Canon has just launched “Live Switcher Mobile,” a new live streaming app for iOS that supports up to three camera views that can be switched between with just a few taps. Currently, the app only works with Apple devices and, surprisingly, does not support Canon’s own cameras.
Live Switcher Mobile allows users to specify how many seconds the viewpoint stays on the camera before automatically switching to another. The app also supports on-screen captions as well as real-time comments. However, the latter feature only works when broadcasting to YouTube and Twitch, but as The Verge notes, the app can also broadcast to other RTMP-enabled platforms such as Facebook, X, Instagram, and even LinkedIn, among others.
Although Live Switcher Mobile is free, the unpaid version only supports resolutions up to 720p. There will also be ads and watermarks on the screen. A paid subscription costs $18 per month and unlocks the functions of image overlay, zooming, and moving the picture in the picture. Of course, it increases the maximum resolution to 1080p and removes ads and watermarks.
Compared to free apps like OBS Studio and Streamlabs, Live Switcher Mobile has fewer features, which means Canon still has a lot of work to do to make the paid plan worth the money. Fortunately, support for Canon cameras is coming soon.
