Powerful Tools
for Filmmakers and Photographers
iOS Widget Capable
- Your pCAM Pro Favorites list is automatically added to a Widget
- Choose between 4-tool or 8-tool widget layouts for faster access
- Tap any widget icon to open pCAM Pro directly to that tool
- If no group chosen, can also long-press pCAM icon for a pop-up list of 4 Favorite tools
- Widgets are available on the Home Screen, Today View, and Lock Screen
Depth of Field
- Calculates near, far, total, hyperfocal, and percentage depth-of-field distances
- Supports unlimited user-defined camera formats and circle-of-confusion values
- Adjust distance and focal length in precise incremental steps
- Reorder camera and lighting, with Favorites lists to match your workflow
Field of View
- Match framing between shots using distance and focal length
- Supports both portrait and landscape camera orientations
- Lock field of view, distance, or focal length to compare and plan equivalent shots
FoV Preview
- Visualize compositions using eight built-in preview scenes
- Lock distance or focal length, then zoom to design your framing
- Use adjustable safe-area masks (90%, 92%, or 95%) to plan for cropping and framing
Splits - Aperture Finder
- Determine the aperture required to hold two subjects in focus
- See precisely where to set lens focus for maximum sharpness
- Displays the total depth range for the shot
Focal Length Match
- Match equivalent focal lengths across different camera formats
- Compare framing using vertical, horizontal, or diagonal field of view
- Ideal for tech scouts when choosing lenses based on reference stills
Relative Size
- Compare digital sensors and film camera formats side by side
- Make true apples-to-apples size comparisons
- Shows actual physical dimensions, not pixel counts
Reference
- Built-in technical charts, tables, and quick-reference guides
- False color and exposure change guides
- Cine lens manufacturer listings
- Zone System charts for exposure control
- Miniature shooting scale guides
- Safe panning speed recommendations
- Cine film stock references
- Diopter distance tables
Exposure
- Maintain consistent exposure when frame rate or shutter angle changes
- Adjusts exposure for filters, including unlimited user-defined filters
- Supports exposure index (EI) and light levels in foot-candles or lux
- Calculates the required exposure time for your setup
HMI Flicker-free
- Determine shutter speed and camera settings for flicker-free shooting
- Designed specifically for HMI AC-powered lighting
- Supports both 60 Hz and 50 Hz power systems
- Includes a complete table of safe shutter speeds for any shutter angle
Insert Slate (MOS)
- Display a compact on-screen slate for tight shots and tabletop work
- Toggle between interior or exterior, and Dawn, Day, Dusk, or Night
- Mark shots as Sync or MOS
- Include filter, frame rate, units, or custom notes as needed
- Choose from four font colors with black or white backgrounds
Eye Light and Chroma Key
- Use your device as a compact eye light or catch light for close-up shots
- Adjust color temperature to match your scene lighting
- Green or blue screen modes with optional VFX tracking markers
- Functions as a miniature light box for tabletop photography
Light Effects
- Play animated lighting effects for practical and background illumination
- Built-in templates for fire, strobe, police, lightning, neon, television, and flashbulb
- Create unlimited custom light animations
- Display light effects on an HDTV using Apple TV
Mired Shift - Gel Selector
- Calculate the exact color-correction gel needed for your lighting
- Displays mired shift values and corresponding gel numbers
- Supports gel selections from four major manufacturers
Conversions
- Quickly convert length and distance between imperial and metric units
- Translate illuminance values between foot-candles and lux
- Convert color temperature between kelvin, mireds, and decamireds
- Convert angles between degrees and radians
Test Charts (Siemens)
- Display four selectable charts for focus testing
- Check critical focus by eye
- Assist with setting lens back focus
- Ideal for tabletop and close-up focus work
Triangulate
- Calculate subject distance using known camera height, baseline distance, or angle
- Ideal when the subject is over water, over a drop, or otherwise unreachable
- Useful for crane shots and elevated camera positions
- Can also be used to calculate image circle
Running Time to Length
- Convert film running time into physical film length
- Supports variable frame rates for off-speed shooting
- Works with all formats from 8mm through 65/70mm and IMAX
- Displays frames-per-foot values for each format
Shooting to Screen Time
- Calculate how long off-speed shots will appear on screen
- Works with variable camera speeds for slow motion and time compression
- Supports different projector and playback speeds
Color Correction
- Identify the correct filters to balance tungsten and daylight sources
- View both stop loss and mired shift for accurate correction
- Includes a color temperature picker for common lighting conditions
- Supports unlimited manually entered Kelvin values
Time Lapse
- Calculate shooting intervals based on event duration and desired screen time
- Determine total capture time and resulting playback length
- Computes exposure time
- Supports variable projector and playback speeds
Scene Illumination
- Calculate peak beam intensity at any distance from the light source
- Displays illumination in either foot-candles or lux
Light Coverage
- Determine how much area a lamp will illuminate at a given distance
- Uses beam angle and throw distance to calculate beam width
- Helps position lights precisely for consistent coverage
Underwater Distance
- Determine accurate subject distance when shooting underwater with flat ports
- Translates measured surface distance into the correct underwater focus setting
Diopter
- Determine the usable focus range when shooting with diopters
- Adjust lens focus markings to reflect true diopter focus distances
Macro
- Design macro compositions using focal length, subject size, and camera format
- Calculates image size for your chosen camera
- Reveals corrected f-stop and resulting depth of field
- Set the desired fill percentage to control framing
- Provides magnification and extension length values for precise setup
Speed Booster® Adapter
- See exactly how a Speed Booster changes focal length, field of view, and depth of field
- Calculates the effective focal length after reduction
- Calculates the effective boosted aperture
- Build custom camera formats with adapters applied for use throughout pCAM Pro
- Includes 050×, 058×, 064×, and 071× adapter options
