Cinematic Vlogs on iPhone — Best Settings & Accessories (APPLE LOG 2 + BLACKMAGIC CAM)

October 30, 2025Accessories

Here’s the best iPhone setups for daily vlogging and cycling vlogs, including Apple LOG 2 settings in the Blackmagic Camera App, plus all the accessories I use to make vlogging easier and more cinematic on my iphone 17 Pro Max.

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📷 Camera Setup – https://youtu.be/8-WSrNkvRc4

🔧 Blackmagic Camera App Settings:
Codec: H265, Max Bitrate
Resolution: 4K
Color Space: Apple Log 2 – HDR (rec709 if you don’t want to grade)
Enable Vertical Video: ON (for portrait)
Trigger Record Indicator: BEEP (makes sound or flash when recording)
Remote Camera Controller: ON (allows you to use another phone as a monitor/controller)
Stabilisation Settings: Extreme (Mimics to native camera stabilisation)
FPS: 24 for film, but I heard 48 gets better Stabilisation & allows slow motion

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📖 Chapters –
0:00 Intro
0:25 Blackmagic Camera App Settings
1:43 Camera and Stabilisation Settings
2:38 iphone Tripods
3:32 Smaller Tripods
4:24 Tripod Heads
4:49 Action Camera Adapters for iphone
5:19 Portable Microphones
5:39 Airpods Pro 3 Distance Tests
6:33 Airpods L/R mic tests
7:03 Airpods Remote control Tests
7:29 Airpods Remote Settings
7:40 Using another Device as Monitor/Remote
8:08 Editing LOG images
8:31 Method One – Conversion LUT
9:46 Method Two – Color Space Transforms
10:48 Overall thoughts of iphone Camera