{"id":1149,"date":"2025-09-10T21:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T17:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/blackmagics-camera-dock-works-with-the-new-iphones-professional-filmmaking-features\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T21:27:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T17:27:02","slug":"blackmagics-camera-dock-works-with-the-new-iphones-professional-filmmaking-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/blackmagics-camera-dock-works-with-the-new-iphones-professional-filmmaking-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackmagic\u2019s camera dock works with the new iPhone\u2019s professional filmmaking features"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Blackmagic Camera ProDock connected to an iPhone 17 Pro alongside an elaborate filming rig.\" data-caption=\"The Camera ProDock includes top and bottom mounting points for incorporating it into professional filming rigs. | Image: Blackmagic Design\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Blackmagic Design\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/blackmagic1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\tThe Camera ProDock includes top and bottom mounting points for incorporating it into professional filming rigs. | Image: Blackmagic Design\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">It was briefly mentioned by Apple\u2019s Greg Joswiak during the company\u2019s \u201cAwe dropping\u201d event yesterday, but today <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackmagicdesign.com\/media\/release\/20250910-01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackmagic Design officially announced its new Camera ProDock<\/a> that \u201cadds professional camera connections to iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max.\u201d These include additional USB-C ports for connecting accessories like external storage drives and BNC connectors that take advantage of the 17 Pro\u2019s new genlock support for syncing with multiple cameras and other filmmaking gear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The Blackmagic Camera ProDock will be available through the company\u2019s global network of resellers and Apple for $295, although <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/shop\/product\/HS8B2ZM\/A\/blackmagic-camera-prodock?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple\u2019s online store<\/a> currently has it listed as \u201ccoming soon\u201d for $299.95.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">When connected to the iPhone 17 Pro\u2019s USB-C port, the Camera ProDock enables the smartphone to connect to professional video production tools like switchers and timecode generators. Now that Apple\u2019s flagship smartphone supports genlock it can be synchronized to other cameras in a multi-cam environment and be used to film LED walls in a virtual production without flickering by matching its capture rate to the refresh rate of the giant screens.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/blackmagic3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" alt=\"The Blackmagic Camera ProDock with overlaid text describing the function of each of its ports.\" title=\"The Blackmagic Camera ProDock with overlaid text describing the function of each of its ports.\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"&lt;em&gt;The Camera ProDock adds HDMI, USB-C, audio, genlock, and timecode ports to the iPhone 17 Pro.&lt;\/em&gt; | Image: Blackmagic Design\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Blackmagic Design\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The Camera ProDock adds three additional USC-ports, a locking 12V DC power input, an HDMI port for an external preview display, two BNC connectors to interface with professional genlock and timecode generators, and a pair of 3.5mm stereo audio in and out ports for using external microphones or headphones. On the top and bottom of the dock you\u2019ll also find locking mounting points so it can be securely incorporated into a more elaborate iPhone filming rig. The Camera ProDock is designed to work seamlessly with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/6\/24\/24184789\/blackmagic-design-free-camera-app-android-samsung-galaxy-google-pixel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free Blackmagic Camera app<\/a> that features more manual control and tools designed for professional videographers you won\u2019t find in the stock iOS camera app.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/blackmagic2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0.017593244194231,0,99.964813511612,100\" alt=\"A camera operator holds a film rig with an iPhone 17 Pro and Blackmagic Camera ProDock attached.\" title=\"A camera operator holds a film rig with an iPhone 17 Pro and Blackmagic Camera ProDock attached.\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"&lt;em&gt;A locking power input on the Camera ProDock ensures USB-C accessories remain powered while a camera rig is moving around.&lt;\/em&gt; | Image: Blackmagic Design\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Blackmagic Design\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Camera ProDock includes top and bottom mounting points for incorporating it into professional filming rigs. | Image: Blackmagic Design [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1149\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}