Connect Live Multicam recording devices in Final Cut Pro for iPad
To record a Live Multicam session or to transfer videos that you recorded with the Final Cut Camera app, you wirelessly connect your iPad running Final Cut Pro and the devices running Final Cut Camera.
All your devices must have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®, and iCloud Keychain turned on and be signed in to an Apple Account. During setup, you need to allow access to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth so that your devices are discoverable. You also need to grant access to the camera and microphone on each device you plan to use to record video. To change these permissions later, go to Settings 
> Privacy & Security. See Control access to hardware features and Control access to information in apps in the iPhone User Guide.
Set up and connect devices running Final Cut Camera
Final Cut Camera is a separate app that you use to connect to Live Multicam recording sessions in Final Cut Pro for iPad. You can connect up to four separate devices as cameras in a Live Multicam session.
For devices running Final Cut Camera to be able to wirelessly connect to Final Cut Pro on your iPad, your iPad must be discoverable. If you’re connecting devices for the first time, open Live Multicam in Final Cut Pro before you set up the devices with Final Cut Camera. See Set up a Live Multicam project.
Make sure that all devices (including the iPad running Final Cut Pro) are set up to use Live Multicam.
Open the Final Cut Camera app on each device.
For installation instructions, see Get the Final Cut Camera app.
When you first open Final Cut Camera, you’re prompted to allow access to the camera and microphone, and to allow Final Cut Camera to use your location.
Tap
.You’re prompted to allow access to Wi-Fi and to Bluetooth.
In the Connect to Live Multicam screen, tap the name of the iPad you want to connect to (under Known Devices).
The Known Devices section lists any available iPad with an active Live Multicam session. If you don’t see the iPad you want to connect to, follow the steps in Set up a Live Multicam project.
Connect Live Multicam camera angles in Final Cut Pro
Live Multicam uses a wireless point-to-point transfer technology similar to AirDrop. Make sure all your devices are set up to use Live Multicam and that Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Camera are the active app on their device.
If you haven’t already done so, follow the instructions in Set up a Live Multicam project.
In the Live Multicam screen in Final Cut Pro for iPad, tap
in the toolbar.Under Known Devices, tap the names of the devices you want to use as cameras in the Live Multicam session.
Note: If you’re connecting a device that’s signed in to a different Apple Account, you can connect it using a pairing code. Open Final Cut Camera on the device, tap
, then tap the name of the iPad running Final Cut Pro (under Other Devices). A code appears on the iPad. In Final Cut Camera, enter the code in the Bluetooth Pairing Request field, then tap Allow.The devices you choose are moved to the Connected Devices list in Final Cut Pro.
Tap Done.
Disconnect devices
After you end a Live Multicam session or finish transferring media from Final Cut Camera, you can disconnect Final Cut Pro for iPad and the devices running Final Cut Camera.
Do any of the following:
In Final Cut Pro for iPad: Open a project, tap
in the toolbar, tap Live Multicam, then tap in the toolbar. Swipe left on the name of a device under Connected Devices, then tap Disconnect.In Final Cut Camera: Tap
, swipe left on the name of a device under Connected Device, then tap Disconnect.
Note: You can’t use a connected device as a Personal Hotspot. Be sure to turn off Personal Hotspot before starting a Live Multicam connection. (Go to Settings > Cellular > Personal Hotspot.)