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The real crime is Macbooks still ship with a 1080p camera when their ungodly huge phones ship with 48MP
by w-ll 3y ago
The real crime is Macbooks still ship with a 1080p camera when their ungodly huge phones ship with 48MP
- verticalscaler 3y agoThe Macbook camera ships with the same chip as the iPhone 5S (2013). It has sufficient pixels for what it is meant for with most of the processing done in software. That last bit is key.
- piskov 3y agoIt’s not about the chip or sensor for that matter: it’s about the lens. That’s why macbook from 2010-2013 has better camera quality: it has thicker display and more space for camera module.
- verticalscaler 3y agoThis matters for FaceTime how? What more are you trying to do with this thing? I don't follow. Might just be the only example where I actually agree with Apple about keeping something as thin as possible.
- w-ll 3y agoWhy thin? The WxH of their phones is crazy, bend gate.... I'd take a thicker phone, cant belive the dropped the 13 mini size, it was my last refugee since they killed the SE.
- verticalscaler 3y agoAgreed about phones disagree about MacBooks. I wouldn’t want a thicker laptop screen just for a bigger lens. Pointless.
- SoftTalker 3y agoWhat does anyone use the Macbook camera for except video calls or meetings. 1080p is more than enough for that.
- w-ll 3y agoFace tracking. Even for my self, sounds crazy but a handful of my terminal aliases attempt to capture my mood by scanning my face so I can make a fun chart of my emotion while commiting code. The fact companies sell products to stick mounting gear on a Macbook to mount your iphone to capture better video will tell you theres a market.
- piskov 3y agoDo you want your laptop screen be as thick as an iPhone? It’s just basic physics: you cannot have 1-inch sensor with a lens right on top of it in 3-5mm of total thickness. Just the same way your eye is not flat but 2cm long.
- w-ll 3y agothe camera protrudes on iPhones making them not sit flat, why cant they add a little bump to the outter shell of the top of the Macbook to fit better cameras? The options are 3rd party things to mount your phone that take up way more space.
- piskov 3y agoYou do understand that larger sensor means not only thicker package but also larger width? Would you like 1cm black border around your display like it’s a pc from 2010? Short answer: all this would make an ugly laptop. That’s why they created belkin magsafe iphone camera mount
- w-ll 3y agoan iphone is not 1cm thick and I absolutely would not mind a buldge on the top of the screen, it doesnt change how the laptop would sit. and i think the iphone whith their protrudeing camera so that they wobble when placed screen up is more of a design crime. like some chair or table outside a cafe that wobbels, Steve is dead clearly in design
- piskov 3y agoiPhone is not only 1cm thick, it’s actually more: 1.275cm to be precise with the bump. Also camera hole has a diameter of 1.6cm.
- ricardobeat 3y agoFolded optics and metalenses would like to have a chat. They just started using it on the iPhone, I imagine either tech will make it to laptops in the next couple years.