PlugView: Camera Field Monitor

Turn your iPhone into a monitor for your camera. One USB-C cable is all it takes: no recorder, no HDMI adapter, no extra battery. PlugView shows your camera's live view full size on your iPhone and adds the field monitor tools you use to judge exposure, color and focus on set. FREE TO TRY The live view is free: plug in your camera and see right away that it works. All tools below are unlocked with PlugView Pro, a one-time purchase. In the demo you can try every tool before buying. EXPOSURE AND COLOR • Histogram, waveform, RGB parade and vectorscope • Inspector: all four scopes at a glance • Spot meter: drag it onto any spot and read the level in % or in stops • Zebra with free threshold, plus a range zebra for skin tones • False color in % or in stops for S-Log3, S-Log2, HLG and Rec.709, with a legend on the picture • Scopes in three sizes with adjustable opacity LOOK • Built-in S-Log3, S-Log2 and HLG to Rec.709 • Import your own LUTs as .cube files • LUT strength slider to blend any look • Scopes before or after the LUT FOCUS AND FRAMING • Focus peaking in five colors with adjustable sensitivity and thick outlines, also over a monochrome image • Pinch to zoom up to 8× to check focus • Frame guides for 2.39:1, 2:1, 1.85:1, 17:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 4:5 and 9:16 with adjustable darkening • Rule of thirds, center mark and safe area • Desqueeze for anamorphic lenses from 1.25× to 2×, or your own factor CONTROL THE CAMERA • Change shutter speed, aperture, ISO, white balance, focus mode and focus area from your iPhone • Fire the shutter and start movie recording • Follow focus and power zoom buttons ON SET • Chroma key to check green and blue screens • Overlay a reference image to match a setup exactly • Flip and rotate the picture, also for self-recording • Screen lock against accidental taps • Record the live view as a video on your iPhone, with sound from the iPhone microphone FAIR AND PRIVATE Free live view, one purchase for everything else. No subscription, no account. PlugView collects no data. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone with USB-C and a USB-C cable • A Sony camera with "PC Remote" over USB, set to connection method "USB" • Built and tested with the Sony Alpha 7 IV. Other Sony cameras with PC Remote over USB should work too, some with fewer controls. See the camera list at plugview.pages.dev/cameras Sony and Alpha are trademarks of Sony Group Corporation. PlugView is not affiliated with Sony.