For Blackmagic cameras
Your camera, in your pocket.
Bluetooth+ lets you control your Blackmagic camera wirelessly from your iPhone or iPad — start recording, pull focus, dial in exposure and keep the slate up to date, without touching the rig.
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Everything on set, one tap away.
Every Bluetooth+ user gets the full set of core camera controls.
Record & stills
Start and stop recording, trigger stills, switch the active card and power the camera on or off.
Follow focus & zoom
Pull focus wirelessly, trigger autofocus and control zoom on supported electronic lenses.
Exposure
Aperture, shutter angle or speed, ISO and auto-exposure modes — all at your fingertips.
White balance & tint
Five handy presets plus auto white balance, with fine control over Kelvin and tint.
Codec, resolution & frame rate
Change codec and resolution on the fly, including off-speed frame rates.
Digital slate
Keep scene, shot and take metadata current, with optional location data from your device.
Control lock & slate-only mode
Lock critical settings while rolling, or hand an assistant a slate-only view that can't touch the camera.
Playback, audio & overlays
Play back and step through clips, adjust audio levels and toggle monitor overlays.
Built for bigger shoots.
Upgrade to Pro to run multi-camera setups and add physical controllers.
Multi-Cam mode
Control up to 12 Blackmagic cameras at once.
- Up to 3 Control Groups for fine-grained control
- Sync record, white balance, tint, frame rate, shutter, ISO, overlays, slate and autofocus across a group
- Still adjust iris, focus, codec and more camera-by-camera
- Give cameras nicknames for quick identification
External controllers
Connect a Tilta Nucleus Nano or Nucleus-M.
- Control focus and iris from a real hand wheel
- Start and stop recording from the controller
- Zoom and focus control on Pocket Cinema Camera 4K
Frequently asked questions.
Compatibility, connection tips and what's possible over Bluetooth.
Which cameras and devices are supported?
Bluetooth+ works with Blackmagic cameras that support Bluetooth control, including Pocket Cinema Camera 4K & 6K, URSA Mini Pro G1 & G2 and Cinema Camera 6K.
It runs on iPhone and iPad with iOS 13 or later.
I'm having trouble connecting to my camera. What should I do?
If you've connected before but can't connect now, start by removing the camera from your device's Bluetooth settings: go to Settings → Bluetooth and find your camera. It will look something like A:123ABC4D, matching the Hardware ID shown in your camera's Setup menu (you may need to scroll through a couple of pages to find it).
Next, clear all known devices from the camera: open the Setup tab in the camera's menu, scroll to Bluetooth and tap Clear All.
Then try connecting again from Bluetooth+.
Does Bluetooth+ have a live view feature?
Sadly, live view isn't possible with current Blackmagic cameras. Their Bluetooth implementation doesn't offer the bandwidth for it, and their API makes no allowance for it. Perhaps a future camera will make it possible.
Why don't I have focus marks on the Focus page?
On EF-mount cameras (Pocket 6K, 6K Pro and URSA Mini Pro) focus marks aren't possible, because the camera gives us no information about the lens's absolute focus position.
On the Pocket 4K we can tell the lens “go to 75% of your focus range” and away it goes. On EF-mount cameras we can only say “focus a little closer (or further) than you are now”, with no reference point for where it was or where it is.
The focus distance you see on screen is only a very rough estimate reported by the lens, and can't be used to pull focus in a smooth, repeatable way.
How smooth is wireless follow focus?
It works well for nice, slow pulls. Because of the nature of Bluetooth, fast pulls may not feel entirely smooth. On EF-mount cameras pulls can be jerkier depending on the lens. The app also can't see manual focus changes made on the lens itself.
What playback controls are available?
You can start playing a clip forwards or backwards and move between clips. Pausing, changing playback speed and looping aren't currently supported over Bluetooth.
Need a hand?
Having trouble, or have a feature request? Don't hesitate to get in touch.
support@bluetoothplus.app
Leave the rig alone.
Download Bluetooth+ and take control of your Blackmagic camera from anywhere on set.
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