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by rektide 4y ago
Have any companies actually done this yet?
I'm a lover of https://notebookcheck.net/ https://notebookcheck.net/ & they have really really evolved some very good scientific tests. I can't think of the last time I saw them say a laptop camera was anything but poor.
My previous everyday-carry laptop, a Dell Venue 11 Pro, a 2-in-1 tablet- had a front-facing 8MP shooter and a 2MP selfie camera. At one point both were indeed available to me in Linux, but I think the 8MP disappeared at some point, somehow. I'd be interested to see if that was any good- the mere fact that it had two cameras is a sign that they kind of gave some kind of a crap, that maybe perhaps the (non-video-conferencing) camera might actually have been somewhat passable. Probably not!
- barryvan 4y agoYes, they have. The front-facing camera in my Surface Book is of a much higher standard than most -- better than most separate webcams in my experience! As you've found, though, I suspect that this is something which is mainly available in 2in1 devices. I suspect this is because the screen (or "clipboard") can be much thicker than is considered "sexy" or "acceptable" in traditional laptops. With thickness more akin to a phone, a camera module more akin to a phone's can be installed. I suspect that most laptop vendors aren't willing to trade screen thickness for webcam quality.
- cassianoleal 4y agoI suspect most consumers aren’t willing to make that tradeoff either.
- girvo 4y ago> I suspect that most laptop vendors aren't willing to trade screen thickness for webcam quality. That is exactly why, and physics simply gets in the way if one isn’t willing to make that trade.