NDI HX Camera

Name: NDI HX Camera
Rating: 3.16912 (136 reviews)

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NDI HX Camera

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User Reviews for NDI HX Camera

Heats up both iPhone 6s and X

I used the app on both an iPhone 6s and an iPhone X. It does look much better than a webcam, specially the iPhone X because of the camera. It was simple enough to connect it to OBS as well; however, I had some challenges:1) Both phones heated up too much when running the app. The iPhone 6s even issued a warning and shut off itself which I never saw doing before. Therefore this avoided me from using this app to replace my webcam, which is why I gave it three 3 stars, because it’s a free app I didn’t give it a lower rating.2). The WiFi generates a delay between the audio and the video, so I had to tune it on the OBS mixer, it took several tests, but it was ok. The real problem was that the next day the delay was different so I had to readjust the settings which was annoying. There should be an option to use the cable from my point of view.Again, since the app is free I didn’t want to give it a lower rating and I’m hoping the heating up issue can be fixed with an update. I want to try a different application which allows to connect the cable since I’m just looking to replace the webcam with the iPhone 6s. Unfortunately I’m hesitant because the other apps cost money and they have bad reviews.

Arod205, May 18, 2020

Missing a few key features for me but useful nonetheless

The NDI camera app is extremely useful and powerful. I use it in a wide variety of situations, including as a WebCam. The only things missing are the ability to use the volume controls of the phone to zoom in and out. This would make using it as my WebCam thousand times easier as I can just hit the hardware volume keys to control the zoom.Another missing feature is the ability to select frame rates currently it is locked to 30fps with no way to change this.

bmt626, Jul 15, 2023

I like this app but…

I love the idea of NDI. Still the best and easiest way to broadcast wirelessly within a network. However I don’t see why the screen needs to remain on during broadcasting, and needless draining the phone or tablets battery. DroidCam which is a similar product allows the screen to be shut off. If I need to review the "scene" I can tap the screen to turn it on. Otherwise I’m at another location viewing the camera from my encoder (VMix) and don’t need the phone discharging faster than necessary.

EjGuardian, Nov 11, 2021

Badly needs support for switching between the various iPhone cameras

The app streams very smoothly — as usual, NDI is a fricking great protocol.Unfortunately, *besides* the quality of the actual streaming, everything else is terrible. UI is very basic, basically no features. To be frank, that’s not a huge deal, to me; the point is the streaming, and it does that well.The one really, really serious issue, is that I can’t control which of the three cameras (wide-angle, normal, telephoto) the app uses on my iPad or iPhone. As far as I can tell, you’re stuck on the normal camera, period, until they update with more options.

elliottcable, Oct 25, 2020

Color coded borders are cool

I’ve been using this every day since April. It is rock solid good stuff!!Recently, I have added camera operators - not just setting up 3 static shots. The operators noticed that when using this app to send video to Wirecast, the border around the image changed. Blue connected, Green in preview, Red the image is live. I love it, that really helps them out. There are red covers you can put over the flash on the phone because some video software can turn on the flash when the camera is live. I don’t know if this would be a Wirecast feature or an NDI app feature to enable turning on the flash. Being able to signal to the front of the camera that it is live would be useful to let people know what camera to talk to.

ElroyCat, Sep 12, 2020

Great when you optimize connection

I’ve been using with an old iPhone 6 and Ecamm running on a good MacBook Pro (2012). Best results when connecting the iPhone to MacBook with Ethernet cable. Also had good results when connecting a 5g TP-Link WiFi to MacBook with Ethernet cable and having the iPhone as the only device on the WiFi. I think it would be better with a modern phone but the connection is key. I like to think of the Ethernet cable as a very inexpensive HDMI on a free video camera. Try this with Ecamm. I have used this for streaming church services for 4 weeks. Just got the Ethernet connection working. Recorded excellent video to Ecamm using an Ethernet connection for over an hour.

Forsoothful, May 02, 2020

Bugs or snake oil?

I purchased this app exclusively because it said that it will transmit video in 4k@60fps. Upon downloading NDI 5, it’s only recognizing video stream in 2k@30fps. On top of that, I can’t record video even in 2k@30fps without SIGNIFICANT lag. The only way to stop the lag is to switch to low bandwidth mode. I have an iPhone 13 Pro Max, a high-end gaming laptop, and as well as a gigabit fiber optic internet connection. I know my phone is capable of recording 4k footage @ 60fps and that my laptop and internet is more than capable of handling the bandwidth. PLEASE look into this! If I’m paying for an app, I expect it to work as advertised.

GrayStag, Nov 21, 2021

Good App Could Be Better

We’re using this app via a dedicated local area network with OBS (with the NDI plugin) We connect 3 cameras to the network via lightning to Ethernet adapter. We use OBS with the NDI plugin. Pros:Can control exposure and focus.Can mute the audio if unneeded. Can switch between different output bandwidth. Can use the front facing camera. If using multi cam, a red box around the frame turns green. Can switch between UDP and TCP (network stuff)Cons/Wishlist:No selecting specific frame rate. No selecting specific output resolution (it’s not clear)No selecting different lenses (zoom ultra wide)It would be great to be able to turn down resolution when source isn’t being used to conserve network bandwidth. It would be great when using multicam to turn on flash to show when source is live. This might be a long shot but remote control zoom, focus, exposure would be amazing. I would pay for in app purchases/pro version with these extra features. All around, it’s a pretty capable app, but a little more control would be clutch.

Hank the Handyman, May 12, 2020

Was working great, started to get choppy

I was using this to connect my iPhone 11 to OBS on my Mac to record 1080p. I’m also planning to use this to stream. The video recording that came out was nice and smooth for the most part. However, today the video seems to be choppy. I tried using another app called EpocCam to connect to OBS also through NDI and the connection was much more smooth - and there was a lot less latency from what I could monitor on my phone to what OBS was monitoring - it was almost instant. The issue with EpocCam is it was not recording audio. Although I am recording audio separately from video, I use the iPhone audio in order to sync up the video after the recording. I am wondering if this choppiness was introduced because of the most recent update... my internet speeds are well above 200Mbps albeit on WiFi. I can’t really explain why just two days ago the app was working much better than now. Can anyone from NewTek help out? Otherwise the app and functionality are great. I do wish they would add ultra wide support for the iPhone 11 though.

Ian S. (musician), Apr 28, 2020

It works great

I have been using this for 3 weeks now with OBS. It has a consistent 1300ms latency on my rig. Once I set the external audio interface with the correct delay, it has been great. The video did freeze a little at first and I was very disappointed. I put the WiFi in low data mode and that completely corrected it. I use it at 1080 without the ndi audio. I cannot thank you enough for this. Flawless.

Sound-Guy-8, Apr 23, 2020

Description

The official NDI® Camera. Turn your phone or tablet into a live video production camera. NDI® (Network Device Interface) is a low latency IP video protocol developed especially for professional live video production, and is supported by an extensive list of broadcast systems from many manufacturers.

NDI® HX Camera turns your iOS imaging devices into high-quality wireless a/v sources for NDI-enabled broadcast systems and software on the same network. Your device’s output is automatically recognized by NDI-enabled* video systems, ready to be mixed into live shows or even for use as a web camera when used in conjunction with NDI® Tools (ndi.tv/tools). * Note: Requires support for NDI v.4 or better. Basic Features • Easy to use • iPhone and iPad compatibility • Front/rear camera selection • Auto Focus, AF Lock, or tap to focus • Auto Exposure, AE Lock • Manual exposure compensation • Light on/off (on supporting devices) • Audio mute • Optional grid overlay Advanced Features • HI Bandwidth (up to 4K), medium (up to 1080p) and standard (640x480) modes • Simple pinch zooming • Automatic NDI device recognition • Connection notification and tally (on air/preview) displays Support • Knowledge Base Articles https://support.newtek.com/hc/en-us/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=iphone&commit=Search • NDI Forums https://forums.newtek.com/forumdisplay.php/360-NDI-%28Network-Device-Interface%29 • Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XZujmgL3uc&t=4s