P-Cam Pro: Meet the Swiss Army Knife of Cinema Apps
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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