Post #2593816
2026-05-12 16:47 UTC
@lina@vt.social The computer built in webcams aren’t that terribly good either afaik.
Sounds like it’s software more than hardware.
Ever tried lowering the quality from the camera through software to see how “bad” it can get before it stops working well enough? <— no practical reason for this, just curious, don’t burn a lot of time on my behalf :)
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@lina@vt.social 2026-05-12 16:54
@yon@sakurajima.moe Recent Mac webcams are actually using the same sensors and processing as some iPhone front cams! Resolution wise, the face tracking uses a tiny 128x128 crop, so you don't need much. I'm running the webcam at 640x480 here, and it's just about right for sitting a fair distance away from the laptop without losing face bounding box quality (my face is larger than 128 pixels across in the frame). A good webcam helps with low light performance though. That's important unless you have consistently good lighting.