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                           Why Are Webcams So Lousy?

   Josh Centers

   The COVID-19 pandemic has us all meeting virtually, leading more people
   to ask: why are webcams so lousy? Reincubate, makers of the Camo
   software that turns an iPhone into a webcam (see '[1]Turn Your iPhone
   into a Powerful Webcam with Camo,' 24 July 2020), has a [2]blog post[3]
   by our friend Jeff Carlson that shows just how bad even 'high-end'
   webcams are. To add insult to injury, the pandemic has made those
   webcams both harder to find and much more expensive than in the past.
   The economics are so absurd that you may be able to buy an outdated
   iPhone to use as a webcam, get a better picture than any dedicated
   webcam, and save money doing so.

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   2. https://reincubate.com/support/how-to/why-are-webcams-bad/#logitech-c920
   3. https://reincubate.com/support/how-to/why-are-webcams-bad/
   4. https://reincubate.com/support/how-to/why-are-webcams-bad/

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