If you're new here, make sure you click our subscribe buttonand everything we mention in this videoyou can find linked in the description box below. So let's jump into it. Now these days with a quick app install,you can instantly unlock a ton of advanced functionalityto take your results even furtherwhen you're creating videos with your iPhone. There are a lot of apps out there to choose from thoughand they certainly aren't made equal. So in this video, we're gonna take a look ateach of the best camera apps right nowand then get to my choice for the number one appafter putting them all through their paces. And as we're going through, scroll downand let me know in the commentswhat camera app are you using right nowand what is your favorite feature.
Now there are lots of options. Some of them are great and some of them are not so greatand not worth your time at all. So we're gonna skip the ones that aren't worth your timeand jump straight to our short list of the top options. Now each of them has advantages and disadvantages,including different features,different level of complexity, and different pricing models,so make sure you stick around as we run through each oneto make sure that you get the onethat is the best fit for you. Now I just wanna say at this pointthat all of these apps will let you unlockDSLR like settings or pro camera like settingsfrom your iPhone. Unlocking features like your ISO, your shutter speeddifferent frame rates, different resolutions,different bitrates, all to give you accessto get the most out of your iPhone camera.
Also, to give you the ability to lock everything downand to set everything up the way that you want it.So, that ability or those features are goingto be consistent across all of the appsthat we are mentioning. The first one on the short list is MoviePro. Now, this is on that we've been using and recommendingfor quite some time now, and this app really packs a punch. But, in regards to the overall layout and lookof the interface, I would say it seems,or feels less professional than some of the other interfacesthat we're gonna show you really soon. But that, definitely, shouldn't take awayfrom all the pro features in here,just the interface probably feels more fun.
It's a really clean interface,but it makes it really quick to be able to accessdifferent things like the manual settings downin the left hand corner or to be able to quickly seeyour audio bars and audio levels on the left hand side. There's also quick access to things like focus peaking,like Histograms, like your scopes,right down the bottom as well. So, if you are someone that's moreon the professional side of things,then you've got all of this included in the app as well. The whole menu layout is really simple as well. It's literally just one scrolling menuso you don't have to jump into a heap of sub-menusand menus upon menus to find things. It's literally just one page that you scroll through.
This app also supports direct uploading to Dropbox,so if you do want to create your filesand have that automatic backup happeningthat's, maybe, not going just to iCloud or iPhotos,then yeah, that's a pretty cool feature. You also have hardware support in herefor things like anamorphic lenses or 35 mil lensesdirectly from within the app too. And there's also a remote controlthat you can enable with this app as well. So, if you do have a second iOS device,you can install the MoviePro remote app,enable it on here, and you can remotely controland monitor your recording from a separate device. This is a feature that one of the other appsthat we're about to mention has as well,this remote control and remote monitoring,but that app charges an additional feeto be able to use the remote. So you purchase once for the camera appand again for the remote. With this one, there is no additional costfor the remote app.
Now, as for the downsides, I do thinkthat the exposure control, while it's good,and while you can lock everything down,I don't think it's as good as you getin the next apps that we are going to cover. So, it's definitely not a deal breakerand there's really nothing wrong with it,but the implementation of the exposure controlis not as good as it is in the next two apps. Now, in regards to pricing, then,MoviePro sells in the app store for $9.99 currently. This is a one time purchase, $9.99,Not a subscription or anything. And, obviously, as I mentioned earlier,you can also then use that remote for free as well.That's not an additional purchase.
So, I would say MoviePro is going to be greatfor anyone at that beginner level right through to advancedbecause of how intuitive and how fun and how easythe interface is, but it still packs a lotof the advanced features and the advanced functionalityin there to service a more advanced user as well. So, the next one on or short list is then is FiLMiC Pro. Now, this is really the OG of third part or aftermarketcamera apps-professional camera apps- on smartphones. This ones been around since almost day one and,for a lot of people is the go-to or the industry standardwhen it comes to these sorts of apps. There's been lots of people who have used FiLMiC Proto create documentaries and even feature films. So, in regards to the overall interface,it's actually pretty easy to use. It's pretty easy to get up to speed,to find everything, to either use full auto modes,or to lock everything down into manual. I personally think it's a cleaner interfacewith a lot less clutter than MoviePro,but at the same time, you can't accessas many things from the dashboard or the main screenas you can in MoviePro without divinginto some of the menus.
What I like about FiLMic Pro is how easy it isto lock down your exposure and your focus. Just moving the circle and the square around on the screenis the simplest way to lock those down. Or, if you wanna dive into the manual settingsand get more granular control,then you can take that a step furtherby long pressing on them and bringingup the advanced controls. Just like MoviePro, you do have quick accessfrom the front screen here to things likefocus peaking, to zebra lines, to the histograms,to the scopes. Again, all from a quick button press on this main screen. The setting area, for the most part,is broken up into logical areas. Obviously, if you want to adjust your resolutionor your frame rate or your audio,you're going to dive straight into those areas.
So, it is easy enough to find most things,but I don't think its as quick to go throughall the settings as something like MoviePro,where you're literally just scrolling through one big list. In here, you are diving in and outof these separate categories to find where everything is. Now, jumping into the hardware support,this is where FiLMiC Pro really stands out. It has the most amount of hardware supportout of any of the apps on iOS,with support for things like Gimbal Stabilizers,like the DJI OSMO Mobile, or the Zhiyun Smooth 4.
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