How to Use Your iPhone or iPad Camera on Your Mac
How to Use Your iPhone or iPad Camera on Your Mac
Monday June 8, 2020 3:35 PM PDT
by
Tim Hardwick
Apple's Continuity Camera feature in macOS Mojave and later allows you to use your
iPhone
or
iPad
like a camera extension for your Mac. In other words, you can use your iOS device to scan documents or take a photo of something nearby, and it will appear instantly on your Mac.
Continuity Camera works in many Mac apps, including Finder, Preview, Notes, Mail, Messages, TextEdit, Keynote, Numbers, and Pages.
Note that for the feature to work, your Mac and iOS device need to have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on, and they both need to be signed into
iCloud
with the same
Apple ID
.
How to Take a Photo With Continuity Camera
Open one of the apps mentioned above on your Mac.
Right-click (Ctrl-click) in the document or window where you want your photo to appear, or click the
File
or
Insert
menu in the menu bar.
Select
Import from iPhone or iPad -> Take Photo
. This will open the camera app on your iPhone or iPad.
On your iPhone or iPad, tap the shutter button to take a photo, then tap
Use Photo
.
Your photo will automatically appear in the document or window on your Mac.
Tip:
To take a photo using Continuity Camera in Finder, open a Finder window and click the cog icon, or right-click (Ctrl-click) on the Desktop or window where you want your photo to appear. Then choose
Import from iPhone or iPad -> Take Photo
.
How to Scan Documents With Continuity Camera
Open one of the apps mentioned above on your Mac.
Right-click (Ctrl-click) in the document or window where you want your scanned document to appear, or click the
File
or
Insert menu
in the menu bar.
Select
Import from iPhone or iPad -> Scan Documents
. This will open the camera app on your iPhone or iPad.
Place your document in view of the camera on your iOS device, then wait for the scan to complete automatically. If you need to manually capture the scan, tap the shutter button or one of the volume buttons.
Tap
Keep Scan
.
Take additional scans of the document, or tap
Save
when you're finished.
Your scans will automatically appear as a PDF file in the document or window on your Mac.
Tip:
To scan documents using Continuity Camera in Finder, open a Finder window and click the cog icon, or right-click (Ctrl-click) on the Desktop or window where you want your scanned document to appear. Then choose
Import from iPhone or iPad -> Scan Documents
.
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