JPack
macrumors G5
No, not even close. The iPad Pro M1/M2 has used the same camera since 2018. It's same sensor as iPhone 8, which is why iPad Pro doesn't have Night Mode even though it has so much computational power.
Apple Begins Selling Belkin Mount for Using an iPhone as a Mac's Webcam
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No, not even close. The iPad Pro M1/M2 has used the same camera since 2018. It's same sensor as iPhone 8, which is why iPad Pro doesn't have Night Mode even though it has so much computational power.
coolbreeze2
macrumors 68000
That's a shame. A Pro model iPad should have the best camera Apple has.
JPack
macrumors G5
I can see your point. But at the same time, most people only use iPad Pro to take photos of documents.
SolarSailer120
macrumors member
Came here to say this. I know people probably won't close the laptop with this on, but Apple is so gung-ho in their documentation about being anti webcam covers or anything on the screen/keyboard (at least when closing the computer). So it's strange to me that they hyped up this regressive, potentially damaging product.
And let's not forget the M1 screens allegedly cracking easily on their own or with very little pressure applied such as during angle adjustments or backpack travel. I'm not attaching an almost-one-pound phone to a non-tempered, very fragile glass screen, it's asking for trouble
I'm certain Apple knows exactly how many pictures take with iPads vs. iPhones. And the incremental cost of adding 'the best' camera could be prohibitive from a BOM standpoint.
Born Again
Suspended
Where are the apple apologists? This is so janky.
Steve Jobs would have NEVER allowed this!
Steve Jobs would have NEVER allowed this!
swiftlySwift
macrumors newbie
Looking at this makes me wonder how long before the hinges start to weaken from the hanging iPhone’s weight.
Just airplay it to your tv, so that apple can sell 3 devices to you.
We already do this using 3rd party software for broadcasting Zoom Yoga classes. It’s a massive improvement over the woeful camera in my 2018 MacBook Pro.
Don’t like it, don’t use it, but many people are happy with this new addition from Apple.
fwmireault
macrumors 68020
Belkin also designed a mount for external displays like the Studio Display. It seems like it is not ready to commercialize yet, but it was previewed at WWDC
Johnny907
macrumors 68020
if a plastic mount can scratch your metal Macbook, Apple has got some serious explaining to do.
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Blowback
macrumors 65816
Who will be the first to use Super glue......
macOS Ventura has a new Continuity Camera feature that allows an iPhone to be used as a Mac's webcam. Ahead of the public release of macOS Ventura next week, Apple has started selling Belkin's new iPhone mount designed for use with Continuity Camera.
Priced at $29.95 on Apple's online store, the mount attaches to the iPhone with MagSafe and can then be affixed to the top lid of a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro for use with Continuity Camera. When not connected to a Mac, the mount doubles as a kickstand for the iPhone with a built-in ring for easy gripping, similar to PopSockets.
Available in black or white, the mount attaches to a Mac with no special tools required and allows the iPhone to be used in portrait or landscape orientations. The mount can be purchased from Apple's online store and at select Apple retail stores worldwide.
Belkin says a version of the mount for Mac desktops and Apple displays will be coming soon.
Article Link: Apple Begins Selling Belkin Mount for Using an iPhone as a Mac's Webcam
In the interim, you could always run this on your Mac while you screen share with an AppleTV.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
Yes, but that option exists now with the right combination of equipment: Mac or iDevice with a way to export the other end of the conversation to HDMI to display it on the big screen. Prop Mac or iDevice camera up in front of the TV screen so they can see your end of the conversation. Effectively the Mac or iDevice are like a TV notch, probably at the bottom of the screen, propped up against the TV screen. I've played around with this a bit and it can work but it's not as quick & easy.
This idea is simpler:
Instead of paying up big for Frankenstein, this concept with a little software to make AppleTV act as (other party) receiver should deliver a great FaceTime experience for both parties on the biggest screen in the home using what may be the best camera in the home. The bulk of the software already exists. Just adapt it to sling to AppleTV instead of Mac.
This seems like an "easy" one for Apple to deliver. Hopefully they will. It would add a unique, enjoyable and EXCLUSIVE benefit to AppleTV.
This idea is simpler:
- leave one of these Belkin or similar clips on the TV full time
- insert phone and start the FaceTime process
- phone displays what the camera sees (you and yours)
- phone airplays the other party to AppleTV which then display them on your TV
Instead of paying up big for Frankenstein, this concept with a little software to make AppleTV act as (other party) receiver should deliver a great FaceTime experience for both parties on the biggest screen in the home using what may be the best camera in the home. The bulk of the software already exists. Just adapt it to sling to AppleTV instead of Mac.
This seems like an "easy" one for Apple to deliver. Hopefully they will. It would add a unique, enjoyable and EXCLUSIVE benefit to AppleTV.
ProfessionalFan
macrumors 603
it looks silly to me, but I do want to give it a try
Benjamin Nabulsi
macrumors 6502
This should've been April fool's joke! we will look back at this and laugh.
ProfessionalFan
macrumors 603
No kidding. Give me that 360p cam please.
flur
macrumors 68020
It's more flexible but depending on your setup and what you're trying to achieve, it may not work as well. If you're just trying to achieve the "casual call with a friend" or "zoom in for a meeting" level of quality, anything will be fine (and you're probably best off using whatever camera came on your laptop). If you're teaching or doing a presentation where everything needs to look professional and you want to be making eye contact with your audience, you'll want the camera as close to your screen as possible. In the standard tripod situation, because of the legs, you may have to position the camera further back, and positioning further back means you have to place it higher so that you don't get the back of the laptop in the video. This increases the distance from the screen, so every time you look at the screen it's really obvious. So someone asks a question, you look down to see them, and then you have to answer looking directly at the camera - it's way easier to flick your eyes between the two when they're close.
Basically, it won't matter for most people, and frankly most people probably don't need to use their phone as a webcam. But for the handful of people with the right use case, this is going to be super useful.
alternamelka
macrumors member
I've got a magsafe popsocket on the back of my phone so I've been using continuity for a while now. It has honestly changed the game. I went on omegle with my friends once and most people though we were twitch streamers due to the camera quality lol
Are they also selling an attachment with an angled mirror that reflects to the camera on the new M2 iPad Pro 12.9 so that I can look straight at the screen when video conferencing in landscape mode??
macOS Ventura has a new Continuity Camera feature that allows an iPhone to be used as a Mac's webcam. Ahead of the public release of macOS Ventura next week, Apple has started selling Belkin's new iPhone mount designed for use with Continuity Camera.
Priced at $29.95 on Apple's online store, the mount attaches to the iPhone with MagSafe and can then be affixed to the top lid of a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro for use with Continuity Camera. When not connected to a Mac, the mount doubles as a kickstand for the iPhone with a built-in ring for easy gripping, similar to PopSockets.
Available in black or white, the mount attaches to a Mac with no special tools required and allows the iPhone to be used in portrait or landscape orientations. The mount can be purchased from Apple's online store and at select Apple retail stores worldwide.
Belkin says a version of the mount for Mac desktops and Apple displays will be coming soon.
Article Link: Apple Begins Selling Belkin Mount for Using an iPhone as a Mac's Webcam