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iPad User Guide

Change FaceTime video settings on iPad

During a call in the FaceTime app, you can turn Portrait mode, Studio Light, and Center Stage on or off, switch between cameras, or turn your camera on or off.

Blur the background with Portrait mode

On supported models, you can turn on Portrait mode, which automatically blurs the background and puts the visual focus on you, the same way Portrait mode does in Camera.

  1. During a call in the FaceTime app 👁 Image
    on your iPad, tap your tile. When you’re on a call in a third-party videoconferencing video app, open Control Center, then tap the name of the app.

  2. Tap Portrait.

    To turn Portrait mode off, tap the button again.

To adjust the amount of background blur in Portrait mode, open Control Center, tap FaceTime (or the name of the third-party videoconferencing app), then use the Portrait slider.

Highlight your face

On supported models, you can turn on Studio Light, which dims the background and illuminates your face.

  1. During a call in the FaceTime app 👁 Image
    on your iPad, tap your tile. When you’re on a call in a third-party videoconferencing video app, open Control Center, then tap the name of the app.

  2. Tap Studio Light.

    To turn Studio Light mode off, tap the button again.

To adjust the intensity of light in Studio Light mode, open Control Center, tap FaceTime (or the name of the third-party videoconferencing app), then use the Studio Light slider.

Turn Center Stage off or on

On supported models, you can use Center Stage, which automatically adjusts your front camera to frame you as you move around the field of view during a FaceTime call.

  1. During a call in the FaceTime app 👁 Image
    on your iPad, tap your tile. When you’re on a call in a third-party videoconferencing video app, open Control Center, then tap the name of the app.

  2. Center Stage is on by default. Tap Center Stage to turn it off.

    To turn Center Stage on, tap it again.

On some iPad models, 👁 the Center Stage button
appears in your tile. To turn on Center Stage, you can tap your tile, then tap 👁 the Center Stage button
.

Switch to the rear camera

  1. During a call in the FaceTime app 👁 Image
    on your iPad, tap your tile.

  2. Tap Flip.

To switch back to the front camera, tap Flip again.

Note: While you’re using the rear camera, you can enlarge the image by tapping 1x. Tapping it again returns the image to normal size.

Turn off your camera

  1. During a call in the FaceTime app 👁 Image
    on your iPad, tap the screen to show the FaceTime controls (if they aren’t visible).

  2. Tap 👁 the Camera Switch button
    .

    Tap 👁 the Camera Switch button
    to turn the camera back on.

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