I think any effort being put into laptop cameras these days (and for the last 5+ years) is to make them smaller in all dimensions. I'm guessing companies have

I think any effort being put into laptop cameras these days (and for the last 5+ years) is to make them smaller in all dimensions. I'm guessing companies have found that it's always a trade-off between camera quality and bezel size, and a thinner bezel impresses people more than a better camera. I find Apple webcams perform better in video calls than most/all others, so they don't really have much to worry about. If you do want some insanely high quality "webcam", you could buy that magsafe gimmick they showed off last year that allows you to use your iPhone's back cameras as the webcam for your MacBook.