One well-known thing about iPads: they’re used for Zooms and video chats all the time, but their front-facing cameras aren’t ideally …
One well-known thing about iPads: they’re used for Zooms and video chats all the time, but their front-facing cameras aren’t ideally placed. Apple’s newest iPad Mini and entry-level iPad will be able to help with the awkwardness, somewhat: Center Stage is a digitally-zooming tool built into the latest iPad’s wider-angle cameras to automatically keep your face (and your family’s) in frame. The tech first debuted on this spring’s high-end iPad Pros, but the feature has trickled down faster than expected to the new iPad Mini, and even the entry-level 9th-gen iPad. I’ve used it on the iPad Pro: here’s how it works, and how you should set expectations. Much like other auto-zooming cameras like Facebook Portal, Center Stage follows a person’s face around as they talk. It works by starting with a wider-angle video camera capture (122 degrees) and then zooming in digitally as needed.
