
The popular P-cam app gets “Pro” update with more cinematography tools.
First released years ago and originally developed by those working in the camera technician field, the new updated P-Cam Pro app continues to be a handy tool for filmmakers on sets big or small.
If you’re looking to preview field of view, calculate focal length matches, or just access the numerous reference charts which you might need out on a shoot, this “swiss army knife” cinema app has you covered.
Let’s take a look at some of the P-Cam Pro’s updated features.
Depth of Field
- Near, Far, Total, Hyperfocal & Percentage Distances
- Unlimited user-definable Camera Formats & CoC
- Automatic server updates to new Cameras
- Incremental +/- distance & focal length changes
- Camera, Lighting, and Favorites lists with reordering
Field of View Preview
- Match shots based on Distance & Focal Length
- Portrait and Landscape camera positions
- 8 Preview Illustrations
- Adjustable safe area masks, 90% - 92% - 95%
Reference Charts
Reference charts included:
- Technical charts, lists and tables
- False Color/Exposure Change
- Cine Lens Manufacturers
- Zone System
- Miniature Shooting
- Safe Panning Speeds
- Cine Film Stocks
- 2018 Camera comparisons
The Rest of the P-Cam Pro Tools
- Splits - Aperture Finder
- Focal Length Match
- Relative Size
- Exposure
- HMI Flicker-Free
- Insert Slate
- Eye Light - Chroma Key
- Light Effects
- Mired Shift - Gel Selector
- Conversions
- Test Charts (siemens)
- Triangulate
- Running Time to Length
- Shooting to Screen Time
- Color Correction
- Time Lapse
- Scene Illumination
- Light Coverage
- Underwater Distance
- Diopter
- Macro
You can purchase the P-Cam Pro on iTunes for $29.99 here.
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6 Comments
Only available for i-devices. Stupid marketing move aimed at Apple fanboys.
February 15, 2019 at 2:25AM
Considering that 95% of the Assistants and DP's use iDevices it's not a stupid marketing move
February 16, 2019 at 5:01PM
For BOTH iPad and iPhone...wooow!
lol...
February 15, 2019 at 2:29AM
No cameraman needs such crap. On set, all the numbers are worthless. There is anyway no time on set for "fancy apps".
You know the shot, you know which lens may fit, you know the distance by experience.
February 15, 2019 at 3:23AM
Ummmm You know not of what you are talking about. You have diopters memorized? How about depth of field? Mired shift values? How about matching size?
Not only is there a need for "Fancy Apps" but they are used daily on the big shows.
February 16, 2019 at 5:00PM
The ONLY app I use on set these days is Shotlister. Once they came over to android it was all over but the crying. Only on I-stuff....pffft. Zoom has pissed me off with this maneuver for their F8 app as well. I get that it's easier to program for apple because of limited hardware combinations but I'm done supporting things that are ONLY apple.
February 15, 2019 at 4:13AM