Camo overview
Camo is an app for using your phone or tablet as a pro-quality webcam and video recorder. It allows you to access high-quality video directly from your Android, iPhone or iPad's amazing camera on your Mac or PC.
To learn more about Camo and its features, check out Camo's product page.
Camo has two components: an app that runs on your mobile device, and an app that runs on your computer. For the sake of clarity, we refer to the mobile app as "Camo", and the desktop app as "Camo Studio", as this is where you will control the image sent from the mobile device.
Camo vs Camo Pro
Camo is available on iOS in free and paid editions. (Our Android app currently offers all available features for free.) We hope users love both versions, for different reasons. Here's how we think of them.
Camo's free edition is great for straightforward, high-quality calls and recordings, but lacks adjustments. It gives you resolutions up to and including 720p video, along with a choice of the device's selfie lens, or the main back lens (the wide one). The free version of Camo also lets you access your device's audio, use augmented reality (AR) modes, and keep the screen of your device dimmed while using Camo. With the free version, you can also connect multiple iOS devices and switch between them.
If you upgrade to Camo Pro, you get the following:
- Access to every lens on your phone (such as selfie, telephoto, ultra-wide & wide)
- "Portrait mode" on iPhones that support it, with bokeh effect and shallow depth-of-field
- Control of the device's flash for use as a light ( turn it on and off, control the brightness)
- Access to any resolution the device provides (opening up 1080p and 1440 x 1080)
- Video mirroring
- Rotation of the feed in 90° increments (in case your phone is orientation locked)
- Zoom controls, with pan and tilt to keep you front and centre
- Focus adjustments (autofocus, focus on a particular area, manual focus control)
- Shutter speed and ISO adjustments
- Image adjustments including brightness, temperature, tint, hue, saturation, contrast, gamma, sharpness
You can see some of these controls in action in adjusting your video.
Compatibility
Camo for iOS is compatible with any iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch running iOS 12 or newer. Camo for Android is currently in public beta and compatible with any phone running Android 7 or newer.
Camo Studio is compatible with any macOS computer running macOS 10.13 or newer, or any Windows computer running Windows 7 64-bit or newer. It is compatible with M1 Macs.
Many popular video calling and streaming apps such as Zoom, Google Meet and Twitch are compatible with Camo. If you’re using Zoom, Camo requires Zoom 5.0.5 or above. You can see the full compatibility list here.
Camo Studio should stream 1080p fine on a low-power 12” 2015 MacBook. Similarly, it performs well on 2012 iMacs. If you encounter slowdown on older or slower machines, try decreasing the video resolution in Camo Studio to 720p.
Portrait Mode & AR modes
Camo supports Portrait Mode and additional AR modes on any iPhone or iPad with an A12 processor or higher. Note that this is different from Apple's Portrait Mode within the Camera app, which works on some slightly older devices. You can use the table below to find your device and check compatibility.
| Model | Processor | Portrait Mode & AR modes |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone 13 Pro Max | A15 | ✅ |
| iPhone 13 Pro | A15 | ✅ |
| iPhone 13 | A15 | ✅ |
| iPhone 13 mini | A15 | ✅ |
| iPhone 12 Pro Max | A14 | ✅ |
| iPhone 12 Pro | A14 | ✅ |
| iPhone 12 | A14 | ✅ |
| iPhone 12 mini | A14 | ✅ |
| iPhone SE (2nd gen) | A13 | ✅ |
| iPhone 11 Pro Max | A13 | ✅ |
| iPhone 11 Pro | A13 | ✅ |
| iPhone 11 | A13 | ✅ |
| iPhone XS Max | A12 | ✅ |
| iPhone XS | A12 | ✅ |
| iPhone XR | A12 | ✅ |
| iPhone X | A11 | ❌ |
| iPhone 8 Plus | A11 | ❌ |
| iPhone 8 | A11 | ❌ |
| iPhone 7 Plus | A10 | ❌ |
| iPhone 7 | A10 | ❌ |
| iPhone SE (1st gen) | A9 | ❌ |
| iPhone 6s Plus | A9 | ❌ |
| iPhone 6s | A9 | ❌ |
| iPhone 6 Plus | A8 | ❌ |
| iPhone 6 | A8 | ❌ |
| iPhone 5s | A7 | ❌ |
| iPad Pro (11-inch, 4th gen) | A12Z | ✅ |
| iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 4th gen) | A12Z | ✅ |
| iPad Pro (11-inch, 3rd gen) | A12X | ✅ |
| iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 3rd gen) | A12X | ✅ |
| iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 2nd gen) | A10X | ❌ |
| iPad Pro (10.5-inch, 1st gen) | A10X | ❌ |
| iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 1st gen) | A9X | ❌ |
| iPad Pro (9.7-inch) | A9X | ❌ |
| iPad (2020, 8th gen) | A12 | ✅ |
| iPad (2019, 7th gen) | A10 | ❌ |
| iPad (2018, 6th gen) | A10 | ❌ |
| iPad (5th gen) | A9 | ❌ |
| iPad mini 5 | A12 | ✅ |
| iPad mini 4 | A8 | ❌ |
| iPad mini 3 | A7 | ❌ |
| iPad mini 2 | A7 | ❌ |
| iPad Air (2019, 3rd gen) | A12 | ✅ |
| iPad Air (1st gen) | A8X | ❌ |
| iPad Air (2nd gen) | A7 | ❌ |
| iPod touch (2019, 7th gen) | A10 | ❌ |
| iPod touch (6th gen) | A8 | ❌ |
by MaxKo
Thank you so much for this impressive free software! Do you have support for Ubuntu 20.04 and if yes, how? And on Android phones, is full HD (1080p) available already in the free version?
reply by: Reincubate Support
Thank you! Yes, 1080p is available on Android phones that are capable of it. We don't have Ubuntu / Linux support just yet, but we are evaluating it.
by Matthew A Batchelder
Camo's the only app that still works with iOS 12.5
Can I connect two phones at once?
reply by: Reincubate Support
Hey Matthew. You can, though Camo only shows output from one at a time. You can switch between them in Studio. 🙂
by Alex
Guys, your software rocks! I tried so much softwares that pretended to work as good as yours. But after all, Camo is the only winner!
by Mark Lyons
Good afternoon! Camo is an awesome app ... thank you! How do I use the front camera on my iPhone? I can't seem to find any selector to use either front or back camera. Thank you, Mark
reply by: Reincubate Support
Hi Mark, thank you! You can do that using the
Lensselector in Camo Studio. See here.by Morel
Impossible de télécharger l'appli avec Apple Store
reply by: Reincubate Support
Oh no! Here's the App Store link. If that doesn't work, please search for "reincubate camo" in the App Store. 🙂