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Opinion post by
Dhruv Bhutani
It’s rare to find a laptop webcam that doesn’t suck. The physical constraints, cost-cutting, and lack of smartphone-like software enhancements mean that even the most modern webcams aren’t all that far removed from what you’d find on a 2015 machine. You could, of course, spend hundreds of dollars on a fancy webcam that can follow you around or one that sports a large sensor like the Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra.
Even the best webcams are nowhere as good as modern smartphone cameras.
Or you could take the more innovative route and use your phone as a webcam. In fact, I’ve been using my iPhone as a replacement for my MacBook Pro’s terrible built-in webcam ever since Apple announced the feature last year. I even tossed out my dedicated webcam for Apple’s solution.
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