54 MACWORLD SEPTEMBER 2020
iOSCENTRAL REVIEW: CAMERA FRONTBACKCamera FrontBack supports the Ultra Wide lens on newer iPhone models for a more expansive
view of what’s happening.
convenience, meaning that
recording can only be performed
by tapping the on-screen shutter
button. There’s also no split-
screen mode, which would come
in handy for professional users.
The app gets other things
right: There’s a manual toggle to
light up the rear LED flash during
darker scenes, as well as options
to switch between Wide and
Ultra Wide lenses on supported
hardware. Curiously, Telephoto
mode is not currently supported.
Camera FrontBack requires fairly
recent hardware, specifically
iPhone XR or later, including all
iPhone 11 models.
Tucked away in the settings
are toggle switches to retain the
current size and placement of the
PiP window next time you launch
the app, as well as enable pinch-
to-zoom for the rear camera, a
feature still in beta but which
worked well in our tests. Last but
not least, you can change the app
icon to Classic or Neon.BOTTOM LINE
Camera FrontBack is neat way to
keep yourself in the action while
shooting video with an iPhone,
all in real time. ■mmmm
Camera FrontBack
PROS- Records video from front
and rear cameras at same
time. - Resizable picture-in-picture
window. - Switch PiP window
between rectangle and
circle with double tap.
CONS - No support for iPhone
volume button camera
shutter. - Only works with Wide and
Ultra Wide cameras on
iPhone 11 Pro Max.
PRICE
$1
COMPANY
Yuliya Andrienko