One of the nice novelties that will come with iPadOS 17 be support for webcams and external cameras, which can be connected to iPad via USB. This became known after the launch of the beta version of the new Apple operating system, which allowed developers to start experimenting and discover some of its hidden features.
Support for external cameras on the iPad has long been requested from Apple. It’s true that the Cupertino tablet includes a good quality front camera with Centered Framing, a technology that always keeps the user in the center of the scene, no matter how much they move. And here are those who wanted to connect a webcam via a USB-C port for assembly tune More “professional” they could not do it. Thankfully, that will be a thing of the past when iPadOS 17 arrives.
Content Creator Stephen Robles He was one of the first to demonstrate how this new iPadOS 17 feature works. In his case, he achieved positive results using a Logitech webcam, as shown in the video below.
However, other users noted that they also managed to get iPadOS 17 to directly recognize cameras reflect them which have a webcam mode. Although the new software also supports external cameras connected to the iPad. via video capture adapters. Photographer John Branch IV shared on Twitter his experience with the Elgato Cam Link 4K camera.
iPadOS 17 beta reveals support for external cameras on iPad
It is worth clarifying that at the moment support for webcams and external cameras on the iPad via USB only works in FaceTime. In fact, this is easy to see in the examples we mentioned earlier. But that doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be limited to Apple’s video calling platform.
The new feature is part of an API included with iPadOS 17. Therefore, app developers from streamingvideo calls or video conferencing must include it in order for the respective platforms or services to support the use of external cameras via iPad.
Since the final version of iPadOS 17 will be released to the public towards the end of the year, it is likely that this feature will already be included in applications such as Microsoft Teams, Google Meet or Zoomamong many others.
An important change for the future iPad
But what’s really interesting is that this simple addition to iPadOS 17 could drastically change the way you use iPad. He streaming video games may be the most prominent example. In response to Steven Robles’ testing, a Twitter user named Brian Fall revealed that he was able to connect an ElGato HD60S+ external capture card to the tablet and stream the recording session. Zelda via facetime.
This means that iPadOS 17 will not just recognize the video signal coming to the iPad from the camera: also works with feed coming from other devices. In this case, the Nintendo Switch.
It will be interesting to see how this new feature develops, but support for USB-C powered external cameras and video signals It has everything to be the most important new iPadOS 17.. Although, curiously, Apple chose not to advertise it publicly. At least for now.
Keep in mind that iPadOS 17 is compatible with the following iPad models:
- iPad 9.7″ (2018);
- iPad Air 3 (2019);
- iPad mini 5 (2019);
- iPad 10.2″ (2019);
- iPad 10.2″ (2020);
- iPad Air 4 (2020);
- iPad 10.2″ (2021);
- iPad mini 6 (2021);
- iPad Air 5 (2022);
- iPad 10.9″ (2022);
- iPad Pro 11-inch 2018);
- iPad Pro 12.9″ (2018);
- iPad Pro 11″ (2020);
- iPad Pro 12.9″ (2020);
- 11-inch iPad Pro (2021);
- iPad Pro 12.9″ (2021);
- 11-inch iPad Pro (2022);
- 12.9″ iPad Pro (2022).
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