Sony updates its camera app to offer multi-camera monitoring

Sony launched a new update for your Monitor & Control (M&C) mobile app This makes it easier for users to remotely observe and operate camera images on smartphones and tablets. Most notably, version 2.0.0 of the M&C app introduces a new multi-camera monitoring feature that allows users to control and view up to four cameras at once, much like the Final Cut Camera iOS app that Apple released in May.

While the M&C app is available for iOS and Android, Sony’s new multi-camera monitoring feature is exclusive to iPadOS. It supports wired and wireless connections via Wi-Fi or hotspot for shooting in remote locations. We asked Sony if this feature will be available for iPhone and Android users and will update this story if we hear back.

More broadly, the updated app now also supports a wider range of Sony cameras, including the Burano, FX6, FX3, FX30, Alpha 1, Alpha 9 III and Alpha 7S III models. Full-screen monitoring – which Sony claims provides “an unobstructed view of live footage” on all supported camera models – is also available, solving a long-standing complaint users had with camera footage being cropped or resized on external monitors.

The update brings other improvements, such as giving users the ability to select and customize up to three tools for their screen and more intuitive controls for adjusting frame rate, sensitivity, shutter speed, ND filter, appearance, and white balance settings. Version 2.0.0 of the M&C application is now available for free download via App Store It is Google Play.