Frequently Asked Questions.

What is ShinEye?

ShinEye is the world’s first digital fisheye camcorder app built for skaters, creatives, and anyone who loves filming clips and wants a propper fisheye look.

What's “Bulge Mode”?

Bulge Mode gives you that iconic fisheye curve without needing a physical lens. It mimics the classic VX / HPX look digitally, straight from your phone.

What’s geotagging and how does it work?

When you film with ShinEye, the app can save your location with the clip, so you can remember where you skated. You choose if it's private, public, or anonymous. Totally up to you.


Where are my clips saved?

All clips are saved locally on your device. ShinEye never accesses your backups.” You can easily organize, delete your camera roll at anytime, no cloud logins or weird syncs needed. Longpress to mark the clips you want to save.

Why are the clips being processed after i filmed?

All clips are being rendered while recording. give it a few seconds to process, once hitting the save button, depending on how long our video clip is.

Which phones does ShinEye work with?

iOS only for now. Shineye only works with iPhone 11 and up. We may support Android in the future…

Does these formats work for my social/instagram?

Depending how you have filmed them, For story and reel posts, we would recomend 9:16 and for regular post 3:4.

What are the tech specs of Shineye?

  • Aspect ratio: 4:3/3:4 & 16:9/ 9:19

  • Frame rates: 30 fps & 60 fps

  • Video codec: H.264

  • Video container: .mov

  • Audio format: AAC (MPEG-4 Audio) / Rate: 48 kHz

  • Resolution: 1440p

Is ShinEye free?

You can use ShinEye for a free trial period but you can unlock it with a subscription or lifetime purchase.

Do you offer lifetime purchase?

Yes! One-time payment, no strings attached. You’ll get all current and future premium features, forever. Perfect if subscriptions aren’t your thing.

How do I restore my purchase?

If you’ve switched devices or reinstalled the app, just hit “Restore Purchases” on the pricing screen — it works for both lifetime and subscription users.

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