Is this good? I never considered anything other than FreeDcam/OpenCamera/GCam/stock.
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Halo effect warning. I own/use some other Blackmagic camera, controls, and software; they're industrial strength. I was irrationally avoiding them for reasons I can't even recall now. Probably some BS "Who are they? They can't possibly be any good." So I'm excited to try this out, but my knee jerk reaction is: FINALLY! Blackmagic's products IMO have so much attention to things pros need, that even if this is only so-so, it could easily evolve into making Android phones a semi-proper video camera competitor to iOS ProRes.
Yeah, that doesn't really answer your question, but hopefully adds some context to something something cinnamon toast crunch.
I see. Seems to be a pretty good piece of software, though being proprietary. Just tried installing and it seems to require Android 13+ and I'm on 11 sadly :/
Okay, I just recorded some h.265 footage with a Pixel 7a. I haven't had a chance to pull the video into Resolve (another Blackmagic product). Using Camera 2 is intuitive* and powerful. Quick, intuitive controls for focus, exposure, and white balance locks. Easy focus and exposure, easy access to the controls I need on the fly. I didn't see a RAW video option, but the gamut looks reasonable enough to be able to apply a LUT and still get the final effect I want. YMMV, however I think this results in video that I can use when I'm shooting in situations where I don't want to use my bigger video camera. This is now my go-to for quick shoots and conditions when I don't want to use the bigger, more expensive cameras.
So, thanks OP for this post!
*Gawd, I hate that word for software, but it fits here.