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 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 Portrait mode on or off in Control Center. Open Control Center, tap FaceTime Controls, then tap Portrait.
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 FaceTime Controls.
Tap Studio Light.
To turn Studio Light mode off, tap the button again.
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 FaceTime Controls, 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
.
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.)