If we ask you, what is the best camera app on Android? Your answer is probably “Pixel Camera” (formerly Google Camera/GCam). That’s been the right answer for years, but a new app has arrived on Android to challenge the crown.
What are we talking about? Nothing less than the first version of Blackmagic Camera, an app that surpasses GCam in video capture and gives Google a serious blow in that department. Do you want to meet her? We present it below
Blackmagic Design takes professional video recording to a new level with its camera app (it’s free) on Android.
After its incredible success on iOS since last year, the Blackmagic design team has released the first version of its camera app for Android. We are talking about Blackmagic Camera, a free and professional recording app. It makes any other option ridiculous.
It may not be familiar to you, but Blackmagic Design is an Australian company that manufactures and develops specialized hardware and software for the audiovisual industry (cinema, television, advertising, etc.). The brand has only been on the market for two decades, but compared to other competitors, it has positioned itself aggressively. In fact, it is one of the best in the field today.
The app has a wide range of fully customizable functions. We are talking about full professional level controls, not the typical “Pro Mode” of mobile camera apps.
Only on the main screen you will find: shooting speed (fps), shutter speed, lens aperture, ISO selector, white balance, color level, choice of lens to use, image histogram and microphone reception strength meter.
In addition, there is a bar of additional functions that you can control: zoom, image stabilization, set up a virtual clipboard, improve the exposure, improve the focus and even change the type of focus you want.
Be careful, and without even entering the settings menu you can change: the recording code used, the color space, the recording quality, the sound source, the recording direction (yes, there are no problems here when changing your phone recording) and much more. different, Fully integrates with DaVinci Resolve and Blackmagic Cloudbrand editing and cloud storage applications.
Yes, it’s the most complete and customizable video recording app ever on Android. In addition to that, The post-processing algorithm competes and even surpasses GoogleAlthough there is one detail: the Blackmagic camera is only used to record videos, so GCam remains the queen of photography. Well, actually there is another list…
Blackmagic Camera is great, but it’s not for everyone because it’s only compatible with a small group of phones
Being a professional level app, Blackmagic Camera unfortunately cannot be installed on any Android device. Additionally, compatibility is more limited as it is a newly launched app.
At the time of writing this article, Blackmagic Camera is required to have at least Android 13. Also, it was only compatible with a few devices, which we list below:
Yes, there are only 13 mobile phones compatible with this amazing application, leaving out amazing devices like OnePlus 12, Xiaomi 14, Honor Magic6, Huawei Pura 70 and others. Even the Galaxy Z Fold and Pixel Fold are left.Although from two compatible manufacturers (Samsung and Google).
The list will likely expand over time, though we don’t expect it to hit mid-range devices anytime soon. in fact, We wouldn’t be surprised if this jump to lower regions never happened.Since we are talking about a professional application and such devices have more limited cameras. But, and to close, we’re left with a question we’d like you to answer in the comments box: Has the Android phone surpassed the iPhone in video recording?
