Most notably, it uses the A13 Bionic chip, making it 20 faster than the previous 8th-gen (2020) 10.2-inch iPad, and enabling machine learning features like Live Text, which can recognize text in a photo. But the latest 2021 version is still pretty capable. For users who don’t care about the design, something like the Logitech Brio could be a better option if you need a standalone webcam. The basic iPad isnt as powerful as the iPad Air, iPad mini or iPad Pro. Dell said it was focused primarily on optics for this model, so you’ll need to source your own microphone - whether that’s a standalone USB or XLR mic or a headset.įor Mac users, the biggest standout feature here is the iSight-like design, which could make it a tempting option despite the limitations. There are some limitations, however, including price and the lack of a microphone:īut $199.99 isn’t cheap for a webcam, and I haven’t even gotten to its biggest omission: it doesn’t have an internal microphone. Also for Windows users, it features an infrared sensor that can tap into the Windows Hello face recognition platform. This includes the AI auto-framing feature, which follows your movements to keep you centered in the frame, similar to the new Center Stage feature found in the M1 iPad Pro.
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The UltraSharp supports both macOS and Windows, but you’ll need Dell’s Peripheral Manager software to access many of its features, and this software is only available on Windows. It supports up to 5x digital zoom and has autofocus. The webcam has a bevy of auto-light correction features that aim to make your picture look good regardless of your lighting. You can tweak the field of view (FOV) between 65 degrees for a close crop, 78 degrees, or 90 degrees for the widest crop available.
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It’s capable of recording or streaming in 4K at 30 or 24 frames per second and in 1080p or 720p at 24, 30, or 60 frames per second.
The UltraSharp is a USB-C webcam that houses a Sony STARVIS CMOS 8.3-megapixel sensor. The UltraSharp webcam features a cylindrical design that heavily resembles Apple’s iconic iSight webcam, which Apple introduced at WWDC in 2003 and ultimately discontinued in 2008.Īs The Verge reports, the UltraSharp features USB-C connectivity and supports recording or streaming in 4K:
Apple's Lightning to Digital AV Adapter tops out at 900p ( 1600x900 upscaled to 1080p, looks yucky), and AirPlay mirroring tops out at 1080p.Dell has unveiled a new UltraSharp webcam that is sure to look familiar to Mac users. There is no known way of recording the iPad's screen at its native 2224×1668 resolution. But still technically 1080p, as it refers to the vertical resolution of the output. Also, because the iPad has a 4:3 display aspect ratio, you will get pillarboxing on anything that's not native 16:9 content (such as the home screen), making the image equivalent to 1440x1080 lower than recording the iPad directly using QuickTime. Note that you may have to go into System Preferences to change a setting to make it work. From there you can use QuickTime and choose the HDMI capture device as the source for screen recording.
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Instead of recording using QuickTime via a Lightning to USB cable, which for the 10.5" iPad Pro records at a fixed, non-adjustable 1600x1200 resolution, you can mirror your screen to an Apple TV via AirPlay, which is a 1080p output.īut instead of having the Apple TV connected to a TV, connect it to an HDMI capture device connected to your Mac, such as the Epiphan AV.io HD.