Why are Laptop Webcams so shitty?
Feb 12, 2021 22:31 · 124 words · 1 minute read
Today I had a few calls where we used our webcams to make the sessions a bit more interactive. Some colleagues don’t have a webcam on their laptop (yes, that’s the reality at an IT consulting company in 2021 🤦) and therefore used their phone to join the session. And it was clearly visible that their iamge quality was far superior.
Why are laptop webcams so shitty? Not even Apple or similar high-end ultrabooks have a proper quality.
Is the only viable solution to buy an external cam? Would be ok for sitting at home but more stuff to carry around.
How did you solve this issue? If you bought an external webcam - what brand / model / feature you chose and why?