HOW IT WORKS
Using DockKit-compatible stands for iPhone videos
Apple’s new API can control motorised tripods and stands for subject tracking
Now you can be the centre of attention on your iPhone, not just your iPad or Studio Display.
YOU WILL LEARN
How DockKit can be used for action videos and photography
Key fact
Most recent iPads have Ultra Wide cameras that provide 122° field of view (FOV). The Centre Stage feature can follow you around within that 122° viewing angle, but will lose sight of you if you move beyond that. In contrast, DockKit is designed to rotate a motorised stand through a full 360° horizontally, and also to tilt the camera through 90° vertically as well.
A few years ago, Apple came up with a feature called Centre Stage, which allows FaceTime and other video apps to follow your movements and keep your face in focus if you need to move around during video calls. This is useful if you need to give some sort of presentation or demonstration during a video call, for teachers giving lectures, or for content creators, such as fitness instructors producing workout videos.