CameraStamp Press Kit

Last updated: October 22nd, 2026

Fact Sheet

  • App: CameraStamp
  • Developer: The Musicology Group, Inc.
  • Price: $4.99, one-time purchase. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no watermark.
  • Release Date: October 28th, 2026. Pre-orders open now.
  • Platforms: iPhone and iPad
  • Requirements: iPhone running iOS 18.1 or later. Apple Log capture requires iPhone 15 Pro or later. ProRes recording requires iPhone 13 Pro or later; 4K ProRes on 128 GB models and 4K60 ProRes require an external drive. Deep effects chains at 4K60 perform best on recent Pro models.
  • Category: Photo & Video
  • App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/camerastamp/id6794013360
  • Product Page: https://themusicologygroup.com/camerastamp/

Descriptions

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CameraStamp shoots photos and video through modeled film stocks and broadcast tube cameras, rendered in realtime on iPhone, with Audio Unit plugins on the soundtrack.

One paragraph

CameraStamp is a camera app that models film stocks and broadcast tube cameras in realtime. Each film model has its own characteristic curve, grain structure, and color response; the image orthicon models bloom and lag like live television. What you see in the viewfinder is what lands in the library, with no RAW to sift through and no editor to open. An Audio Unit host inside the app lets musicians run a plugin on the soundtrack while they shoot, and every photo and video carries its preset in its metadata, so sending someone the shot sends them the settings. It shoots up to 4K with Apple Log capture and ProRes output on supported devices, and it costs $4.99 once.

Full description

CameraStamp is a camera app for iPhone that models film stocks and broadcast tube cameras in realtime. Each of its seven models has its own adjustable character: five film stocks (orthochromatic and panchromatic black and white, color reversal, color reversal infrared, and color negative), each with its own characteristic curve, grain structure, and color response, and two image orthicon tube models that bloom and lag like live television. Effects run alongside the models on device, from depth of field and diffusion to double exposure, halftone, film grain, and broadcast snow. What you see in the viewfinder is what lands in the library, with no RAW to sift through and no editor to open.

An Audio Unit host inside the app lets musicians run a plugin on the soundtrack while they shoot, with live monitoring and 48 or 96 kHz capture, so audio and video arrive as one synced file. Filmmakers can shoot 4K with Apple Log capture and ProRes output on supported devices. A non-destructive Editor applies any model or effect to existing photos and video, including RAW, ProRAW, and Apple Log footage.

Every photo and video carries its preset in its metadata. Sending someone the shot sends them the settings, and any shot can be reapplied as a preset to live capture or imported into the Editor.

CameraStamp is made by The Musicology Group, Inc., the San Francisco developer behind the Drag, Drop, Rock apps AmpStamp and SynthStamp. In the developer’s words: “We build tube amplifier models for guitar. Applying the same approach to a broadcast camera tube seemed worth trying, and once it worked we couldn’t stop at television. The records we model in AmpStamp and SynthStamp came wrapped in artwork made with this gear. Now you can sound and look like the records you love.”

CameraStamp is $4.99, one purchase, with no subscription and no watermark. It requires iOS 18.1 or later.

Key Points

  • Seven models at launch: two image orthicon broadcast tubes (B&W and color) and five film stocks (orthochromatic and panchromatic B&W, color reversal, color reversal infrared, color negative). Every model parameter is user-adjustable.
  • Realtime rendering on device. The viewfinder shows the finished image.
  • Effects stack alongside models: depth of field, diffusion, lens distortion, double exposure, halftone, film grain, broadcast snow, and more.
  • Audio Unit hosting with live monitoring, 48 or 96 kHz, and separate plugin sample rate for oversampling.
  • Presets embedded in image and video metadata. Any shot can be reapplied as a preset to live capture or imported into the Editor.
  • Non-destructive Editor applies models and effects to existing photos and video, including RAW, ProRAW, and Apple Log.
  • Video up to 4K at 24, 30, or 60 fps, with H.264, HEVC, and ProRes output.
  • $4.99, one purchase. No subscription, no watermark.

Assets

All assets are free to use in coverage of CameraStamp. Download everything (zip): https://themusicologygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/CameraStamp-Assets.zip

About the Developer

CameraStamp is made by James Diomede, founder of The Musicology Group, Inc. in San Francisco. The company has built audio software for more than a decade, from Reason Rack Extensions to the -Stamp family of iOS and Mac apps, including AmpStamp (guitar amplifier and effects modeling) and SynthStamp (vintage synthesizer modeling). CameraStamp applies the same modeling approach to the cameras and film stocks that made the artwork wrapped around those records.

Contact

info[at]themusicologygroup.com

Changelog

  • October 22nd, 2026: Press kit published.