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Since the 17.1.1 update to my iPhone 12pro, the continuity camera only uses my ultra-wide angle lens (on zoom). I would prefer the use of the wide angle, and am curious if anyone knows how I could change it back.
iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 17
So, i had this issue for quite some time and fixed it thanks to avibarzeev's comment.
When you boot up any app that is using your iphones camera the green camera icon pops up on your top right menu of your screen. When you click it you get all the editable camera features. Dont bother with the center stage button but instead hover over the capture preview. When you hover over the image you can adjust and edit your video.
This helped me 100% when i used quicktime player.
So, i had this issue for quite some time and fixed it thanks to avibarzeev's comment.
When you boot up any app that is using your iphones camera the green camera icon pops up on your top right menu of your screen. When you click it you get all the editable camera features. Dont bother with the center stage button but instead hover over the capture preview. When you hover over the image you can adjust and edit your video.
This helped me 100% when i used quicktime player.
I found a fix. Apple apparently added a feature called "Center Stage." You seem to need that to get back to using the main rear camera...
After you select and start your iPhone's camera via FaceTime, Zoom or other VC apps, there's a green camera indicator on the menu bar, just like the mic recording indicator but for video. Click that, then the "expand down" arrow next to the camera name. Then enable "Center Stage" from the four or so options.
That zooms you back in, dynamically, using the wide-angle camera by default. So it's probably going to be lower res than before. To fix that, click the "expand right" arrow and pick "Main" to get back to using the main camera vs. the wide-angle one. It still pans and zooms automatically, but video quality is close to before, closer to DSLR, IMO, but autofocus is not always right.
There are some other options like "Studio Light" and automatic background blurring "Portrait" mode you can try. "Reactions" is kind of wild, but hard to use when it's this far down.
I can understand why they added this mode, since Continuity Camera now supports Apple TVs. So you need to potentially get the whole living room in view for FaceTime with Grandma.
Still, I'd prefer if "Main" was selectable without Center Stage. I can center myself manually on a VC call. Maybe they could add a manual zoom and focus slider here too to make it truly DLSR competitive?
@hopefulhoopla - 100% have the same issue. It's been really annoying. Center Stage does fix the issue, however I don't want to use Center Stage because it moves and is blurry.
Hovering over the image gave me that option too and fixed it! Many thanks!
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iOS 17 - Can I change my continuity camera from the ultra-wide angle to the regular lens?
