Why not combine them?
The result is incredible.
Separate webcams used to be a thing, and Apple even sold one of its own,the iSight.
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But then a few things happened.
We got used to the excellent cameras on our phones and iPads.
And we had a pandemic, which meant we were all doing a lot more video calling.
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The current 14-inch MacBook Pro has a 1080p camera, which is 19201080 pixels, or just 2 megapixels.
It’s also bad in low light (aka all office light).
Apple’s current answer to its poor-quality cams is to use computational power to clean up the image.
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The Studio Display even has an iPhone chip inside, which must help to improve the image.
But the results are still poor, with smeared skin, poor color, and generally bad looking video.
Continuity Camera fixes all that.
Its the camera now.
The difference is pretty noticeable, especially in lower-light situations.
The iPhones camera also has autofocus, which means youll always be nice and sharp.
But thats not all.
Like Center Stage with the regular built-in camera, the quality suffers, but its still better.
For many people, this is a tiny effort for a lot of payoff.
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But there are downsides.
“It requires the purchase of additional accessories to attach the phone to the laptop.
It is impossible for people to check messages and important notifications on the phone while using the continuity camera.
But otherwise, this is a total win.
