These days, almost every smartphone brand out there loves parading the cinema-grade capture chops of their hardware. From concerts to live events, we’re increasingly seeing rigs with a smartphone leading the charge. Every flagship promises Hollywood-worthy videos, film-like colours, and enough AI magic to make a director do a double take. In the hands of an average person, however, it’s a whole different story. My tech-savvy teenage brother, for example, wants his phone to shoot great videos without forcing him to wrestle with LUTs, bitrates, and other technical adjustments, when…
