Blackmagic turns the iPhone 17 Pro into film cameras

An IBC 2025, Blackmagic Design Not only is it introducing a new accessory that turns the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max into a real cinema camera, with all the necessary connections to integrate into a high-end set, but it is also demonstrating support for Apple ProRes RAW in DaVinci Resolve, Pocket Cinema Cameras and future updates to its recording tools.

The new Blackmagic Camera ProDock device provides the possibility of using any iPhone 17 Pro or iPhone 17 Pro Max phone as a complete camera. Works with the app Blackmagic Camera and allows the use of external time codes, sync generators, microphones, headphones, SSD recording media and other accessories, turning the phone into an exceptional tool that can be perfectly added to any high-end set or studio.

This device provides greater flexibility when carrying out audiovisual productions, providing all the connections needed to create mounting systems. It is compatible with the Blackmagic Camera app for iPhone and iPhone phones. includes connections for HDMI monitors, microphones, headphones and reference signals, as well as a puerto USB which allows you to use external drives and power other equipment. In this way, it facilitates the connection of the telephone to other devices commonly used in the industry, such as synchronization generators and target control systems.

Las professional BNC connections keep the cameras perfectly synchronized by time codes and external reference signals. This ensures synchronization of recorded images between different devices, to prevent dropped frames. Furthermore, the new Blackmagic Camera ProDock allows you to film LED screens without distracting flickering or tearing, which is extremely important in virtual productions. When shooting with multiple cameras, timecode provides the ability to start or stop recording independently on each camera. For its part, DaVinci Resolve uses this code to synchronize the captured shots, preventing the user from wasting time manually classifying and matching thousands of images.

Accessory Compatibility

The new Blackmagic Camera ProDock has been designed to provide compatibility with a wide range of accessories, such as audio recorders, remote controls and external storage media. In this sense, includes three USB-C ports for camera and lens control devicess, while allowing recording on high-speed SSD drives. For its part, the system energy management Ensures simultaneous operation of all accessories, even while powering the phone. Furthermore, the 3.5mm connections They make it easy to use microphones and headphones, and the HDMI output offers the opportunity to monitor images on set. When creating a compact mounting system or high-end platform, users will have all the connections needed to work with industry-standard accessories.

The new Blackmagic ProDock proposal uses the same intuitive interface of the Blackmagic Design models, so Used in the same way as a professional digital film camera. By tapping the screen, you can modify various parameters such as frame rate, shutter angle, white balance and ISO sensitivity, or record ProRes (up to 4K resolution) and ProResRAW files directly to the Blackmagic Cloud platform. This allows you to collaborate with editors around the world on DaVinci Resolve projects.

Grant Petty, CEO of Blackmagic Design, highlights that "the iPhone has become an extraordinary tool for any film production, and with these innovative features, the possibilities continue to increase. The new Blackmagic Camera ProDock provides greater flexibility by providing the connections that filmmakers expect to find in any professional camera. In turn, the Blackmagic Camera application offers all the characteristic controls of these cameras, and when combined with this device, it makes it an ideal resource for virtual or multi-camera productions. We look forward to the opportunity to see how users will use their iPhones in various types of productions.”

Main features

Professional camera connections for iPhone phones.

Blackmagic Camera app support on iPhone phones.

Reference signal support on iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max phones to synchronize multiple cameras seamlessly.

Synchronization of cameras and LED screens to avoid flickering in images.

Input for external timecodes that allows you to synchronize multiple simultaneous recordings when editing.

USB-C expansion ports for connecting accessories and external drives.

12V (DC) input with locking mechanism supplies power to device, phone and accessories.

HDMI output to connect monitors.

3.5mm stereo input for external or wireless camera microphones.

3.5mm stereo output for monitoring audio through headphones.

0.25 inch (6.35 mm, 20 UNC) threaded holes on top and bottom make it easy to mount accessories.

Apple ProRes RAW support

Coinciding with IBC 2025, Blackmagic Design has announced that versions 20.2 of DaVinci Resolve and 9.8 beta of Blackmagic Camera now provide support for the formats Apple ProRes RAW, including recordings captured with the new iPhone 17 Pro, as well as with formats ProRes RAW HQ. Additionally, updates that will be available later for the Blackmagic Camera app, as well as Blackmagic Video Assist 12G monitors and recorders, will also support these formats.

During the show, Blackmagic Design is holding demonstrations at its booth 7.C49 of versions 20.2 of DaVinci Resolve and 9.8 beta of Blackmagic Camera, as well as showing how to record in ProRes RAW format with Blackmagic Video Assist 12G devices.