iPhone: Double video recording from Apple only for 2025 devices – Apps help
Apple has enabled simultaneous recording with two cameras for years. Now it's also available in the Camera app—but only on new iPhones. What to do?
Dual-capture video on the iPhone Air.
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It sounds useful: while you are filming something with the iPhone's main camera, you can simultaneously record yourself with the selfie camera. This allows you to react immediately to what you have filmed. The function will be integrated into Apple's camera application as standard on the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, and iPhone Air. The manufacturer calls this “dual capture” or “double recording.”
Older iPhones, including the 16 series from 2024, will surprisingly not get the feature. But technically it would not be a problem, as alternative apps that have been around for years show. This suggests that Apple is only offering Dual Capture for its new devices for marketing reasons. It wouldn't be the first time the company has done this. It is conceivable that the feature will be added to older iPhones at a later date, for example with iOS 27. Until then, users will have to make do with non-Apple applications.
Apple function with limitations
Dual Capture can be found via the video function of the iPhone 17 models and the iPhone Air. If you click on Video (or the settings menu), a pop-up opens in which you can activate dual capture. The selfie image appears at the top right of the screen but can be moved. Pro models of the iPhone 17 can switch back and forth between the three cameras without stopping the recording.
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You can currently record at 1080p or 4K (at 24 or 30 frames per second). However, it is not possible to split the recording into individual files per camera or to move the selfie image to the foreground. A split screen is also not provided.
Dual capture with alternative apps
If you only have an older iPhone model, you can simply use alternative apps. This is because dual capture has been possible since the iPhone 11 Pro (released in September 2019)—thanks to an Apple API interface.
The function is integrated into applications such as 2Cam (formerly Duet), Røde Capture, and Filmic DoubleTake. The apps also offer more options, such as split-screen display. While Røde Capture is free to use, a subscription fee of 23 euros per year is payable for DoubleTake, although there are also package offers with Filmic Pro (then 80 euros per year). 2Cam costs 35 Euro per year or 10 Euro per month – is not exactly cheap either.
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