{"id":3572,"date":"2022-11-23T10:26:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T10:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cortadoblog1.wpengine.com\/best-webcam-iphone\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T10:11:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T10:11:43","slug":"best-webcam-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cortado.com\/en\/best-webcam-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Webcam for Video Calls: The iPhone with iOS 16"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Since iOS 16, the iPhone camera with its outstanding image quality can easily be used as a webcam. In this article you will learn how to score points in the next video call and how it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Uneven color. Fading highlights. Poor details, especially in low light conditions. All problems that classic webcams and internal cameras bring with them.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Video calls have become an integral part of our professional lives. And so, everyone has certainly asked themselves what they can do to look better – or perhaps just more professional during these calls. The right webcam can perhaps set the right tone for the next sales or consulting call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the right lighting, a good webcam also plays an essential role. Models like the Insta 360<\/a> or Logitech StreamCam<\/a> are quite common, but you can quickly spend a few hundred of Euros or Dollars on such a webcam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With iOS 16, is the iPhone the Best Webcam for Video Calls?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Typical features of the best webcams for video calls, apart from clear resolution, are above all face tracking functions. This means you can relax and stand in front of the camera and the algorithm ensures that you are always in the picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The smartphone camera has long since won the battle against the typical digital camera. With the introduction of iOS 16, Apple must have set its sights on the higher-quality webcams, because with iOS 16 and macOS Ventura, the iPhone automatically becomes a high-quality webcam. In doing so, Apple uses the camera on the back and thus one of the best cameras currently available on the market in this format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can I set up the iPhone Camera as Webcam?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Setting up the iPhone as a webcam is fully automatic, assuming a connection exists between iPhone and Mac<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After updating the iPhone to iOS 16<\/a> and the Mac to MacOS Ventura<\/a>, the iPhone automatically connects as the camera for the next video call. With “Disconnect” the connection can be ended and the Mac switches to the internal webcam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you intend to use the iPhone as a webcam, you can start right away. Only a suitable attachment and optional external lighting, such as a ring light, are useful to achieve perfect results. This way you should appear crystal clear and in the highest resolution in the video call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you no longer want to use the iPhone as a webcam, the connection can simply be ended with ‘Disconnect’ during the next video call and the Mac switches to the internal webcam.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Using Video Effects and Desk View<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It’s important to know that in the Mac\u2019s control center, you can make the settings for the iPhone webcam. Next to the control center icon (the icon with the two buttons on top of each other), a green dot also lights up when the webcam is activated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The green dot next to the control center icon on the Mac shows the activated iPhone webcam.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The iPhone webcam offers many useful video effects.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The control center offers a wide selection of different video effects for the iPhone webcam:<\/p>\n\n\n\n