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Use your phone
to power your video

Access the incredible cameras on your phone with Camo and get powerful effects and adjustments for Zoom, Meet, and more.

Download on the

App Store

or get it for other platforms

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Camo Pro

Use the best camera
you already own

Leave your webcam in the dust with 1080p and super hi-res streaming direct from the amazing cameras on your iPhone or Android device. No “720p HD” nonsense.

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Camo Studio interface on windows and macos

Works anywhere you do

Supports all major video conferencing, recording, and streaming apps, like Zoom, Meet, Teams, Skype, Slack, Google Chrome, Safari, FaceTime, Cisco Webex and many more.

That’s on Mac and Windows. No special commands.

See which apps Camo supports

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Tune your image

Hardware and software controls to adjust lenses, lighting, colours, contrast, zoom, crop and focus. All controlled from your computer, without needing to touch your phone.

Portrait Mode Brightness Saturation White balance Hue Exposure & ISO Contrast Gamma Sharpness

New in 1.9

Wi-Fi connectivity

Connect your device wirelessly to Camo Studio for the most flexible Camo experience yet. Or stick with the tried and trusted USB, the choice is yours.

With Wi-Fi connectivity, get set up for a call in seconds – no more feeling around for a spare cable or an open port.

Learn more

A Wi-Fi icon symbolising Camo 1.9's new wireless connectivity feature

Preview always available

Look your best on calls at all times with a resizable, transparent preview. Even when your video meeting software doesn’t include a monitor, you can still check you hair.

Lights, Camo, action

Camo’s in-app recording function makes creating your next video a breeze. One click and you’re saving a stream, practicing a presentation, or capturing new content.

Person using Portrait mode in Camo Studio

Efficient, powerful effects

Image processing and effects such as Bokeh “Portrait mode” are performed on the phone, leaving your computer’s resources free to focus on the challenges at hand.

How it works

Get the Camo app on your phone

Camo forwards your phone’s video and audio to your computer.

Download on the App Store

or get it for other platforms

Install Camo Studio on your Mac or PC

Camo Studio controls the video and audio from your phone.

or get it for other platforms

Connect your phone to your computer

Camo Studio will find Camo running on your device, and you’re away!

Read our guide

What users say

We’ve won Britain’s highest business honour, the Queens Award for Enterprise, and helped over 10,000,000 users in the last decade.

Joanna Stern

@JoannaStern

I’m going to write about this at some point but this is now how I do all my live TV hits. iPhone 11 Pro hooked up to MacBook Pro using Camo webcam app.

3:49 PM · Sep 15, 2020 · Twitter

Greg Barbosa

@gregbarbosa

Camo is an incredible app. I’m selling my old 4K webcam because of it.

1:49 PM · Jul 16, 2020 · Twitter

Kyle Russell

@kylebrussell

5 minutes of using my iPhone as a webcam with Camo and I’m throwing away my Logitech Brio

5:18 PM · Feb 23, 2021 · Twitter

Alessio Piergiacomi

@alessi0p

Camo Studio free *humiliates* any webcam I've ever tried, including the embedded 1080p one on my previous workplace's LG Ultrafine 5k.

And this is with the free version, using an old iPhone SE.

I can't imagine how good the image can be with Camo pro on an iphone 12 pro 🤯🤯

12:57 PM · Dec 3, 2020 · Twitter

Ben Sandofsky

@sandofsky

I have an over-the-top Zoom rig with a big camera, but it’s a hassle to setup/breakdown. I put together a simple alternative for quick sessions: @twelvesouth HoverBar Duo + @reincubate Camo.

Turns out the gap between at the big camera and iPhone is less than you think.

9:59 PM · Mar 19, 2021 · Twitter

Adam Nash

@adamnash

For almost a year, I've been struggling to find a great web camera solution that works for Zoom/Meet/Facetime. Part of me wondered, why isn't there just a way to use the spectacular camera on my iPhone when I'm using my iMac?

Answer: There is. @reincubate Camo. Unbelievable. 🎉

1:50 AM · Jan 12, 2021 · Twitter

Matt Haughey

@mathowie

I needed to show my coworkers 6 different webcams I've tested over the last few months. Here's about 20sec of each, all recorded today.

Verdict? iPhone11 Pro w/ @reincubate's Camo is the best bang for the buck, esp. since you don't need extra hardware (just charge cable+tripod)

7:18 PM · Sep 16, 2020 · Twitter

Romain Rivollier

@lypiut

I'm using @reincubate's Camo since this morning and it's 🤯. Very easy to setup, to use, the quality of my meetings are greatly improved!

11:56 AM · Jun 19, 2020 · Twitter

Seth Godin

@ThisIsSethsBlog

Fixing Zoom calls: Looking better and feeling better

8:24 AM · Apr 7, 2021 · Twitter

Siqi Chen

@blader

How is nobody talking about this??

Instead of spending $2K+ for a DSLR setup, you can use your iPhone as a webcam, in just a few minutes!

It's MASSIVELY better than the FaceTime camera.

Over Zoom, it's hard to see the difference between a iPhone 11 Pro and a DSLR:

10:22 AM · Aug 4, 2020 · Twitter

Jon Purdy 박미남

@jonpurdy

Got my Camo beta invite and did some quick performance testing. Uses WAY less CPU than what I currently use and is much easier to set up. 🎊
Will definitely be adding this to my videoconferencing guide as the recommended webcam solution. 👍

6:15 PM · Jun 26, 2020 · Twitter

Lewis Painter

@LewwyPaints

Will I go back to using a normal webcam after using my iPhone, courtesy of Camo by @reincubate? Probably not, no. Certainly looks better than my Razer Kiyo!

2:57 PM · Sep 29, 2020 · Twitter

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Create with Camo

With functionality such as one-click recording and overlays built-in, Camo is here to help you create your next piece of content.

Experiment with novel features, such as AR effects, and fine-tune your image to help engage you audience – all while keeping your computer free to handle the task at hand.

Find out more

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Camo

Camo runs on your iOS or Android device and forwards video from its cameras to Camo Studio.

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Camo Studio

Runs on your Mac or PC, lets you control and adjust your video, and makes it available for other apps to use.

About

Want to look your best on video calls? The camera on your iPhone or iPad is leagues ahead of any webcam on the market, and Camo makes it easy to use your iPhone as a webcam.

iPhone cameras are getting better but webcams are getting worse. As the Wall Street Journal reported, many newly-released laptop cameras are worse than 2010 models, and many only do 720p, which even YouTube doesn’t consider “HD”.

We’re taking a fresh approach to solving this: no ads, no spam, no fiddly pairing, bulletproof drivers, and a polished, simple app that lets you make the most of the amazing camera you already own.

Using your iPhone makes a huge difference compared to regular webcams, but Camo lets you do even more to look your best on video calls with detailed image adjustment controls. There’s much, much more to come.

FAQ

Which video apps is Camo compatible with?

Lots! More than 40, including Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, FaceTime, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, GoToMeeting, Cisco Webex, QuickTime, Slack, Discord, WhatsApp and more. You can see the list on our site, or in Camo Studio itself.

Camo will never ask you to run some random command. We’re not like that.

Will Camo impact my privacy or security?

No. Camo doesn’t know what you’re using it for, and doesn’t capture or transmit your feed. Our privacy policy is here, but the tldr is that your data is your business, not ours.

What’s next on Camo’s roadmap?

We didn't stop at 1.0. Recently, we've released support for audio, "portrait mode", custom watermarks, and Windows. There's plenty more coming up next. You can read more in our FAQ.

Do you have non-profit or education discounts?

We do offer discounts for students and those working in education or for non-profit organisations. Please get in touch to find out more.

How is Camo different?

Camo gives you control of everything from your Mac — with rich image adjustments — and it does all the processing on your iOS device, freeing up your computer’s power for work. It has a beautiful native app with Dark Mode support and full iPad support. It has up-to-the-minute compatibility with over 40 apps, and detailed guides on everything from mounts to calls.

Camo doesn’t bother you with complicated and unreliable drivers. It doesn’t have an insecure pairing process — or ads! — and it doesn’t force you to rate it in the App Store. It’s got a built-in uninstaller should you wish to remove it: no need to run cryptic Terminal commands.

We wrote about why we built Camo.

How does Continuity Camera compare?

Camo and Continuity Camera share an original thought: that you can achieve great video using just the camera you already have in your pocket.

Camo started from this idea and in the years since has been continuously improved and upgraded. Using a great camera gives you a solid foundation to build from, but there’s still a lot more to looking incredible on video.

Check out our comparison of Camo and Continuity Camera to find out more.

How can I mount my iPhone as a webcam?

We bought every type of phone mount on Amazon, and tried them all. We photographed the lot of them, and wrote up our experiences and recommendations here.

What is Camo compatible with?

Camo is compatible with any iOS device running iOS 12 or above, so you could run it on an iPod Touch just as well as your iPhone 14 Pro. Or iPad Pro.

It’ll run on any Mac with macOS 10.13 or newer, and on any PC with Windows 10 or newer. We’ve made sure it runs on 2012 MacBook Pros and the 2015 12" MacBook. Zoom won’t even let you use virtual backgrounds on them, but Camo’s fine.

Camo is compatible with iOS 16 and macOS 12. It is optimized for Apple Silicon.

Ready to start looking your best?

Give Camo a try for free, and get ready to explain how you look so good on your next call.

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App Store

or upgrade to Camo Pro

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Use your phone
to power your video

Access the incredible cameras on your phone with Camo and get powerful effects and adjustments for Zoom, Meet, and more.

Use the best camera
you already own

Works anywhere you do

Tune your image