Use the iPhone as the Mac webcam
Continuity Camera turns the iPhone into a camera and microphone for FaceTime and video calls.
Works on: macOS Ventura 13 and later · checked on macOS Golden Gate 27
Published: · Source: Apple
The rear cameras of an iPhone are usually far better than a laptop webcam, and Continuity Camera lets video apps on the Mac use them.
Mount the iPhone near the Mac: locked, stable, in landscape, with its rear cameras facing you. Open FaceTime or your video-call app. It may switch to the iPhone by itself; if not, choose the iPhone in the app’s camera or video menu. The iPhone’s microphone is available the same way, or in System Settings → Sound, under Input.
In compatible apps you also get Center Stage, Portrait mode, Studio Light and Desk View.
It needs macOS Ventura 13 or later and iOS 16 or later, with both devices signed in to the same Apple Account with two-factor authentication and Bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned on. It works wired or wirelessly, and it is on by default on the iPhone, in Settings → General → AirPlay & Continuity.
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