- pCAM Film+Digital Calculator
- iTunes
- 29.99 USD
- iPhone, iPod touch
- Thin Man Inc.
Description
• Originally developed in 1998 for the Palm device, this award-winning app has become a time-tested industry standard. The developer’s a working Camera Assistant who understands that calculations must be done quickly, simply, and on the run.
• 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, 2010. Won an Engineering Plaque for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
• 2013 Technical Achievement Award from Society of Camera Operators. “For outstanding contributions to cinematography through the design and development of the pCAM Film+Digital Calculator.”
• A Cinematography and Still Photography calculator for Photographers, Directors of Photography, Camera Operators, Camera Assistants, VFX Supervisors, Script Supervisors, Gaffers, Grips, Motion Picture Editors, Production Designers, Art Directors, Film and Photography Students.
• Calculates: Depth of Field - Hyperfocal – Image Circle - Splits/Aperture Finder - Field of View (Picture Sizes) - Field of View Preview (with images to size shots) - Angle of View – Relative Sizes (compares sensors) - Focal Length (lens) Matching – Triangulate - Exposure - Running Time to Length - Shooting to Screen Time - HMI Flicker-free - Color Correction (choosing color correction filters) - Diopter - Macro - Time Lapse - Underwater Distance - Scene Illumination (beam intensity) - Light Coverage (width/distance) - Mired Shift (with suggested color correction gels) - Conversion calculator - Siemens Star (Focus chart) - Insert Slate - Reference (Technical charts, lists and tables: Cine Film stocks, Cine Lens Manufacturers, Miniature Shooting, Safe Panning Speeds, Zone System).
• Differs from other Photography apps because it has a hi-res graphical interface that is both easy to use and helps the user understand how each calculation is applied. It was designed specifically for professional photographers and filmmakers and has the correct Still, HD Video and Motion Picture Camera manufacturer’s specs for Image Size and Circle of Confusion.
• Features:
✓ Works on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
✓ Graphical interface with retina screen High
Resolution.
✓ Calculates instantly and automatically as each entry is changed.
✓ Saves entries until you
change or reset.
✓ Quick Gestural finger changes to Depth of Field’s Distance and Aperture inputs.
✓
Customizable, user-defined Camera Formats, CoC and Filters.
✓ Easy Picker wheels for Aperture, Camera Formats and
Light Sources.
✓ Quick Buttons for Camera Formats; Jumps to “Film,” “Video,” “Stills,” or “Custom.”
✓ Global
settings for Feet & Inches or Metric - EI or ASA - Foot-candles or Lux, Exposure defaults, Depth of Field nudging
increments.
✓ Built-in User Guide on each screen.
✓ Motion Picture formats: 8mm - 16mm - 35mm - VistaVision
- 65mm - 70mm - IMAX.
✓ HD Video formats: 1/4”, 1/3”, 1/2”, 2/3” HD CCD - 35mm Still Lens Adapters - Digital HD
SLR’s, Super 35mm-sized HD - 65mm-sized HD.
✓ Still Camera formats: 35mm Standard - 4/3 - APS - Panoramic - DSLR
- Digital backs - 6x6 cm - 6x7 cm - 4x5 - 5x7 - 8x10.
• A PDF version of the complete User Guide is available on the pCAM Film+Digital Calculator website.
What's New
Version 4.4.1 (Feb 2, 2013)
• Added Video Camera Formats: Canon EOS C100 (16:9, 1.85, 2.40), Canon 6D (16:9, 1.85, 2.40) – Lumix DMX-GH3
(16:9, 1.85, 2.40) - Nikon D600 (16:9, 1.85, 2.40), Nikon D3200 (16:9, 1.85, 2.40) – Sony f5 (Full, 16:9, 1.85, 2.40) –
Sony f55 (Full, 16:9, 1.85, 2.40).
• Added Still Camera Formats: Canon EOS 6D – Lumix DMX-GH3 (4:3, 16:9) - Nikon
D600 – Nikon D3200.
• Corrected typo on Reference’s Miniature.
• Artwork changes.
Version 4.4 (Sep 10, 2012)
• Added Reference app. Technical charts, lists and tables (Cine Film stocks, Cine Lens Manufacturers, Miniature
Shooting, Safe Panning Speeds, Zone System).
• Added Video Camera Formats: Black Magic Design Cinema (16:9, 1.85,
2.40), Canon EOS C500 (16:9, 1.85, 2.40), Canon EOS 1Dc (16:9, 1.85, 2.40), Canon T4i (16:9, 1.85, 2.40).
• Added
Still Camera Formats: Canon EOS 1Dc, Canon T4i/650D.
• Various fixes and tweaks.
Version 4.3.1 (Jul 27, 2012)
• Added Relative Size app. Compares digital sensor and film aperture sizes.
• Added Sony NEX-FS700 (16:9,
1.85, 2.40).
• Various fixes and tweaks.
Version 4.3 (May 1, 2012)
• Added Still Camera Formats: Nikon D800 (FX, 1.2x, DX and 5:4 modes).
• Various fixes and tweaks.
Version 4.2.9 (Apr 21, 2012)
• Added Video Camera Formats: Canon 5D Mark III (16:9, 1.85, 2.40) – Sony Alpha a65 (16:9, 1.85, 2.40) – Sony
Alpha a77 (16:9, 1.85, 2.40).
• Added Still Camera Formats: Canon EOS T3 – Canon EOS T3i – Canon EOS 5D Mark III –
Canon EOS 60D/60Da – Sony Alpha a65 – Sony Alpha a77.
Version 4.2.8 (Apr 13, 2012)
• Added Video Camera Format: Panasonic AG-AF100.
• Added Still Camera Formats: Leica MP/M7 – Leica
M9/M9-P.
Version 4.2.7 (Feb 27, 2012)
• Added Video Camera Formats: Alexa Studio and Alexa M - Red Scarlet - Nikon D4 (16:9, 1.85, 2.40) – Nikon D800
(16:9, 1.85, 2.40).
• Added Still Camera Formats: Nikon D4 - Nikon D800.
Version 4.2.6 (Jan 30, 2012)
• Added Video Camera Format: Ikonoskop A-Cam dII - 1.78
• Added Still Camera Formats: Hasselblad H4D-31 -
Hasselblad H4D-40 - Hasselblad H4D-50 - Hasselblad H4D-50MS/200MS - Hasselblad H4D-60 - Hasselblad (back) CFV-39/50.
Version 4.2.5 (Dec 20, 2011)
• Added Video Camera Format: Sony NEX-FS100 (16:9, 1.85, 2.40).
Version 4.2.4 (Dec 14, 2011)
• Added Video Camera Formats: Canon EOS C300 (16:9, 1.85, 2.40).
• Added Video Camera Formats: Nikon 1 (16:9,
1.85, 2.40).
• Added Still Camera Format: Nikon 1.
• Fixed email to tech support from device.
Version 4.2.3 (Oct 31, 2011)
• Added Video Camera Format: Canon EOS 1Dx (16:9, 1.85, 2.40).
• Added Video Camera Formats: Nikon D3100 and
D5100 (16:9, 1.85, 2.40).
• Added Still Camera Format: Canon EOS 1Dx.
• Added Still Camera Formats: Nikon
D3100 and D5100.
• Other minor tweaks.
Version 4.2.2 (Oct 24, 2011)
• Triangulate buttons are more responsive.
Version 4.2.1 (Oct 16, 2011)
• Apple Bug fixed.
Version 4.2 (Oct 11, 2011)
• New Triangulate app added.
• Camera formats now display Horizontal, Vertical and Image Circle.
• Video
Camera Format: Sony f65 (1.89, 1.78, 1.85, 2.40).
• iOS 5 compliant.
Version 4.1 (May 20, 2011)
• Touch the camera icon to quickly jump back and forth between Depth of Field and Field of View.
• User
requested artwork tweaks.
Version 4.0.2 (May 2, 2011)
• Added Video Camera Formats: Lumix GH2 (1.78, 1.85 & 2.40).
• Added Still Camera Format: Lumix
GH2
Version 4.0.1 (Feb 17, 2011)
• Changed minimum distance input to 1” (.03m).
• Changed minimum focal length input to 1mm.
• Added
Video Camera Formats: Nikon D7000 (1.78, 1.85 & 2.40).
• Added Still Camera Format: Nikon D7000.
Version 4.0 (Jan 28, 2011)
• New artwork and redesign for retina display and iPad in 2x mode.
• Focal Length entry linking between Depth
of Field, Splits – Aperture Finder and Field of View.
• Distance entry linking between Depth of Field and Field of
View.
• Tech Support email-sending within app.
• Added Video Camera formats: Red Epic S35, 5K and Sony
PMWF-3.
• iOS 4.2 compliant.
• Other minor tweaks.
Version 3.2 (Dec 2, 2010)
• Added Video Camera formats: Phantom Flex, Panasonic AG-AF101.
Version 3.1 (Jun 22, 2010)
• Added new app called Insert Slate.
• Added Video Camera format: Canon T2i (1.78, 1.85, 2.40).
•
Added Still Camera format: Canon EOS T2i.
• iOS 4.0 compliant.
• Other minor tweaks.
Version 3.0.5 (May 19, 2010)
• Added Video formats: Cinevate/Letus/Redrock 35mm adapters, Pro35/Mini35 adapter, Arri D21/Alexa, Weisscam.
• Other minor tweaks.
Version 3.0.4 (Mar 9, 2010)
• Corrected aspect ratio for “Sony PMW-EX1/EX3 - 1.78” Video camera.
• Other minor tweaks.
Version 3.0.3 (Feb 4, 2010)
• Added Video Camera formats for Canon 1D Mark IV, Red One Anamorphic and Red One 4.5K Widescreen.
• Added
Still Camera formats for Panasonic Lumix GF1K, Canon EOS 40D and 12 other Canon EOS formats.
• Other minor
tweaks.
Version 3.0.2 (Dec 5, 2009)
• Added Pentax K-x, Sony A500, Sony A550 and Sony A850 Still camera formats.
• Other minor tweaks.
Version 3.0.1 (Nov 6, 2009)
• Added 5 new Panasonic Lumix G1 and GH1 Still camera formats.
• Added Canon EOS 1D Mark IV Still camera
format.
• Fined-tuned format sizes for Panasonic Lumix formats in 16:9 and 3:2
• Changed Large Camera formats
and Digital Back formats from portrait to landscape mode for better Focal Length and Field of View comparison.






