Monitoring a camera feed used to require either hovering behind the viewfinder or investing in a dedicated wireless video system with separate transmitters, receivers, and field monitors. For solo content creators, small production teams, and anyone shooting interviews or tutorials with limited gear, that kind of setup has always felt disproportionate to the task. The gap between “professional monitoring” and “just squinting at the back of the camera” remained stubbornly wide.

EZCast’s CamCast CT-1 is a compact wireless transmitter designed to sit on top of any HDMI-equipped camera, from mirrorless bodies and DSLRs to action cams and camcorders. Once connected, it broadcasts a live 1080p 60fps feed over 5GHz Wi-Fi to up to four iOS or Android devices simultaneously. EZCast has spent over a decade building wireless display and screen-mirroring technology for offices and classrooms, and the CamCast is their first product built specifically for cameras, applying that signal distribution expertise to a production context.

Designer: EZCast

Click Here to Buy Now: $129 $239 ($110 off). Hurry, only a few units left!

The device itself is small enough to mount on a camera hot shoe or gimbal arm, with included adapters for both horizontal and vertical orientation. A built-in OLED screen displays connection details, and pairing happens through a QR code scan that takes roughly three seconds. Power comes from either a standard NP-F battery, the same type used across countless cinema accessories, or a USB-C connection at 5V/3A. That dual-power flexibility means a battery for mobility on location or a simple cable for longer, stationary shoots where runtime matters more.

Beyond passive monitoring, the companion CamCast app lets users save takes directly to their phone, review footage instantly, and share clips without ever pulling a memory card from the camera. For a two-person crew shooting a wedding, for instance, the second operator can watch the main camera’s composition from across the venue on a phone while managing their own setup. A makeup artist can confirm framing before the talent walks on set. Four people watching the same live feed, all from devices they already carry, collapses a communication problem that traditionally required dedicated hardware to solve.

What separates the CamCast CT-1 from a basic wireless HDMI sender, though, is the built-in PTP camera control. From the app on a phone or tablet, users can adjust shutter speed, ISO, color temperature, and aperture, and even navigate through camera menus remotely. Consider a camera mounted on an overhead rig for a cooking tutorial, or locked onto a gimbal for a tracking shot. Physically reaching the camera to change a setting interrupts the flow of a shoot. Being able to tweak exposure or white balance from a phone across the room changes how a solo creator or small team interacts with their gear.

The CamCast CT-1 also has a UVC output, which means it can connect directly to a laptop or desktop and function as a capture card. For livestreamers, educators, or anyone running a webinar, this removes an entire piece of hardware from the signal chain. One device handles wireless monitoring to phones and wired streaming output to a computer at the same time, which is a lot of functions packed into something that weighs less than most on-camera microphones.

Picture a YouTuber who films with a mirrorless camera on a tripod across the room. Right now, checking framing or adjusting settings means walking over, making a change, walking back, and repeating until it looks right. With the CamCast mounted on that camera, the phone becomes both the monitor and the remote control. An instructor recording a craft tutorial gets the same benefit, turning their tablet into a live preview without needing cables snaking across the workspace or an expensive field monitor clamped to a light stand.

Rather than building another monitor or another receiver, EZCast built a bridge between cameras and the screens people already own. That redistribution of function, turning four phones into four production monitors through a single transmitter, might be the more interesting design move in a category still dominated by expensive, single-purpose hardware.

Click Here to Buy Now: $129 $239 ($110 off). Hurry, only a few units left!

The post EZCast Just Turned Every Phone Into a Professional Camera Monitor first appeared on Yanko Design.

Monitoring a camera feed used to require either hovering behind the viewfinder or investing in a dedicated wireless video system with separate transmitters, receivers, and field monitors. For solo content creators, small production teams, and anyone shooting interviews or tutorials with limited gear, that kind of setup has always felt disproportionate to the task. The gap between “professional monitoring” and “just squinting at the back of the camera” remained stubbornly wide.

EZCast’s CamCast CT-1 is a compact wireless transmitter designed to sit on top of any HDMI-equipped camera, from mirrorless bodies and DSLRs to action cams and camcorders. Once connected, it broadcasts a live 1080p 60fps feed over 5GHz Wi-Fi to up to four iOS or Android devices simultaneously. EZCast has spent over a decade building wireless display and screen-mirroring technology for offices and classrooms, and the CamCast is their first product built specifically for cameras, applying that signal distribution expertise to a production context.

Designer: EZCast

Click Here to Buy Now: $129 $239 ($110 off). Hurry, only a few units left!

The device itself is small enough to mount on a camera hot shoe or gimbal arm, with included adapters for both horizontal and vertical orientation. A built-in OLED screen displays connection details, and pairing happens through a QR code scan that takes roughly three seconds. Power comes from either a standard NP-F battery, the same type used across countless cinema accessories, or a USB-C connection at 5V/3A. That dual-power flexibility means a battery for mobility on location or a simple cable for longer, stationary shoots where runtime matters more.

Beyond passive monitoring, the companion CamCast app lets users save takes directly to their phone, review footage instantly, and share clips without ever pulling a memory card from the camera. For a two-person crew shooting a wedding, for instance, the second operator can watch the main camera’s composition from across the venue on a phone while managing their own setup. A makeup artist can confirm framing before the talent walks on set. Four people watching the same live feed, all from devices they already carry, collapses a communication problem that traditionally required dedicated hardware to solve.

What separates the CamCast CT-1 from a basic wireless HDMI sender, though, is the built-in PTP camera control. From the app on a phone or tablet, users can adjust shutter speed, ISO, color temperature, and aperture, and even navigate through camera menus remotely. Consider a camera mounted on an overhead rig for a cooking tutorial, or locked onto a gimbal for a tracking shot. Physically reaching the camera to change a setting interrupts the flow of a shoot. Being able to tweak exposure or white balance from a phone across the room changes how a solo creator or small team interacts with their gear.

The CamCast CT-1 also has a UVC output, which means it can connect directly to a laptop or desktop and function as a capture card. For livestreamers, educators, or anyone running a webinar, this removes an entire piece of hardware from the signal chain. One device handles wireless monitoring to phones and wired streaming output to a computer at the same time, which is a lot of functions packed into something that weighs less than most on-camera microphones.

Picture a YouTuber who films with a mirrorless camera on a tripod across the room. Right now, checking framing or adjusting settings means walking over, making a change, walking back, and repeating until it looks right. With the CamCast mounted on that camera, the phone becomes both the monitor and the remote control. An instructor recording a craft tutorial gets the same benefit, turning their tablet into a live preview without needing cables snaking across the workspace or an expensive field monitor clamped to a light stand.

Rather than building another monitor or another receiver, EZCast built a bridge between cameras and the screens people already own. That redistribution of function, turning four phones into four production monitors through a single transmitter, might be the more interesting design move in a category still dominated by expensive, single-purpose hardware.

Click Here to Buy Now: $129 $239 ($110 off). Hurry, only a few units left!

The post EZCast Just Turned Every Phone Into a Professional Camera Monitor first appeared on Yanko Design.

Monitoring a camera feed used to require either hovering behind the viewfinder or investing in a dedicated wireless video system with separate transmitters, receivers, and field monitors. For solo content creators, small production teams, and anyone shooting interviews or tutorials with limited gear, that kind of setup has always felt disproportionate to the task. The gap between “professional monitoring” and “just squinting at the back of the camera” remained stubbornly wide.

EZCast’s CamCast CT-1 is a compact wireless transmitter designed to sit on top of any HDMI-equipped camera, from mirrorless bodies and DSLRs to action cams and camcorders. Once connected, it broadcasts a live 1080p 60fps feed over 5GHz Wi-Fi to up to four iOS or Android devices simultaneously. EZCast has spent over a decade building wireless display and screen-mirroring technology for offices and classrooms, and the CamCast is their first product built specifically for cameras, applying that signal distribution expertise to a production context.

Designer: EZCast

Click Here to Buy Now: $129 $239 ($110 off). Hurry, only a few units left!

The device itself is small enough to mount on a camera hot shoe or gimbal arm, with included adapters for both horizontal and vertical orientation. A built-in OLED screen displays connection details, and pairing happens through a QR code scan that takes roughly three seconds. Power comes from either a standard NP-F battery, the same type used across countless cinema accessories, or a USB-C connection at 5V/3A. That dual-power flexibility means a battery for mobility on location or a simple cable for longer, stationary shoots where runtime matters more.

Beyond passive monitoring, the companion CamCast app lets users save takes directly to their phone, review footage instantly, and share clips without ever pulling a memory card from the camera. For a two-person crew shooting a wedding, for instance, the second operator can watch the main camera’s composition from across the venue on a phone while managing their own setup. A makeup artist can confirm framing before the talent walks on set. Four people watching the same live feed, all from devices they already carry, collapses a communication problem that traditionally required dedicated hardware to solve.

What separates the CamCast CT-1 from a basic wireless HDMI sender, though, is the built-in PTP camera control. From the app on a phone or tablet, users can adjust shutter speed, ISO, color temperature, and aperture, and even navigate through camera menus remotely. Consider a camera mounted on an overhead rig for a cooking tutorial, or locked onto a gimbal for a tracking shot. Physically reaching the camera to change a setting interrupts the flow of a shoot. Being able to tweak exposure or white balance from a phone across the room changes how a solo creator or small team interacts with their gear.

The CamCast CT-1 also has a UVC output, which means it can connect directly to a laptop or desktop and function as a capture card. For livestreamers, educators, or anyone running a webinar, this removes an entire piece of hardware from the signal chain. One device handles wireless monitoring to phones and wired streaming output to a computer at the same time, which is a lot of functions packed into something that weighs less than most on-camera microphones.

Picture a YouTuber who films with a mirrorless camera on a tripod across the room. Right now, checking framing or adjusting settings means walking over, making a change, walking back, and repeating until it looks right. With the CamCast mounted on that camera, the phone becomes both the monitor and the remote control. An instructor recording a craft tutorial gets the same benefit, turning their tablet into a live preview without needing cables snaking across the workspace or an expensive field monitor clamped to a light stand.

Rather than building another monitor or another receiver, EZCast built a bridge between cameras and the screens people already own. That redistribution of function, turning four phones into four production monitors through a single transmitter, might be the more interesting design move in a category still dominated by expensive, single-purpose hardware.

Click Here to Buy Now: $129 $239 ($110 off). Hurry, only a few units left!

The post EZCast Just Turned Every Phone Into a Professional Camera Monitor first appeared on Yanko Design.

Monitoring a camera feed used to require either hovering behind the viewfinder or investing in a dedicated wireless video system with separate transmitters, receivers, and field monitors. For solo content creators, small production teams, and anyone shooting interviews or tutorials with limited gear, that kind of setup has always felt disproportionate to the task. The gap between “professional monitoring” and “just squinting at the back of the camera” remained stubbornly wide.

EZCast’s CamCast CT-1 is a compact wireless transmitter designed to sit on top of any HDMI-equipped camera, from mirrorless bodies and DSLRs to action cams and camcorders. Once connected, it broadcasts a live 1080p 60fps feed over 5GHz Wi-Fi to up to four iOS or Android devices simultaneously. EZCast has spent over a decade building wireless display and screen-mirroring technology for offices and classrooms, and the CamCast is their first product built specifically for cameras, applying that signal distribution expertise to a production context.

Designer: EZCast

Click Here to Buy Now: $129 $239 ($110 off). Hurry, only a few units left!

The device itself is small enough to mount on a camera hot shoe or gimbal arm, with included adapters for both horizontal and vertical orientation. A built-in OLED screen displays connection details, and pairing happens through a QR code scan that takes roughly three seconds. Power comes from either a standard NP-F battery, the same type used across countless cinema accessories, or a USB-C connection at 5V/3A. That dual-power flexibility means a battery for mobility on location or a simple cable for longer, stationary shoots where runtime matters more.

Beyond passive monitoring, the companion CamCast app lets users save takes directly to their phone, review footage instantly, and share clips without ever pulling a memory card from the camera. For a two-person crew shooting a wedding, for instance, the second operator can watch the main camera’s composition from across the venue on a phone while managing their own setup. A makeup artist can confirm framing before the talent walks on set. Four people watching the same live feed, all from devices they already carry, collapses a communication problem that traditionally required dedicated hardware to solve.

What separates the CamCast CT-1 from a basic wireless HDMI sender, though, is the built-in PTP camera control. From the app on a phone or tablet, users can adjust shutter speed, ISO, color temperature, and aperture, and even navigate through camera menus remotely. Consider a camera mounted on an overhead rig for a cooking tutorial, or locked onto a gimbal for a tracking shot. Physically reaching the camera to change a setting interrupts the flow of a shoot. Being able to tweak exposure or white balance from a phone across the room changes how a solo creator or small team interacts with their gear.

The CamCast CT-1 also has a UVC output, which means it can connect directly to a laptop or desktop and function as a capture card. For livestreamers, educators, or anyone running a webinar, this removes an entire piece of hardware from the signal chain. One device handles wireless monitoring to phones and wired streaming output to a computer at the same time, which is a lot of functions packed into something that weighs less than most on-camera microphones.

Picture a YouTuber who films with a mirrorless camera on a tripod across the room. Right now, checking framing or adjusting settings means walking over, making a change, walking back, and repeating until it looks right. With the CamCast mounted on that camera, the phone becomes both the monitor and the remote control. An instructor recording a craft tutorial gets the same benefit, turning their tablet into a live preview without needing cables snaking across the workspace or an expensive field monitor clamped to a light stand.

Rather than building another monitor or another receiver, EZCast built a bridge between cameras and the screens people already own. That redistribution of function, turning four phones into four production monitors through a single transmitter, might be the more interesting design move in a category still dominated by expensive, single-purpose hardware.

Click Here to Buy Now: $129 $239 ($110 off). Hurry, only a few units left!

The post EZCast Just Turned Every Phone Into a Professional Camera Monitor first appeared on Yanko Design.

Monitoring a camera feed used to require either hovering behind the viewfinder or investing in a dedicated wireless video system with separate transmitters, receivers, and field monitors. For solo content creators, small production teams, and anyone shooting interviews or tutorials with limited gear, that kind of setup has always felt disproportionate to the task. The gap between “professional monitoring” and “just squinting at the back of the camera” remained stubbornly wide.

EZCast’s CamCast CT-1 is a compact wireless transmitter designed to sit on top of any HDMI-equipped camera, from mirrorless bodies and DSLRs to action cams and camcorders. Once connected, it broadcasts a live 1080p 60fps feed over 5GHz Wi-Fi to up to four iOS or Android devices simultaneously. EZCast has spent over a decade building wireless display and screen-mirroring technology for offices and classrooms, and the CamCast is their first product built specifically for cameras, applying that signal distribution expertise to a production context.

Designer: EZCast

Click Here to Buy Now: $129 $239 ($110 off). Hurry, only a few units left!

The device itself is small enough to mount on a camera hot shoe or gimbal arm, with included adapters for both horizontal and vertical orientation. A built-in OLED screen displays connection details, and pairing happens through a QR code scan that takes roughly three seconds. Power comes from either a standard NP-F battery, the same type used across countless cinema accessories, or a USB-C connection at 5V/3A. That dual-power flexibility means a battery for mobility on location or a simple cable for longer, stationary shoots where runtime matters more.

Beyond passive monitoring, the companion CamCast app lets users save takes directly to their phone, review footage instantly, and share clips without ever pulling a memory card from the camera. For a two-person crew shooting a wedding, for instance, the second operator can watch the main camera’s composition from across the venue on a phone while managing their own setup. A makeup artist can confirm framing before the talent walks on set. Four people watching the same live feed, all from devices they already carry, collapses a communication problem that traditionally required dedicated hardware to solve.

What separates the CamCast CT-1 from a basic wireless HDMI sender, though, is the built-in PTP camera control. From the app on a phone or tablet, users can adjust shutter speed, ISO, color temperature, and aperture, and even navigate through camera menus remotely. Consider a camera mounted on an overhead rig for a cooking tutorial, or locked onto a gimbal for a tracking shot. Physically reaching the camera to change a setting interrupts the flow of a shoot. Being able to tweak exposure or white balance from a phone across the room changes how a solo creator or small team interacts with their gear.

The CamCast CT-1 also has a UVC output, which means it can connect directly to a laptop or desktop and function as a capture card. For livestreamers, educators, or anyone running a webinar, this removes an entire piece of hardware from the signal chain. One device handles wireless monitoring to phones and wired streaming output to a computer at the same time, which is a lot of functions packed into something that weighs less than most on-camera microphones.

Picture a YouTuber who films with a mirrorless camera on a tripod across the room. Right now, checking framing or adjusting settings means walking over, making a change, walking back, and repeating until it looks right. With the CamCast mounted on that camera, the phone becomes both the monitor and the remote control. An instructor recording a craft tutorial gets the same benefit, turning their tablet into a live preview without needing cables snaking across the workspace or an expensive field monitor clamped to a light stand.

Rather than building another monitor or another receiver, EZCast built a bridge between cameras and the screens people already own. That redistribution of function, turning four phones into four production monitors through a single transmitter, might be the more interesting design move in a category still dominated by expensive, single-purpose hardware.

Click Here to Buy Now: $129 $239 ($110 off). Hurry, only a few units left!

The post EZCast Just Turned Every Phone Into a Professional Camera Monitor first appeared on Yanko Design.

Monitoring a camera feed used to require either hovering behind the viewfinder or investing in a dedicated wireless video system with separate transmitters, receivers, and field monitors. For solo content creators, small production teams, and anyone shooting interviews or tutorials with limited gear, that kind of setup has always felt disproportionate to the task. The gap between “professional monitoring” and “just squinting at the back of the camera” remained stubbornly wide.

EZCast’s CamCast CT-1 is a compact wireless transmitter designed to sit on top of any HDMI-equipped camera, from mirrorless bodies and DSLRs to action cams and camcorders. Once connected, it broadcasts a live 1080p 60fps feed over 5GHz Wi-Fi to up to four iOS or Android devices simultaneously. EZCast has spent over a decade building wireless display and screen-mirroring technology for offices and classrooms, and the CamCast is their first product built specifically for cameras, applying that signal distribution expertise to a production context.

Designer: EZCast

Click Here to Buy Now: $129 $239 ($110 off). Hurry, only a few units left!

The device itself is small enough to mount on a camera hot shoe or gimbal arm, with included adapters for both horizontal and vertical orientation. A built-in OLED screen displays connection details, and pairing happens through a QR code scan that takes roughly three seconds. Power comes from either a standard NP-F battery, the same type used across countless cinema accessories, or a USB-C connection at 5V/3A. That dual-power flexibility means a battery for mobility on location or a simple cable for longer, stationary shoots where runtime matters more.

Beyond passive monitoring, the companion CamCast app lets users save takes directly to their phone, review footage instantly, and share clips without ever pulling a memory card from the camera. For a two-person crew shooting a wedding, for instance, the second operator can watch the main camera’s composition from across the venue on a phone while managing their own setup. A makeup artist can confirm framing before the talent walks on set. Four people watching the same live feed, all from devices they already carry, collapses a communication problem that traditionally required dedicated hardware to solve.

What separates the CamCast CT-1 from a basic wireless HDMI sender, though, is the built-in PTP camera control. From the app on a phone or tablet, users can adjust shutter speed, ISO, color temperature, and aperture, and even navigate through camera menus remotely. Consider a camera mounted on an overhead rig for a cooking tutorial, or locked onto a gimbal for a tracking shot. Physically reaching the camera to change a setting interrupts the flow of a shoot. Being able to tweak exposure or white balance from a phone across the room changes how a solo creator or small team interacts with their gear.

The CamCast CT-1 also has a UVC output, which means it can connect directly to a laptop or desktop and function as a capture card. For livestreamers, educators, or anyone running a webinar, this removes an entire piece of hardware from the signal chain. One device handles wireless monitoring to phones and wired streaming output to a computer at the same time, which is a lot of functions packed into something that weighs less than most on-camera microphones.

Picture a YouTuber who films with a mirrorless camera on a tripod across the room. Right now, checking framing or adjusting settings means walking over, making a change, walking back, and repeating until it looks right. With the CamCast mounted on that camera, the phone becomes both the monitor and the remote control. An instructor recording a craft tutorial gets the same benefit, turning their tablet into a live preview without needing cables snaking across the workspace or an expensive field monitor clamped to a light stand.

Rather than building another monitor or another receiver, EZCast built a bridge between cameras and the screens people already own. That redistribution of function, turning four phones into four production monitors through a single transmitter, might be the more interesting design move in a category still dominated by expensive, single-purpose hardware.

Click Here to Buy Now: $129 $239 ($110 off). Hurry, only a few units left!

The post EZCast Just Turned Every Phone Into a Professional Camera Monitor first appeared on Yanko Design.

Monitoring a camera feed used to require either hovering behind the viewfinder or investing in a dedicated wireless video system with separate transmitters, receivers, and field monitors. For solo content creators, small production teams, and anyone shooting interviews or tutorials with limited gear, that kind of setup has always felt disproportionate to the task. The gap between “professional monitoring” and “just squinting at the back of the camera” remained stubbornly wide.

EZCast’s CamCast CT-1 is a compact wireless transmitter designed to sit on top of any HDMI-equipped camera, from mirrorless bodies and DSLRs to action cams and camcorders. Once connected, it broadcasts a live 1080p 60fps feed over 5GHz Wi-Fi to up to four iOS or Android devices simultaneously. EZCast has spent over a decade building wireless display and screen-mirroring technology for offices and classrooms, and the CamCast is their first product built specifically for cameras, applying that signal distribution expertise to a production context.

Designer: EZCast

Click Here to Buy Now: $129 $239 ($110 off). Hurry, only a few units left!

The device itself is small enough to mount on a camera hot shoe or gimbal arm, with included adapters for both horizontal and vertical orientation. A built-in OLED screen displays connection details, and pairing happens through a QR code scan that takes roughly three seconds. Power comes from either a standard NP-F battery, the same type used across countless cinema accessories, or a USB-C connection at 5V/3A. That dual-power flexibility means a battery for mobility on location or a simple cable for longer, stationary shoots where runtime matters more.

Beyond passive monitoring, the companion CamCast app lets users save takes directly to their phone, review footage instantly, and share clips without ever pulling a memory card from the camera. For a two-person crew shooting a wedding, for instance, the second operator can watch the main camera’s composition from across the venue on a phone while managing their own setup. A makeup artist can confirm framing before the talent walks on set. Four people watching the same live feed, all from devices they already carry, collapses a communication problem that traditionally required dedicated hardware to solve.

What separates the CamCast CT-1 from a basic wireless HDMI sender, though, is the built-in PTP camera control. From the app on a phone or tablet, users can adjust shutter speed, ISO, color temperature, and aperture, and even navigate through camera menus remotely. Consider a camera mounted on an overhead rig for a cooking tutorial, or locked onto a gimbal for a tracking shot. Physically reaching the camera to change a setting interrupts the flow of a shoot. Being able to tweak exposure or white balance from a phone across the room changes how a solo creator or small team interacts with their gear.

The CamCast CT-1 also has a UVC output, which means it can connect directly to a laptop or desktop and function as a capture card. For livestreamers, educators, or anyone running a webinar, this removes an entire piece of hardware from the signal chain. One device handles wireless monitoring to phones and wired streaming output to a computer at the same time, which is a lot of functions packed into something that weighs less than most on-camera microphones.

Picture a YouTuber who films with a mirrorless camera on a tripod across the room. Right now, checking framing or adjusting settings means walking over, making a change, walking back, and repeating until it looks right. With the CamCast mounted on that camera, the phone becomes both the monitor and the remote control. An instructor recording a craft tutorial gets the same benefit, turning their tablet into a live preview without needing cables snaking across the workspace or an expensive field monitor clamped to a light stand.

Rather than building another monitor or another receiver, EZCast built a bridge between cameras and the screens people already own. That redistribution of function, turning four phones into four production monitors through a single transmitter, might be the more interesting design move in a category still dominated by expensive, single-purpose hardware.

Click Here to Buy Now: $129 $239 ($110 off). Hurry, only a few units left!

The post EZCast Just Turned Every Phone Into a Professional Camera Monitor first appeared on Yanko Design.