Why can’t you buy a good webcam?

Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by kylecordes on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @03:36PM (#25510921)

As I understand these are all awful in their own way, typically with quality problems and extra latency as well as the extra complexity of the software.

The obvious solution is a camera mode in which it presents itself over USB as a webcam… As far as I know no "real" camera at any price does this.

I solve the problem with a Camlink, but it really should not be necessary.

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Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by rossjudson on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @05:05PM (#25511857)

I use a camlink 4k/nikon d610 and a Movo UM700. Great color and low-light performance, with natural bokeh, far superior to software background blur solutions.

Now, I'm not sure it's a great idea to actually present myself in such find detail ;). But it was fun to set up.

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Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by spyspy on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @06:45PM (#25512810)

My Sony a6500 has been perfectly fine with my macbook since Sony released the new drivers. I haven't noticed any latency and love getting compliments from zoom peeps on the non-AI blur I get with my 16mm f1.4 lens.

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Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by FeistySkink on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @08:35PM (#25513464)

What are the max supported resolution and framerate in this mode?

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Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by joshuaali on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @10:35PM (#25514103)

> The obvious solution is a camera mode in which it presents itself over USB as a webcam… As far as I know no "real" camera at any price does this.

There are! Fujifilm X-A7, Fujifilm X-T200, and Sigma fp are three mirrorless cameras that support UVC. And if you classify action cameras as "real" cameras too, the Insta360 ONE R also supports this.

Note that you may have to update the firmware and put the camera in webcam mode to get this to work.

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