How to record with the front and back camera at the same time on iPhone
Film the view and yourself in one take: which iPhones can do it, how to set it up in Dualsy, and how to frame both cameras.
By the Dualsy team ·
Some moments have two sides: the concert and your face in the crowd, the dish and the cook, the trail and the person walking it. Recording both cameras at once keeps them in the same take, so there is nothing to sync later.
What you need
- An iPhone that supports multi-camera capture: iPhone XS, XS Max, XR or newer.
- iOS 15 or later.
- The Dualsy app.
Step by step
Open FRONT + BACK
At the top of the camera screen, switch the lens mode to FRONT + BACK. Both cameras start at once.
Place your window
Drag the small window to a corner where it covers nothing important, and pinch it to the size you want.
Pick a shape or a split
Tap SHAPE for a circle, square or star window, or LAYOUT for a top and bottom, side by side or diagonal split.
Record once
Press the shutter. Both cameras roll together and each one is written to its own file.
Front + back
The view and you, in the same moment.
Window shapes
Circle, square or star for the small window.
Split screen
Top and bottom, side by side, or diagonal.
Framing both cameras
- Hold the phone at chest height: the back camera sees the scene and the front camera sees your face without looking up your chin.
- Keep the light in front of you, so your face is not a silhouette against a bright background.
- Leave room in the main picture for the window, away from the subject.
- Use the 0.5x lens on the back camera when the scene is big and you are close to it.
Common questions
Do I get one video or two?
Each camera is written to its own file, so you can edit them together or use them apart.
What needs Dualsy Pro?
Recording with both cameras and moving the window work without Pro. Saving to the camera roll, the split layouts and the shaped windows are part of Pro.