Change the FaceTime video settings on iPad

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

Turn on Center Stage

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.

When you’re on a FaceTime call, open Control Center.
Tap Video Effects, then tap Center Stage to turn it on.
To turn Center Stage off, tap it again.

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

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 the Camera app.

When you’re on a FaceTime call, tap your tile.
Tap in your tile.
To turn Portrait mode off, tap the button again.

You can also turn on Portrait mode in Control Center. Open Control Center, then tap Video Effects.

Highlight your face

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

When you’re on a FaceTime call, open Control Center, then tap Video Effects.
Tap in your tile.
To turn Portrait mode off, tap the button again.

You can also turn on Portrait mode in Control Center. Open Control Center, then tap Video Effects.

Switch to the rear camera

When you’re on a FaceTime call, tap your tile, then tap .

To switch back to the front camera, tap 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

When you’re on a FaceTime call, tap the screen to make the controls appear, then tap . (Tap it again to turn the camera back on.)

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