Tuesday, November 5, 2024
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Most of us don’t really need a 4K webcam on our Macs

In the past I’ve been disappointed that Macs are still shipping with 1080p FaceTime cameras instead of 4K.

However, I’ve since changed my mind. According to a post at the Benq website, unless you are a content creator with specific requirements, a 4K webcam might be a good investment. For general use, a 1080p webcam may be a better choice.

And this from a blog at the Kensington website: The average remote or hybrid worker doesn’t need the capabilities of a 4K webcam. Furthermore, most work-from-home employees do not have the bandwidth a 4K webcam needs.  Even if you could afford the bandwidth necessary to run a 4K webcam, chances are the person (or people) on the other end of the connection would not have the capacity to handle the stream. It’s a waste of time, money, and resources.

What’s more, a 4K webcam usually costs more than a 1080p webcam, so adding ‘em to Macs would likely only increase the price. Will I complain if upcoming Macs get a 4K webcam? No. But I also won’t complain if they don’t.

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.