pCAM Pro User Reviews

David Eubank

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You are missing out on an amazing app!

If you have not checked out this awesome app, you are missing an opportunity to solve problems that come up for production. I know this app is unique to the camera dept but I assure you that Production Designers, Producers, Chief Lighting Technicians, Key Grips, Storyboard Artists and anyone involved with pre-viz, can gain very useful info from their “what ifs”. pCam is an essential tool in my e-kit. It has saved me thousands of dollars due to its wealth of data. It enables me to see the future.
You must see for yourself.

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peterkeenan

8 months ago

Excellent app

Have owned PCam since the start of my focus pulling career. This app has helped me figure out complicated shots to just last night doing car plate shots with 9 cameras on a array, quickly figured out the hyperfocal distance for all. No need to have a camera implement if you know how to actually use the app. Has helped me countless of time in my Local 600 career. Thanks!

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joshi527

8 months ago

I am a lowly Producer...

...but I have used this incredibly useful app both on my MacBookPro as well as my iPhone. It's in constant update as new cameras are introduced.
There are times when I need technical backup to explain a potential "watch-out" to a client.
I'm not technical and that's why I use pCAM Pro. It simplifies very technical information. It's worth every penny.

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peterkeenan

a year ago

The app should access camera

Great app, BUT it should access camera on iPhone to give the exact POV of the shot, rather than using cartoon cutouts which do not simulate your actual actors.

Can’t say it can’t be done, cause the app “Cadrage” does it and it is rated very high in the App Store. When using your camera, it superimposes the frame (depending on the lens you select) over your camera’s frame.

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General Samus

a year ago

Response from developer

pCAM is a highly precise calculator, not a viewfinder app and they shouldn’t be compared. Precise FoV is calculated using exact known distance, exact focal length and exact aspect-ratio pixels. Using the iPhone’s camera would require the user to mount their iPhone, take the photograph, measure the distance, enter the distance, research what focal length their device uses, enter that focal length, then double-check that the camera is cropped to the correct aspect ratio. The illustrations do all of that plus add an extra element for accuracy, the exact height of each illustration is coded in.

A Service To The Industry

This piece of programming is a major service to the industry. It’s clearly driven by love because it’s certainly not driven by money. Thank you, David!

Bill Dill, ASC

MaynardGKrebs

a year ago

Great App with one huge thing missing

Love the app. So many tools to make sure your production looks & feels great.

The only thing that would make the app better from my experience with the app, is when previewing your shot in “Field of View”, the app should access your phone’s camera where the user can see exactly what their shot will look like depending on the camera and lens being used, rather than cartoon cut-outs that include dimensions (because people are different sizes and shapes).

That feature would make this app perfect.

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General Samus

2 years ago

Response from developer

That would be highly inaccurate because FoV is calculated using exact known distance, exact focal length and exact aspect-ratio pixels. Using the iPhone’s camera would require the user to mount their iPhone, take the photograph, measure the distance, enter the distance, research what focal length their device uses, enter that focal length, then double-check that the camera is cropped to the correct aspect ratio. The illustrations do all of that plus add an extra element for accuracy, the exact height of each illustration is coded in.

The electronic resource.

I’ve been using pCAM since it was on palm pilot. It is THE cinematography resource, and the standard for which all other similar apps must be judged.

WillNYC1979

2 years ago

Essential part of my kit

As a VFX Supervisor and Artist, this app is a necessary part of my kit. I use it for sensor size comparisons, FOV dimensions, and a myriad of other camera and lighting items that are important for the VFX team. If you’re in the industry, you need this app.

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