SlingStudio Capture 4+

I attempted to use this app for the first time on the new iPhone 14 pro Max and it’s not wanting to connect. I made sure I selected the sling studio Wi-Fi option but still was unsuccessful. Not sure if it’s the new operating system or the phone itself! Hopefully an update will fix the issue. To be able to use this app for a secondary camera option for my church is very helpful because we don’t have to purchase another camera! The new iPhones have unmatched camera quality!

We’ve had our Sling Studio for a week now and it’s mostly great. However for the price this Capture app really needs to be improved. It would be perfect if it had the functionality found in the FiLMiC Pro app. But at the very least it needs to offer better control of exposure and focus similar to how FiLMiC Pro provides reticles to choose independently choose focus and exposure areas and then lock in each setting by just tapping the respective reticle. The Capture app allowed some exposure setting that looks like it might be allowing us to lock the exposure but shortly after that it switched itself back to auto exposure. These limitations make it very difficult to set matching images on multiple cameras. In fact often the forced auto exposure was significantly overexposed.
It would also be great if the app allowed us to choose some basic options like frame rate. So this app is marginally adequate. They need make it much better. Unfortunately, as it is right now, it just doesn’t allow us to make the best use of the camera’s built in functionality. Hopefully future updates of this app will fix these significant shortcomings.

The capture app comes in handy for turning your iPhone into a wireless camera source for SlingStudio. Like other reviewers have stated, this app needs more features added to be able to control exposure, focus and zoom on-the-fly. Also, you need to add support for 4K to be recorded in the Capture app to the smart phone. I understand the main recording on the SlingStudio hub is set to a max of 1080p, but individual iPhones that have 4K capability should be able to record in 4K within the app, to be used for replacing the clips in post. Another feature request is to add support for a DJI Osmo Mobile to be used as a remote pan/tilt head for the iPhone using Capture. SwitcherStudio has all three of the features I mentioned. If SlingStudio adds these things, it will sell like hotcakes!