DollyCam: Cinematic Filming

New: virtual 1.33× and 1.55× anamorphic capture, matching lens desqueeze, and faster mode controls—plus dolly zoom, dual camera, ProRes, and LUTs.

DollyCam turns your iPhone into a one-person cinematic camera rig. Track a face and recreate the Vertigo dolly zoom made famous by Hitchcock, shoot front and back cameras together, record multiple aspect ratios, apply LUTs, or capture anamorphic widescreen—all on-device.

DOLLY ZOOM Tap a face, choose Walk Away or Walk Toward, and press record. DollyCam adjusts zoom while you move to keep your subject the same size as the background stretches or compresses.

• Adjustable zoom response and intensity
• Frame smoothing and noise rejection for handheld movement
• One-direction zoom ratchet for clean takes

ANAMORPHIC FILMING Create a wider cinematic image with four dedicated modes:

• Virtual 1.33× crops a 16:9 frame into an approximately 2.37:1 recording
• Virtual 1.55× crops a 16:9 frame into an approximately 2.76:1 recording
• 1.33× and 1.55× Lens Desqueeze correct footage from a matching anamorphic phone-lens attachment while retaining its full field of view
• A dedicated ANA shortcut displays and switches the active mode from the camera screen

DUAL CAMERA Record the front and back cameras simultaneously:

• Draggable picture-in-picture window
• 50/50 split-screen by dragging PiP to the top or bottom edge
• Combined mode creates one composited video
• Separate mode saves two synchronized files

MULTI-ASPECT RECORDING Capture portrait and landscape in one take:

• Saves 9:16 portrait and 16:9 landscape videos together
• Uses the ultra-wide camera for the landscape crop
• Both files share audio, LUT, and stabilization settings
• On-screen guidance explains incompatible camera modes and offers the required switch

CINEMATIC EXPOSURE Lock a 180-degree shutter angle at 24 or 30 fps for film-like motion blur.

• Auto ISO adapts while shutter speed stays fixed
• Live ISO, low-light, and overexposure indicators
• Tap-to-expose with EV compensation

COLOR GRADING Apply .cube LUTs in real time to the preview and recording.

• 10 built-in cinematic looks
• Import custom .cube files
• Adjustable 0–100% intensity
• GPU-accelerated Metal rendering

PRO VIDEO CONTROLS

• 4K and 1080p
• 24, 25, 30, and 60 fps
• HEVC, H.264, and Apple ProRes 422 variants
• Standard and Cinematic stabilization
• Smooth Lens Switching or isolated Physical Lenses
• Front, ultra-wide, wide, and telephoto lens selection
• Auto focus, manual focus, and focus peaking
• White balance presets and lock-current
• External microphone selection and live level meter
• Volume button recording

BEAUTY CAM Real-time skin smoothing and whitening with adjustable intensity.

• Front-only, front + back full-frame, or front full-frame + tracked back-face application modes
• GPU-accelerated processing
• Quick access beside LUT controls in the Filter Tray

COMPOSITION & WORKFLOW

• Rule of Thirds, Crosshair + Thirds, and 2.39:1 guides
• Accelerometer-based orientation
• Thermal monitoring
• Automatic DollyCam album in Photos
• Save to external drives, SD cards, or device folders
• Built-in video library with batch selection
• No internet required for capture or processing

DollyCam is free for a limited time, then available as a single purchase with no subscription. Custom folder saving is an optional one-time in-app purchase.