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macOS 13 Ventura Lets You Use Your iPhone's Camera as a Webcam
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...and it brings all those monitors (non-Apple) hooked up to MacMinis a video camera without having to go to a third party external solution? Another reason for us forgotten 27" iMac owners to consider a wider range of 32" monitors coupled to a nice new MacMini? (...would have been a much easier decision if the M2 was released into a MacMini
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When it comes to people bitching about Apple products, they don’t have the mental capacity to rationally consider all the products! 😂
I'm typing this on a Mac Mini staring at a 32" LG screen with a £40 Nexigo webcam clipped on top and plugged into the monitor's USB port. My iPhone is face down on the desk next to me. I have three video calls today, which is about average for me.
It'll make a big difference to me.
When you open QuickTime, you'll get a message asking if you'd like to use your iPhone as a Webcam. Once enabled, it works similarly to the way you could use the iPhone as an A/V input by creating a Movie. Now you can do it untethered, and you don't have to fix the camera at a position, you can move it around as you like. Also, the iPhone will show up in Audio MIDI Setup as a 1 channel 48khz audio device, allowing you to also use the microphone from the iPhone as audio input as you would any other device. Also, on the iPhone, Continuity Camera doesn't disable the phone's normal functionality - it shows up as an App - you can disconnect from the phone, or in QuickTime, but you can continue using the iPhone as normal while it's enabled
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I love all the self proclaimed engineers and experts in this thread telling us how dangerous of a product this is without ever seeing it firsthand. They are acting like it'll for sure wreck the laptop. I am sure Apple and Belkin put time into developing this and tested for that.
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I agree with you....but my point was that no other laptop builder has really figured this out. There are some laptops with marginally better built-ins but I haven't seen any yet.
So I just tried it this morning and I was able to use my XS Max. It seems pretty cool but also I was half awake so I didn't get to notice the better picture but the person on the receiving call said the picture looked way better.
Noice!! I just realized that I gave my XS to my stepson, so I guess it's irrelevant, but those models should most def work. In fact so should the X...
If not an Apple bracket then who? I don't recognize it. Would have to fit my M1 iMac 24".
This would work well for my 30" Apple Cinema HD Display, and it would also work well for the 32" Pro Display XDR. I hope someone builds a magnetic mount for iPhones that would work with both these displays.
Damn engineers! (Me: Georgia Tech, til I found my skills lay elsewhere!) So a doctor, a lawyer and an engineer are brought to the guillotine. "How do you want to face your maker?" the doctor's asked. "With honor, face up," the doctor says. The executioner releases the blade, it falls half way and, miraculously, it stops. "You must be a man of virtue, for the Lord to have saved you," says the executioner. "You can go free." The lawyer is brought forward. He, too, chooses to die facing the blade. Again it stops halfway. He is set free. At last, the engineer chooses to die facing his maker. The executioner prepares to release the blade. And the engineer says, "Wait! I think I see the problem!"
Seeking practical solutions: Couldn't my M1 MBP have an iPhone 13 Pro-caliber (and size) camera in the top of the bezel with a corresponding indent aligned in the bottom of the touchpad for it to fold neatly into? That wouldn't compromise the thinness of my MBP or a MBA. And the indent could serve as a tactile placement indicator like the raised marks on the "f" and "j" keys for touch typists. Just seems like the "better camera in the mac" is not a problem without a solution...
Will this feature with intel base Macbook pro no one has a straight answer on this
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
I don't need this. How do I stop my Mac telling me I can use my iphone as a webcam every time it's within spitting distance of my Mac?