Whereas capturing professional-standard video is feasible with an iPhone, it typically requires the usage of equipment like lighting and exterior microphones. The brand new Rode MagSafe mount is designed to allow you to do that at an inexpensive value.

In case your video accent wants are extra demanding, there’s additionally a MagSafe Cellphone Cage with 5 chilly shoe mounts, in addition to loads of 1/4-inch and three/8-inch threads to be used with tripods, handles and different equipment …

Apple typically proudly proclaims that each unbiased films and its personal video productions had been ‘shot on iPhone’ – however the actuality is normally fairly completely different from somebody simply holding an iPhone of their palms.

For instance, all the Scary Quick Apple occasion in October was shot completely on an iPhone 15 Professional, however a behind-the-scenes video revealed a number of the cinema-grade professional lighting setups and floating rigs used.

Among the many extra inexpensive equipment Apple employed had been iPhone ‘cages’: steel frames with attachment factors for issues like on-board lighting and wi-fi mic receivers. These typically contain screw-on clamps to carry the iPhone, however Rode’s new equipment assist you to use MagSafe as a substitute. This makes it faster to connect and detach than typical cages.

When you simply wish to add a mic (or wi-fi receiver) and a light-weight, the $90 Magnetic Mount will do the job.

The Magnetic Mount is a flexible magnetic mounting system for attaching microphones, lights and different equipment to any MagSafe iPhone or different smartphone with a MagSafe-compatible case. It options an ultra-strong magnet for full safety, even with vigorous use, and comes with three detachable attachments for optimum flexibility.

This consists of each brief and lengthy chilly shoe arms for capturing in panorama or portrait mode, plus an extended arm for mounting your smartphone onto a tripod, deal with or desktop arm to be used in a variety of video or content material creation functions.

When you want extra equipment, then the $120 Cellphone Cage could be the higher wager.

Flip your smartphone into an expert filmmaking rig with the Cellphone Cage. That includes an ultra-secure mounting system for attaching a MagSafe® iPhone® or different smartphone with a MagSafe-compatible case, cable administration slots, 5 chilly shoe mounts for attaching microphones and lights, and a big selection of 1/4-inch and three/8-inch threads to be used with tripods, handles and different equipment, it’s the good resolution for elevating your smartphone content material.

The cage may act as a double-handed deal with for better stability when capturing hand-held footage,

We’ll convey you a overview of each units once we’ve had an opportunity to make use of them.