camera features, and it's completely free.
So, you now have an additional option for pro-grade video recording controls and quality.
Blackmagic Camera is a great free app for pro-grade video recording on Galaxy phones
Blackmagic, the company renowned for making extremely high-end cameras, has now released an Android app called Blackmagic Camera. It offers granular manual controls, audio levels, current status and recording parameters, frame guides, frame rate, histogram, ISO, levels, shutter angle, tint, and white balance.
This app is only available for Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel smartphones, which speaks volumes about the popularity and quality of the cameras on Samsung's smartphones. You can install the app directly from the Play Store.
The company also claims that its new smartphone app offers the “same cinematic ‘look’ as Hollywood feature films” and offers familiar controls. Users can share recorded videos instantly with colorists anywhere in the world using Blackmagic Cloud. It also offers users more flexibility by offering 16:9 video recording while holding the phone vertically.
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It also offers manual lens selection, focus peaking, Dolby Vision color space, and more. Users can also sync video files directly into a DaVinci Resolve project. It also offers advanced editing collaboration tools, including chat, media management, and automatic syncing of videos.
