DollyCam: Cinematic Filming

DollyCam turns your iPhone into a one-person cinematic camera rig. Track a face and recreate the Vertigo dolly zoom made famous by Hitchcock, shoot front and back cameras together, record multiple aspect ratios, apply LUTs, or capture anamorphic widescreen—all on-device.

DOLLY ZOOM
Tap a face, choose Walk Away or Walk Toward, and press record. DollyCam adjusts zoom while you move to keep your subject the same size as the background stretches or compresses.
- Adjustable zoom response and intensity
- Frame smoothing and noise rejection for handheld movement
- One-direction zoom ratchet for clean takes

ANAMORPHIC FILMING
Create a wider cinematic image with four dedicated modes:
- Virtual 1.33× crops a 16:9 frame into an approximately 2.37:1 recording
- Virtual 1.55× crops a 16:9 frame into an approximately 2.76:1 recording
- 1.33× and 1.55× Lens Desqueeze correct footage from a matching anamorphic phone-lens attachment while retaining its full field of view
- A dedicated ANA shortcut displays and switches the active mode from the camera screen

DUAL CAMERA
Record the front and back cameras simultaneously:
- Draggable picture-in-picture window
- 50/50 split-screen by dragging PiP to the top or bottom edge
- Combined mode creates one composited video
- Separate mode saves two synchronized files

MULTI-ASPECT RECORDING
Capture portrait and landscape in one take:
- Saves 9:16 portrait and 16:9 landscape videos together
- Uses the ultra-wide camera for the landscape crop
- Both files share audio, LUT, and stabilization settings
- On-screen guidance explains incompatible camera modes and offers the required switch

CINEMATIC EXPOSURE
Lock a 180-degree shutter angle at 24 or 30 fps for film-like motion blur.
- Auto ISO adapts while shutter speed stays fixed
- Live ISO, low-light, and overexposure indicators
- Tap-to-expose with EV compensation

COLOR GRADING
Apply .cube LUTs in real time to the preview and recording.
- 10 built-in cinematic looks
- Import custom .cube files
- Adjustable 0–100% intensity
- GPU-accelerated Metal rendering

PRO VIDEO CONTROLS
- 4K and 1080p
- 24, 25, 30, and 60 fps
- HEVC, H.264, and Apple ProRes 422 variants
- Standard and Cinematic stabilization
- Smooth Lens Switching or isolated Physical Lenses
- Front, ultra-wide, wide, and telephoto lens selection
- Auto focus, manual focus, and focus peaking
- White balance presets and lock-current
- External microphone selection and live level meter
- Volume button recording

BEAUTY CAM
Real-time skin smoothing and whitening with adjustable intensity.
- Front-only, front + back full-frame, or front full-frame + tracked back-face application modes
- GPU-accelerated processing
- Quick access beside LUT controls in the Filter Tray

COMPOSITION & WORKFLOW
- Rule of Thirds, Crosshair + Thirds, and 2.39:1 guides
- Accelerometer-based orientation
- Thermal monitoring
- Automatic DollyCam album in Photos
- Save to external drives, SD cards, or device folders
- Built-in video library with batch selection
- No internet required for capture or processing

DollyCam is free for a limited time, then available as a single purchase with no subscription. Custom folder saving is an optional one-time in-app purchase.