Final Cut Camera

Final Cut Camera is Apple's free video capture app for iPhone, designed for people who shoot footage to edit in Final Cut Pro, or who want manual control over recording. It provides manual exposure, focus and white balance settings, and on supported hardware it records ProRes and Apple Log. Version 2.4, released September 29, 2026, brought a redesigned interface with customizable overlays and a tally light, plus monitoring tools such as an RGB parade, histogram, false color and clipping indicators with adjustable thresholds, and improved focus peaking. Some features depend on the model: aperture priority and shutter priority modes require iPhone 18 Pro, and HDMI-to-SDI output and genlock frame delay require iPhone 17 Pro or later. The app can also send a clean HDMI signal to an external monitor or recorder and connect directly to a Mac for importing footage into Final Cut Pro. It suits videographers, students and anyone building a multicamera setup around iPhones. Apple's release notes name iPhone Duo as one of the devices that can use the new Cinematic mode effects from regular video.

Features

• Manual exposure and focus controls
• ProRes and Apple Log recording on supported models
• RGB parade and histogram
• False color and clipping indicators
• Focus peaking with sensitivity control
• Clean HDMI out
• Import into Final Cut Pro on Mac

Apple's App Store release notes for Final Cut Camera 2.4 (September 29, 2026) say the new option to get Cinematic mode effects from regular video, including with ProRes and Apple Log, requires iPhone 18 Pro or iPhone Duo. Apple does not describe a folded or unfolded layout or any other fold-specific behavior in the app, so we list it as Compatible. DuoDiscover has not yet tested it on a device.

Final Cut Camera is developed by Apple Inc..