I am curious about the recent evolution in quality/performance of the webcams built into laptop and norebook PCs. Most users seem to be happy with advertised high pixel counts and frame rates, but not aware of the importance of sensor size/pixel area or lens focal length and quality, especially with poor room lighting. This gets plenty of attention in smart-phone reviews, but I haven't found much in the way of PC product comparisons or general state-of-the-art reviews.
The topic comes up more often now, as lengthy video-conferencing replaces so many other interactions. Some friends get annoyed when I suggest that they add a USB webcam - or offer to send one at my own expense - instead talking up their super-duper multi-megapixel built-ins. But few of them bother to inspect their own outbound images on Skype/Zoom/etc., and have no idea how poor image quality can be. (At least Skype gives pretty good outgoing image adjustments, for those who can be bothered to find and use the controls.)
Can anyone here please point to web articles on this subject?
Thanks, and stay safe! And may all who propagate software viruses experience wetware viruses.
The topic comes up more often now, as lengthy video-conferencing replaces so many other interactions. Some friends get annoyed when I suggest that they add a USB webcam - or offer to send one at my own expense - instead talking up their super-duper multi-megapixel built-ins. But few of them bother to inspect their own outbound images on Skype/Zoom/etc., and have no idea how poor image quality can be. (At least Skype gives pretty good outgoing image adjustments, for those who can be bothered to find and use the controls.)
Can anyone here please point to web articles on this subject?
Thanks, and stay safe! And may all who propagate software viruses experience wetware viruses.