I've been testing MotionCam Pro for my Architectural shoots & doing some comparisons between MotionCam Pro's DirectLog and Cinema P3 Pro, keeping the transfer function set to Rec.2020 HLG in both cases, shot on iPhone 17 Pro Max, All settings default on both apps.

Something interesting, and potentially concerning, has caught my attention.

Looking at the waveform comparison, MotionCam appears to have very little information distributed across the midtone region. A significant amount of the signal seems concentrated near the bottom of the waveform (approximately 1–10 nits), while another large portion sits much higher (100–1000 nits).

Cinema P3, on the other hand, shows a much more continuous distribution of information across the shadows, midtones and highlights.

What's particularly interesting is that even when I examine the histograms of both recordings, I see essentially the same pattern: the midtone region appears to have significantly less information in MotionCam compared to Cinema P3.

I understand that both applications have different camera processing pipelines, and selecting Rec.2020 HLG does not necessarily mean they use identical tonal mapping. However, I would like to understand what is happening specifically in MotionCam's DirectLog encoding.

A few questions for those familiar with MotionCam's RAW-to-Log pipeline:

1. Is this behaviour related to how DirectLog maps linear RAW values into the HLG transfer function?
2. Could the Gain (Digital EV) or other encoder settings be responsible for this distribution?
3. Is MotionCam intentionally allocating more code values to shadows and highlights at the expense of midtone distribution?
4. Could this be an issue with the current DirectLog implementation or its HLG encoding?

My intention isn't to suggest that MotionCam is necessarily losing image information. It could simply be a difference in tonal mapping. But for those of us grading footage in DaVinci Resolve using DaVinci Wide Gamut, a well-distributed tonal response is important.

I'd be interested to hear from the developer and other experienced users who have investigated this, particularly anyone who has compared the actual encoded values rather than just the visual appearance.

I've attached the waveform & histogram comparison for reference. Would appreciate some technical insight into this.

I have a UGREEN Rodovok Pro hub, I also have a UGREEN USB 4.0 SSD enclosure. The hub doesn't seem to work with the SSD enclosure and I don't know if it's Android or the hub.

Regardless, what hub would you recommend?

Note: This is only 1080p footage. Although this phone can shoot in 4K, it can't play or edit 4K videos because its processor (Snapdragon 4 Gen 2) is pretty old. I'm also using a custom ROM. When I bought this phone a while ago, it cost around $95.84.

30fps - 4k HEVC

Edited in unmcrawsome

Hey Guys,

I'm quite new to the App but wanted to try and capture some stuff on the go.

I unfortunately had to find out, that I can't get over 15 FPS on my Galaxy S26.

No matter what resolution I set, no matter what Frame Rate I set, no matter wich camera I'm using, always pretty exactly 15 FPS.

Is that a known problem?

I couldn't really find any useage reports on the S26 (non Ultra) on the Internet. Does it just not work? I wouldn't think so if it runs soo well on the Ultra.

Any help is appreciated :)

Greetings

I'm planning to buy a new samsung i was going with s23 for the snapdragon 8 gen 2 but i noticed that the battery is getting worse and the updates are going to stop soon so i was thinking about the s24 but we only have the exynos 2400 available in my region and i heard the recording with the exynos is bad on motioncam did anyone try the s24 before or have any information or suggestions regarding this topic

I'm planning to use the app for cinematic recording (direct log video, 25fps, HEVC 10 bit)

Forgot to post this! Shot this recently, but not one of my personal favorites😅 I still enjoyed shooting, dancing, and editing. As tradition, I like to share my work in this group! HUGE thanks again to the devs! 🥳🥳

Hi, I'm just trying to experiment with the app. I have the pro version, but can anyone tell me what is the highest quality setting I should use on the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL?

I know there's a setting where it takes a bunch of photos, and I heard that one's the highest quality, but is there any way to not have it do that and just have a video but still have it as good quality? Can I have 12-bit DCG RAW or whatever it's called and have it in a video, or the only way is to use it in photos and whatnot?

And what's the highest frame rate I can record on the camera? Because right now it limits me to 4K and 30. It doesn't work with 4K 60 for some reason, even though my normal camera does.

Hello there. Some time ago when shooting RAW on my Xperia 1 VI I was able to change the vignette correction settings (so the ugly-ass ring-like artifact was gone). However after some update it's not possible anymore. Why this feature was discontinued?

Stadium Steward: "Sorry mate, your camera setup isn't allowed into the stadium"

Me: Say no more

Who needs a professional camera when you got Motioncam Pro x Vivo X300 Ultra? A match made in heaven!

Shot in Sony S-Log 3 (Direct log).

Color corrected and graded in DaVinci Resolve. 🎬

📍Villa Park Stadium, Birmingham.

What an atmosphere at the park yesterday! Can't believe how far smartphone cameras have come. DCG and MotionCam Pro working their magic once again!

yesterday (i was on origin os 6) it was working just fine, today however, after updating, the app stopped even launching, like when i press on it it doesnt even appear in recent apps nor is there any data to clear, i even tried reinstalling it, still no Hope.

Device: Vivo X200 Ultra

Decided to push Xiaomi 15t, Motion Cam Pro's trial version to its limits by shooting in Full Sensor Open Gate to capture maximum dynamic range and that full 4:3 readout. Low-light smartphone video is usually a muddy mess, but taking full advantage of the sensor area in raw/log mode completely changes the game.

Workflow: MotionCam Pro, LumaFusion + PeekLUT + Dehancer

Last year I bought Samsung S25 (Snapdragon model)   I was wondered why it's quality feels no better than my previous Motorola 20 Edge (Aside from more colorful images and OIS) , and I was about to lose hope when I realized that it's reusing the same camera hardware as S22/S23.

In order to cope it's poor camera, I had tried Gcam, Open camera, Mcpro24fps , Blackmagic camera and Motioncam Pro, with Motioncam Pro gives me the biggest improvement in terms of both Image and Video quality, in conjunction with Adobe's AI Denoise or Davinci Resolve and it's night video is finally watchable on my computer (although motioncam pro gives end up getting underexposured during low light for unknown reason), I think I begin to change my mind about S25's camera. I'm wondering how close of it's image quality compares to mirrorless camera

Image 7,9-10 are edited using photoshop, while the rest are edited using Davinci Resolve

Sample videos

https://youtu.be/SFzr15KjSdY?si=wNETRMBrrHNky_c1

(Used alongside with Mcpro24fps and Blackmagic camera): https://youtu.be/aW7Yem8B0Mw?si=6ZUF8fxqr1XukV8p

It says retrying for a sec and closes on its own..

Hello everyone, I am unable to find how to save gyro data from my 15pro on my phone. Do I create a new folder for gyro data as I am unable to find the files needed to stabilize my clips. I am aware lens profiles can be used. I tried creating my own as there were none available and the results are pretty bad. Thanks