Cinema FV-5

The left and right stereo channels are swapped, a toggle setting to swap left and right would be very helpful. When using custom audio settings, only mono sound is recorded. Headphones only play mono during recording even when stereo is being recorded. For me, these are real problems, and I hope that the developer responds to my email and fixes them. But this is a great app nonetheless, lots of control, easy to use, and many improvements since I last tried it. Keep at it! Thank you!

Pity, it looks pretty good and has a lot of promise. Samsung S6, Android 6.0.1 Checked the system requirements and purchased the recorder for my holiday. All that FV-5 recorded was a still image and a X minutes of audio. Pretty disappointed. Contacted developer & no response several weeks later..

Great app! I only have one issue. I wanted this for the smooth zooming. However it gets glichy with pinch zooming. There's a quick white flicker when zooming this way. And zooming with the volume keys is not as smooth and slow. Can you please make an update with a single finger zoom slider on the side of the screen?

This is potentially a great app. But after 11 months, the devs still have not done a simple software fix for the Nexus 5x which prevents everything you record turning out inverted. Google made this simple fix available in the Android SDK nearly a year ago, but the devs have not bother to change one simple line of code to rectify so you could use it properly. It only works if you record with the phone upside down. Poor. Don't waste your money, the devs don't listen to your concerns even after you've paid.

Good stuff. App crashes sometimes...but the features included...excellent. Love the histogram and manual control feature while recording. Having some difficulty with increased frame rate. When I want to shoot slow motion I have to go back to the stock Samsung app. Worth the money still.

Might be a really good app. But, I'm having an issue w/app constantly refocusing during recording, making the app unusable. Wrote support a week ago, and despite developer's claim most replies w/I 24 hours, haven't rec'd a response. I did d/l and read user's manual, but have been unable to correct problem.

Running LG G4 on rooted, custom rom. I was experimenting with higher bitrate 4k video availible in this app - the phone overheated and crashed hard needing a factory reset - My camera module hasn't worked since. I was trying to record 4k UHD at 60mbps

Do not expect any email support. You get what you see. Any emails go unanswered. The best way to develop an app is to listen to your customers. I expected a bit more for those of us who have paid.

Great! Everything i wanted! 2 requests-please can you make it possible to mute all app sounds [when hitting record it still makes a noise, even though I've turned sounds off in the app] AND can you please make it so the screen flips when you rotate the phone? Don't know why this this doesn't automatically happen. Also, time lapse and slomo would be great additions. Thanks! Excellent app! Love how much this operates like a dslr and more!

Still waiting to hear about how this app will be fixed to work on my Samsung Galaxy Tab A....I still want my paid app to work. Your service sucks. I brought this up five months ago, and haven't heard anything about you fixing the issue.

With last couple updates. Fv-5 continually goes in and out of focus. A restart of phone corrects this. But only temporarily. Compatibility setting did not solve issue either. This does not occur in other or native camera app. Galaxy S5 Android 6.01

Good video app with Auto and Manual control. The included functions work very well. Focus options are excellent. Some issues for LG V10/20 users; no 4K recording, no mic balancing, no selection between the 2 front cameras on v10 - you get the wide angle only.

The inability to change focus plane by swiping is a deal breaker. So no MF mode was there. Its still possible to change focus while recording by tapping, but I loose control over the speed of focal plane change. It's specially disappointing as its shown in the app video, but not found in actual app. I would like a refund if possible.

Two big bugs on nexus 6. 1: To record 4k you need to switch back and forth between 4k and 1080p every time. 2: Blank video file created in folder at all time.

Overall a powerful video app. Can record in high bit rates. Crashes when the forground when a device is shut off. Very much needs Keep / Discard prompt buttons option after shooting clips to help triage and delete clips as you go. Need bigger record button. Sometimes f-stops appear not to have effect.

This app is expensive but doesn't even work. 1. Selfie cam doesn't record video 2. No separate quality setting for back and front cam 3. No slow motion rec. These are deal breakers for me

Yeah, focus keeps going out-of-focus when not set to infinity.. Pretty lame update, used to work well on my motoG3.. Might just give up on this app..

I like the app, but can you tell me why I don't have the manual focus option? I'm using a galaxy s5. I'd give 5 stars for that feature that you guys show in your promo video.

Used to work on LG G4 but now i can't record with this paid app. It tells me the audio/video settings won't work with me device. I've set all settings back to factory and it still won't work!

Update - Over 2 months and customer support still hasn't responded to my email and issued me a refund. DO NOT BUY THIS APP! Touch control features DO NOT work... FOCUS DOESN'T WORK! No manual focus control or similar touch control features. Pinch zoom is stepped rather than smooth. This app is completely useless to Samsung Galaxy users, the stock camera app works better. I'm seriously disappointed and I would like a FULL refund please.

The quality of recording is getting severely compromised compared to the stock camera app. The pixels are breaking big time regardless of what setting i use, i don't know if it's just me or anyone else is having the same problem. Would appreciate any help from the developers. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Haven't received any response from the developers. OPEN CAMERA is a much better alternative, has all the manual settings, doesn't pixelate as much, front camera recording & most importantly is FREE!

4K working again with the Galaxy Note 4 however it doesn't save the image parameters (contrast saturation sharpness) after the app ìs reatarted.

My main reason for getting this is to record videos and use my bluetooth headset as a mic. Unfortunately, the recordings of more than a few minutes won't play and they usually are corrupted or sometimes it just stops. I don't limit length, but they just won't record longer videos.

Upgraded to the Galaxy S7 last week and ever since any clip I record won't play back properly in PowerDirector that I use to edit. Clips from other camera apps work fine.

Love all the options for fine-tuning just about any parameter you can think of. I've done professional video recording with it and an external mic, on 3 different devices with no problems whatsoever. Only wish it could detect external usb cam too, as phone & tablet lenses are usually not the best. This would make it a complete pro solution.

Just crashes. Also, on Samsung phones, the stock camera has a record-pause button - you can record multiple clips into one movie file. An awesome and essential feature that is lost with this app. On the Note 5, as with the S6 & S7 , the Pro mode and autofocus are so good, you almost don't need something like this anymore. Maybe if it actually worked.

Love it, but wish it had more manual controls. One that I miss specifically is white balance. Presets are useless for the most part. Add a kelvin rating white balance as a minimum. It would also be great to set a custom white balance, like DSLRs do. Also it could benefit from a faster start up time.

Everything I need is here white balance lock, frame rates, histogram, audio monitoring etc the interface is also more polished compared to the free version. My main issue is the video is stuck at a certain orientation and does not rotate which is a big problem because of the way my phone's camera is physically located.

This app was updated recently to fix issues with the Nexus 6P (my phone) and it is now my go-to video camera app. Pairing this with it's sister app, Camera FV-5, is best! I love all the easily accessible options in it. I especially like being able to customize the file name and storage location of the MP4 files.

I really love the app. The controls are awesome. They allow me to control just about anything I would ever want to concerning my phones camera. There are just a few things I really wish the app could do #1it would be awesome if the app could record slow motion video. Its not a deal breaker but it sure would be nice. #2 Adding a pause button would be amazing. By pause button I mean a button that pauses what I'm recording momentarily and then resumes recording (to the same file) when its pushed again.

Doesn't save on screen settings such as ISO but appears to so they have to be changed and reset. Also doesn't have an option to force re-autofocus when focus is lost or even a timer so the screen has to be tapped. Unfortunately it's the best ad free program out there. - Note 3

Be aware of 50% discount. It seems to be a nice app before, but now it doesn't work. Tried to record video from Galaxy S6/S7 phones, no results. Based on latest update (Dec 2015) it seems that author still making money based on his previous developments and no longer supporting product

If you were wondering why it wont record to your SD card. If you are on Android 5 and up... you must copy all your data off your SD card and format the SD card in the phone. Formatting the SD card on a PC or Mac wont work, it must be done in the phone!!! The you must create a folder, say "my videos" on the SD card and tell the program to store video files there. You will be asked to assign a writable folder, point to that folder Now it writes to SD card. Simple.

1) Adjusting image parameters (contrast, saturation, and sharpness) have no effect on recorded video. 2) Chosen composition grid and crop guides are not stored as 'favourites' for easy acces via the 'menu' tab. 3) Movies are split inspite no limits are selected. The best benefit is the Auto-exposure lock and 1080p recording. Control the lighting environment, and the native camera app will be suffient. Device: note 2

Worked good until last android update to 5.1.1 on Galaxy S6 Verizon. Added YouTube live broadcast on the stock camera app and now this app 1080p and lower does not work, just black screen. BUT 4K does work. Only problem is 4k can't use all the features like manual focusing.

Like Camera FV5 this was a great option for people wanting more advanced control of their phone's video capability. On the Nexus 5X it's awful. The viewfinder is upside-down in landscape mode and the video recorded also upside-down unless the lens is on the right. No EV control. Metering controls randomly disable, required a restart or some fiddling with other options until it's enabled again.

Disappointing. I purchased Cinema FV-5 because it promised full manual control for my Galaxy S6's video camera. It lacks controls that other apps like Cinema 4k offer (full manual control of bitrate above 34mbps and shutter speed.) I'm sad they dropped the ball with this app given their sister product for still photos, Camera FV-5, is great.

I recently updated my Samsung S6 Edge to Android 6.0.1 and now any video recordings, regardless of length, are corrupt. You can see the first image frame and hear the sound, but the actual video does not play. Please, please fix this.

This used to be my favorite video recording app. My recordings were always crystal clear and it allowed me to use my Bluetooth headset as a microphone. However I recently upgraded to the Samsung Galaxy S7 and now I am unable to record. It seems the video and audio are not synchronized. Apparently others with the S7 are having the same or similar issues. I hope anupdate is made so that I can once again continue using this app at which point I would rate it at a 5

I love the idea of this app and can see its potential but I can't play videos on my Nexus 5 X. When I push the play button it shows me an image and offers to share it but it's upside down and there's no way to make it play. Am I doing something wrong? Oh and it only shows me a single image with no way to swipe to a different video. It seems to be locked up until I back out.