Streaming from external camera

Hi,


I'm researching possible ways to stream external video and audio into an iOS device, up until now I came up with the the following "solutions" (more like hacks) -

  • Developing MFi Camera

    I couldn't find any existing external camera that works using MFi so I guess it's reasonable that Apple are not allowing MFi cameras, will appreciate official say on the manner.

  • Wifi Camera

    There are several problems with this -

    • Connectivity-wise - The iOS device needs to be on the same network as the wifi camera, if the camera provides its own network internet connectivity won't work (Wifi + Celluar can't work together right?)
    • Latency
  • MultipeerConnectivity - This is not really a solution since it allows connecting to other iOS devices, right?
  • Lightning to USB 3 Adapter - this allows connecting a PTP/mass storage device only to iPads afaik


Will appreciate any other ideas on how to connect to an external camera stream!

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Hi did you able to connect external camera into your iOS app ?

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The Ordro EP7 camera worked for me. I tested one last year it worked fine using WIFI and cellular to get the signal out for a live stream.

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