macOS 13 Ventura Lets You Use Your iPhone's Camera as a Webcam

[MacRumors]

As part of its macOS 13 Ventura presentation at WWDC 2022, Apple today announced Continuity Camera, which gives Mac owners the ability to use their iPhone as a webcam.

A Mac running macOS 13 can automatically recognize and use the camera on an iPhone when it is nearby, without the need to wake or select it, and the iPhone can also connect to the Mac wirelessly.

Continuity Camera includes FaceTime features like Center Stage, Portrait mode, and a new Studio Light effect that illuminates a user's face while dimming the background.

In addition, Continuity Camera uses the Ultra Wide camera on an iPhone to enable Desk View, which simultaneously shows the user's face and an overhead view of their desk, which is useful for creating DIY videos, showing off sketches over FaceTime, and more.

Continuity Camera is available on iPhone XR or later models. Using Continuity Camera wirelessly requires a Mac and an iPhone or iPad with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on, and both devices must be signed in to the same Apple ID with two-factor authentication.

Continuity Camera with Center Stage and Desk View is available on iPhone 11 or later running iOS 16. Studio Light is available on iPhone 12 or later running iOS 16.

For all the other details and new features in macOS 13 Ventura, see our dedicated article.

Article Link: macOS 13 Ventura Lets You Use Your iPhone's Camera as a Webcam

 

[jole]

This is great!

 

[markfc]

tvOS needs this so i can FaceTime from the TV.

 

[yossi]

Is that an apple dock? They didn't really say

 

[Premium1]

Apple- "we won't upgrade the crappy cameras in macs, so use your phone instead"

 

[majurg]

ridiculous

 

[Danfango]

That's so going to crack a screen. How about stopping shipping ****** cameras in the computers.

Edit: this actually has a similar level of quality as truck nuts.

 

[DFZD]

I wonder how the desk view really works.

 

[Born2Run]

ridiculous

Why?

 

[lk400]

EpocCam devs just rage quit WWDC

 

[HiFiGuy528]

I want the MagSafe clip! where is it?

 

[Born2Run]

That's so going to crack a screen.

How?

 

[bleighv]

Aka..we are sorry for Studio Display’s webcam, hope this helps.

Luls

 

[Cognizant.]

Is that an apple dock? They didn't really say

They said it’s a dock they are collaborating with Belkin on and will be released later this year. Been trying to find something like this so I’m excited.

 

[v0lume4]

With this feature, I suppose Apple can make MacBooks with no notch again?

 

[Danfango]

How?

The thing is basically using the screen edge as a fulcrum on a high torque lever. It's a force amplifier. Pop goes the screen.

 

[Andy-V]

I wonder how many people will use this. The actual benefits gained from hooking up your phone like this are minimal. And while you use your phone as a camera, you can't do anything else with it.

 

[MayaUser]

That was magic when they shown the really wide angle of the iphone camera

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

So, this is the Studio Display update...

 

[jav6454]

In hindsight, they are addressing several threads here about the poor quality of the cams in the 14" and 16" MBPs

 

[tmoerel]

Is that an apple dock? They didn't really say

No it isn't and Yes they said so. They are working together with Belkin so it is a Belkin dock.

 

[idktbh]

this wouldn't have happened if Jony Ive were still around

 

[Cognizant.]

The thing is basically using the screen edge as a fulcrum on a high torque lever. It's a force amplifier. Pop goes the screen.

Nope.

 

[Cognizant.]

I wonder how many people will use this. The actual benefits gained from hooking up your phone like this are minimal. And while you use your phone as a camera, you can't do anything else with it.

A lot of people. I’ve used similar apps to achieve this and the quality is significant. And you can do a lot of the same things on your Mac as your phone, including texting and even using iOS apps now. You don’t have to use the feature. But it’s very nice to have.

 

[tdar]

I wonder how many people will use this. The actual benefits gained from hooking up your phone like this are minimal. And while you use your phone as a camera, you can't do anything else with it.

Are you trying to say that you can’t play games anymore during the web conference?😂