Comparison

Timecode DSLR vs RawCam

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

Head to head
About

Timecode DSLR

Features
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Timecode DSLR is a comprehensive iOS application designed for professional film and video productions. The app enables remote control of professional cameras via WiFi and Bluetooth, offering recording management, timecode tracking, and a powerful marker system. KEY FEATURES: • Professional Camera Control: Remotely control Sony and Canon cameras • SMPTE Timecode Tracking: Precise time synchronization • Marker System: Mark important moments during recording • Apple Watch Integration: Hands-free remote control • PDF Export: Generate detailed shooting reports • Project Management: Organized workflow system • Live View: Monitor the camera feed in real time • Recording Control: Start and stop recording remotely FOR PROFESSIONALS: Ideal for filmmakers, documentary creators, advertising agencies, and video production companies. With timecode synchronization, it ensures perfect alignment in multi-camera shoots. Apple Watch integration allows camera operators to control cameras hands-free, providing significant convenience, especially for solo productions. Supported Cameras: Canon EOS series and more.

About

RawCam

Capture unprocessed DNG photos and clean video without AI enhancements. Take full control of your image processing in your preferred RAW editor. Offers manual controls for exposure, focus, and white balance.

Highlights
  • RAW DNG photo capture
  • Clean HEVC video recording
  • Manual exposure controls
  • Separate focus and exposure targeting
  • White balance adjustment
  • Live histogram and zebra stripes
  • Open source
Features
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RawCam is a minimal camera for unprocessed RAW DNG photos, optional Apple-processed JPEGs, and video. Shoot RAW and decide the final look in your favorite RAW editor, or choose JPG when you want a processed photo ready to use. WHY RAW Processed JPEGs bake in sharpening, noise reduction, and tone mapping. RAW gives you more control over those choices when editing. A DNG file preserves the unprocessed sensor data. You decide how to expose, sharpen, color, and denoise it later, in Lightroom, Capture One, Darkroom, or any other RAW editor. WHAT YOU GET • RAW mode — saves a single 12MP DNG with zero processing • RAW+JPG mode — saves both a clean DNG and a processed JPEG from the selected native rear lens • JPG-only mode — saves one Apple-processed JPEG without a DNG • Optional location tags for photos and videos, off by default • Video mode — records HEVC video to Photos, with extra formats shown only when the current device supports them • Tap to focus anywhere on the preview • Long-press to lock focus • Manual exposure controls for ISO and shutter speed • Quick Auto/Manual controls, with scrollable expanded tools • Tap exposure readouts or swipe up to reveal controls • Hold the photo shutter to start video; tap to stop • EV compensation for auto exposure • Separate focus and exposure targeting • AF/AE lock from the tools grid • White balance controls with presets and Kelvin adjustment • Lens selector with RAW availability • Quick native rear-lens selection • Optional grid, horizon level, and self-timer • Optional aspect guides and steadier photo capture • Volume-button shutter • Three-shot RAW exposure bracketing • RawCam roll for recent in-app photos and videos • Last-shot details for lens, ISO, shutter, EV, white balance, and clipping • App Shortcut for Shortcuts, Siri, Spotlight, and Action Button launch • Flash with off, on, and auto modes • Rear-camera focused capture, with front-camera switching removed to avoid mirrored or distorted RAW previews • Live histogram with orange edge bars for clipped shadows or highlights • Zebra stripes when highlights are clipping • Portrait orientation, designed for one-handed use PRIVACY RawCam has no account, login, analytics, advertising, third-party tracking, or server. It does not send captures or location to the developer. Optional location tags are stored in your media, Photos assets, and local RawCam roll. Your Photos syncing and sharing settings determine where those files and their metadata go. ABOUT THE 12 MEGAPIXEL CAP Apple caps third-party RAW capture at 12MP. The 48MP full sensor readout is reserved for the system Camera app. This is a platform limitation that applies to every third-party camera, not a RawCam limitation. OPEN SOURCE RawCam is open source under the MIT license. The full source lives at github.com/madebysan/rawcam. SUPPORT Found a bug or have a request? Email me directly. The support page link below has FAQs and a contact address.

Screenshots

Timecode DSLR4 screens
RawCam3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RawCam at none against Timecode DSLR's 2. RawCam also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). Timecode DSLR's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Timecode DSLR sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. RawCam asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timecode DSLR ships an update every 6 months, RawCam every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Timecode DSLR versus RawCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimecode DSLRRawCam
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermustafa atesSantiago Alonso Alexandre

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Timecode DSLR

One-time2
  • Timecode Dslr Life Time$2.99
  • Timecode Dslr Life Tİme$2.99
None

RawCam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timecode DSLR free?
Timecode DSLR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RawCam free?
RawCam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Timecode DSLR or RawCam have ads?
Neither Timecode DSLR nor RawCam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timecode DSLR or RawCam?
Timecode DSLR ships an update every 6 months, and RawCam every 5 days. Most recently, Timecode DSLR was updated on October 7, 2026 and RawCam on September 28, 2026.

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