Re:Why webcams aren’t good enough
by cjnicholls on Friday January 22, 2021 @05:04AM
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I can confirm this as my colleagues have mentioned the quality difference between my feed (samsung tablet) and their webcams. I used a couple different webcam apps orginially but DroidCam was the best IMO.
Couldn't you also just join the meeting from your phone? Or once from your phone and once from your PC?
Yes, this is what I used to to, but it has drawbacks.
If you only join from your phone, you can't really see other participants (unless you use your front cam, and in that case your screen is obviously still very small) and you won't be able to screen share.
If you join on both, you will be in the meeting twice (which can look weird to other people). In my case, I want to use a dedicated microphone, not my phone's microphone that might be blocked by the arm that is holding it in place. That results in a weird AV delay since the audio is coming from a different user in the call (and it means your video is not highlighted when you speak).
In short - my current setup hides the implementation details and makes it all work transparently without bothering people I'm in a call with.
Nice, I have joined a few meetings from my phone and my desktop simultaneously because my desktop didn't have a webcam or microphone. It worked in a pinch but I wouldn't do it on a regular basis.
What are some good alternatives for macOS?
I don't have a good recommendation, but the article linked was written by someone promoting their solution[1].
I stream the video over adb myself, to make sure I don't drain the battery too much and to keep everything wired.
[1]: https://www.dev47apps.com/