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A $3 iOS app now records higher-resolution spatial videos<\/a> than Apple\u2019s native camera app. Spatialify, available on the App Store, lets iPhone 15 Pro owners record 3D videos for Apple\u2019s Vision Pro<\/a> in either 1080p at 60fps or 4K at 30fps \u2014 with HDR. Apple\u2019s native recording only supports 1080p \/ 30fps without HDR, so your immersive clips will be noticeably sharper using Spatialify than the camera app on the same phone. UploadVR<\/em> first reported<\/a> on the app update.<\/p>\n Spatialify launched earlier this year as a tool for converting Apple\u2019s spatial videos (HEVC format) for playback on non-Apple VR headsets like the Meta Quest 3<\/a>. But with Meta later adding native HEVC conversion<\/a> to its headsets (the best-selling on the market<\/a>), Spatialify\u2019s superior recording could give the third-party app a new lease on life.<\/p>\n Engadget senior editor Devindra Hardawar confirmed that Spatialify produces files in 4K \/ 30fps when set accordingly. He also verified that Spatialify\u2019s videos look much sharper on the Vision Pro than those shot in Apple\u2019s camera app. HDR also makes the videos\u2019 lighting look more realistic. Not bad for three bucks.<\/p>\n It\u2019s somewhat surprising Apple is holding back its native camera app from exploiting the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max\u2019s full hardware capabilities, but it isn\u2019t unheard of. Halide<\/a>, a popular iOS camera app, beat Apple to the punch with iOS photography features like shooting in RAW, manual controls and portrait photos for pets<\/a>. Based on that history, I wouldn\u2019t be shocked if Apple soon added similar advanced spatial recording to its camera,\u00a0especially now that we know its current hardware has no problem with it.<\/p>\n Spatialify is available on the App Store<\/a> for $3. It requires an iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max<\/a> to capture spatial videos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n