Controlling the BMPCC4K Remotely

[EYu]

Is there an iPhone, iPad, or Android App that connects with the BMPCC 4K via Bluetooth and let you control the camera remotely?

[Robert Niessner]

Yes, for iOS there is Bluetooth+
and for Android Marcus Wolschon has made an App:
https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/v...ndroid#p453767

[EYu]

Is the iOS app on the Apple store? I'm not finding it... what is it called?
Thanks Robert for the link.

[Jim Simon]

Is there any way do control it remotely without a phone?

(There needs to be, at the very least for Start/Stop recording.)

[iammuc]

someone will make something eventually with wire focus, start stop, and remote menu controls using the bluetooth protocol. nothing on the market at the moment

[tyger11]

Is there any way do control it remotely without a phone?

(There needs to be, at the very least for Start/Stop recording.)

It will have to be done via Bluetooth, since the P4K lacks LANC. That will be most easily accomplished via a smartphone, though it's not required. You could use an old phone that doesn't even have a SIM card, so that it doesn't interfere with your using your phone as a phone. I was thinking of getting a refurbished iPhone SE just for this purpse. Back when iPhones were still small, plus it's updatable to the latest version of iOS.

[RyLo]

It will have to be done via Bluetooth, since the P4K lacks LANC. That will be most easily accomplished via a smartphone, though it's not required. You could use an old phone that doesn't even have a SIM card, so that it doesn't interfere with your using your phone as a phone. I was thinking of getting a refurbished iPhone SE just for this purpse. Back when iPhones were still small, plus it's updatable to the latest version of iOS.

It should also be possible through USB-C, though we don't know if you can still pass-through to record to an SSD at the same time.

[tyger11]

It should also be possible through USB-C, though we don't know if you can still pass-through to record to an SSD at the same time.

I don't know that it will be possible to control the camera via USB-C; they've stated its intended purpose was for storage; you can't even do a video signal through the USB-C port, so I wouldn't bet on that unless someone from BMD specifically says so. Frankly, I think that was a missed opportunity (as was the 1080p limitation on the HDMI port). Ah well.

[Robert Niessner]

Is the iOS app on the Apple store? I'm not finding it... what is it called?
Thanks Robert for the link.

„Bluetooth+ for Blackmagic“ from We Are Empire PTY LTD
https://itunes.apple.com/at/app/blue...376947780?mt=8

[Asyndeton]

someone will make something eventually with wire focus, start stop, and remote menu controls using the bluetooth protocol. nothing on the market at the moment

Dean added that to Bluetooth+ the other day, he posted on the Facebook groups:

Dean Lusk
November 12 at 3:47 PM
Just released an update for Bluetooth+ with Follow Focus mode. You can pull focus from the app with supported focus-by-wire MFT lenses. Do have a read of the app store description for some more details and limitations

https://itunes.apple.com/…/bluetooth...6947780…

Edit: Also just realised you might have meant nothing on the market that isn't through a smart phone app, which there isn't yet.