Comparison

ZY Cami vs Blackmagic Camera

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ZY Cami

This app empowers mobile filmmakers to create, edit, and share videos with ease. It offers advanced recording capabilities, one-click editing templates, and a suite of creative tools to enhance your content.

Highlights
  • 4K video recording at 60fps
  • SMART video templates for one-click editing
  • Transition effects, special effects, fonts, stickers
  • Various editing templates & video filters
  • One-Touch AI Beautification
  • Intuitive and foolproof interface
Features
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ZY Cami is a versatile ZHIYUN app that provides a comprehensive and intuitive solution for mobile filmmakers to create, edit and share their videos. Unleash your creativity with 4K video recording at 60fps! Newly-released SMART video templates allow you to edit with just a single click! Share your moments with your friends anytime! Various editing tools and features. Refined editing system to shorten your learning curve and improve efficiency. TOP FILMING FEATURES: Supports 4K video recording up to 60fps Intuitive and foolproof interface One-Touch AI Beautification SMART mode video templates lets you edit with just a single click TOP EDITING FEATURES TO UNLEASH CREATIVITY: Provides transition effects, special effects, fonts, stickers Various editing templates & video filters available Discover a fantastic mobile filmmaking world in ZY Cami! EULA: https://www.apple.com.cn/legal/internet-services/itunes/cn/terms.html

About

Blackmagic Camera

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a professional digital film camera. Achieve a cinematic look with Hollywood-grade controls, including frame rate, shutter angle, and ISO adjustments. Record in industry-standard formats directly to cloud storage for seamless global collaboration.

Highlights
  • Digital film camera controls
  • Cinematic 'look' for Hollywood films
  • Adjust frame rate, shutter angle, white balance, ISO
  • Record to Blackmagic Cloud
  • Industry standard 10-bit Apple ProRes files up to 4K
  • Interactive Heads Up Display (HUD)
  • Professional audio options
Features
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Introducing Digital Film for iPhone and iPad! Blackmagic Camera unlocks the power of your iPhone and iPad by adding digital film camera controls and operating systems! Now you can create the same cinematic ‘look’ as Hollywood feature films. You get the same intuitive and user friendly interface as Blackmagic Design’s award winning cameras. So it’s just like using a professional digital film camera! This means you can adjust settings such as frame rate, shutter angle, white balance and ISO all in a single tap. Or record directly to Blackmagic Cloud in industry standard 10-bit Apple ProRes files up to 4K! Recording to Blackmagic Cloud Storage lets you collaborate on DaVinci Resolve projects with editors anywhere in the world, all at the same time! Get the "Hollywood Look" with Digital Film! Blackmagic Camera puts the professional features you need for feature film, television and documentaries in your pocket. Now you can create YouTube and TikTok content with a cinematic look, and broadcast quality ENG! Imagine having a run and gun camera on hand to capture breaking news whenever it happens! Or use Blackmagic Camera as a B Cam to capture angles that are difficult to reach with traditional cameras, while still retaining control of important settings. Best of all, recording to Blackmagic Cloud allows you to get your footage to the newsroom or post production studio in minutes. Interactive Controls for Fast Setup Blackmagic Camera has all the controls you need to quickly setup and start shooting! Everything is interactive, so you can tap any item and instantly change settings without searching through confusing menus! The HUD shows status and record parameters, histogram, focus peaking indicators, levels, frame guides and more. Show or hide the HUD by swiping up or down. You can auto focus by tapping the screen in the area you want to focus. You can shoot in 16:9 or vertical aspect ratios, plus you can shoot 16:9 while holding your phone vertically if you want to shoot unobtrusively. On Screen Heads Up Display The heads up display, or HUD, controls have the most important camera controls such as lens selection, frame rate, shutter angle, timecode, ISO, white balance, gain and audio levels. You can adjust settings such as exposure by touching the ISO indicator, or you can change the audio levels simply by touching the audio meters. Everything is interactive, so if you tap any item you can instantaneously change its settings without having to search through complex menus! Camera Setup Menus The settings tab unlocks the full power of your phone’s camera, with quick access to advanced settings such as monitoring, audio, camera setup, recording and more! The record tab gives you total control over video resolution and recording format including industry standard Apple ProRes or space efficient H.264 and H.265. Plus, you can set anamorphic de-squeeze and lens correction settings. Professional audio options include AAC and PCM format and VU or PPM audio metering. You can even add external microphones! Or add 3D LUTs to recreate film looks! Media The Blackmagic Camera media tab has all the controls you need to browse or scrub clips for quick review, search and sort and view the upload status of your media. Access your media from Blackmagic Camera’s all clips folder by choosing the Media button to see the thumbnails for each clip you have stored. Plus, you can save to the files folder on the phone, send it to Blackmagic Cloud Storage via Blackmagic Cloud or manually choose which clips to upload to a project library. You can even sync media from Blackmagic Camera directly into the DaVinci Resolve project so you’re ready to edit! Live Sync to Blackmagic Cloud Storage When shooting with Blackmagic Camera, the video you capture can be instantly uploaded as a proxy file, followed by the camera originals, and saved to Blackmagic Cloud Storage. This means you can start editing quickly using your proxies, speeding up your workflow.

Screenshots

ZY Cami4 screens
Blackmagic Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blackmagic Camera at 69% against ZY Cami's 13%. Blackmagic Camera also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 12). ZY Cami's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ZY Cami sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Blackmagic Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blackmagic Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackmagic Camera has 23K ratings behind it against 204, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of ZY Cami's written reviews are positive against 69% of Blackmagic Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZY Cami ships an update every 2 months, Blackmagic Camera monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
ZY Cami versus Blackmagic Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZY CamiBlackmagic Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (204 ratings)4.8 (23K ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews69.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20423K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#30 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size398 MB203 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer桂林智神信息技术有限公司Blackmagic Design Inc

Customer experience

ZY Cami

All ratings204 ratings
Positive22.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative72.5%
Written reviews383 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral8.4%
Negative79.1%

Blackmagic Camera

All ratings22,917 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews1,116 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral9.6%
Negative21.4%

User reviews

ZY Cami

From 204 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good gimbal hardware
  • 🚀 Smooth performance when working
  • 💡 Lots of features and customization options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with excessive data collection
  • 👎 Unreliable Bluetooth connectivity
  • 💸 Subscription model for full functionality

Blackmagic Camera

From 23K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Powerful camera controls
  • 👍 Intuitive and well-designed UI
  • 🎥 Cinematic video quality
  • 💰 Free app with professional features
  • 🔗 Integration with Blackmagic ecosystem

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Stability issues and crashes
  • 🔍 Inaccurate storage indicator
  • 🔀 Orientation issues when switching cameras
  • 🔊 Audio input issues
  • 🔒 Lack of remote control/monitoring options

Bugs and requests

ZY Cami

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Firmware update failures
  • Incorrect frame rate recording
  • Tracking and focus issues
  • Compatibility problems with newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improve app stability and reliability
  • Add support for more video codecs and frame rates
  • Simplify user interface and onboarding
  • Provide more control options directly on the gimbal

Blackmagic Camera

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Stabilization issues in certain recording modes
  • Exposure and focus settings not staying locked
  • Timelapse mode not clearly indicated
  • HDMI output not working reliably
  • Audio source randomly switching to 'None'

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add log/flat color profiles
  • Implement waveform and vectorscope monitors
  • Allow locking shutter speed with auto ISO
  • Provide preset options for common settings
  • Add support for external accessories (e.g., gimbals)
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  • Integrate Apple Watch remote control

In-app purchases

12 purchases

ZY Cami

Subscriptions6
  • Prime - Monthly Member$1.991 Month
  • Prime+ Monthly Member$2.491 Month
  • Prime - Quarterly Member$5.493 Months
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  • Prime+ Quarterly Member$6.993 Months
  • Prime - Annually Member$19.991 Year
  • Prime+ Year Member$24.991 Year
One-time6
  • Prime - One-Month Pass$2.99
  • Prime+ One-Month Pass$3.99
  • Prime - One-Quarter Pass$6.99
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  • Prime+ One-Quarter Pass$8.99
  • Prime One-Year Pass$22.99
  • Prime+ One-Year Pass$29.99
None

Blackmagic Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ZY Cami free?
ZY Cami is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blackmagic Camera free?
Blackmagic Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ZY Cami or Blackmagic Camera?
Blackmagic Camera is rated higher. ZY Cami averages 2.1 out of 5 from 204 ratings, while Blackmagic Camera averages 4.8 from 23K ratings.
Do ZY Cami or Blackmagic Camera have ads?
Neither ZY Cami nor Blackmagic Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZY Cami or Blackmagic Camera?
ZY Cami ships an update every 2 months, and Blackmagic Camera monthly. Most recently, ZY Cami was updated on September 15, 2026 and Blackmagic Camera on October 1, 2026.

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