Blackmagic Design has announced the launch of its new iPhone dock.
Designed to enable professional camera connectivity with the Apple iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Pro17 Max the Blackmagic Camera ProDock works with the Blackmagic Camera app adding support for external timecode, audio, genlock, SSD recording and more.
Aiming to enhance production flexibility, the dock provides users with the connections required to build a custom rig, as well as supporting high end Blackmagic Camera app for iPhone features such as ProRes RAW. Connections are provided for HDMI monitoring, microphones, headphones, genlock, USB C for external disks and power, enabling integration with industry standard equipment including lens control accessories and timecode generators.
The dock’s power management system ensures everything can run at the same time while powering the iPhone. 3.5mm connections allow microphones and headphones to be used and a full-size HDMI output enables on-set monitoring. Three USB-C ports are included for connection with accessories.
Blackmagic ProDock uses Blackmagic Camera in support of the iPhone’s video features for high-end productions. Featuring the same interface as Blackmagic’s cameras, users can adjust frame rate, shutter angle, white balance, ISO and with a single tap, or record directly to Blackmagic Cloud in industry standard files, enabling collaboration on DaVinci Resolve projects with editors anywhere in the world, all at the same time, said the company.
Blackmagic ProDock key features:
- Adds professional camera connections to iPhone.
- Supports the Blackmagic Camera app on iPhone.
- Supports genlock on iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max to perfectly synchronize multiple cameras for multi-cam production.
- Synchronises cameras and LED walls for flicker free virtual production with iPhone.
- External timecode input for syncing multiple iPhone recordings when editing.
- Includes USB-C expansion ports for accessories and external flash disks.
- Locking 12V DC input powers ProDock, iPhone and all USB-C accessories.
- Includes HDMI output, for connecting to monitors and displays.
- Includes 3.5mm stereo audio output for monitoring using headphones.
- Includes 3.5mm stereo input for external camera mics or wireless mics.
- Includes 1/4-20 pin lock mounting points on top and bottom for easy rigging.
Grant Petty, Blackmagic Design CEO, commented, “iPhone has become an incredibly powerful tool for filmmaking and with new features like genlock, the possibilities continue to expand. The new Blackmagic Camera ProDock brings even more flexibility by adding the professional connections filmmakers expect from a cinema camera to iPhone. When used with Blackmagic Camera, customers also get digital film camera controls, making it the perfect device for multicam and virtual productions. We can’t wait to see how customers are now able to use iPhone in their productions!”
The company has also announced a range of hardware and software updates, expanding support for Apple ProRes Raw.
- DaVinci Resolve 20.2 adds native ProRes RAW and ProRes RAW HQ playback, including footage from the new iPhone 17 Pro
- The Blackmagic Camera 9.8 public beta introduces ProRes RAW recording on the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.
- Blackmagic Video Assist 12G will receive ProRes RAW support in a future update.
