The growing image-processor unpleasantness

Posted Sep 2, 2022 3:27 UTC (Fri) by andyyeh75 (guest, #160594)
In reply to: The growing image-processor unpleasantness by flussence
Parent article: The growing image-processor unpleasantness

If you consider trying Chromebook, these 2 should offer you good video call experience per this youtuber. Looking at the quality, it should not be achievable by UVC USB camera.

HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook review: the best you can get
https://chromeunboxed.com/hp-elite-dragonfly-chromebook-r...

Acer Chromebook Spin 714 Review: a new spin on a fan favorite
https://chromeunboxed.com/acer-chromebook-spin-714-review/

"The 5MP sensor on the HP Dragonfly along with some software tuning by HP and Google has made this my absolute favorite device for video calling. The details, contrast, exposure and colors are so much better than other Chromebooks that I’ve come to the point where I don’t want to take a video call without it. With the standard privacy shutter on board as well, there’s no doubt that this is the best camera setup we’ve seen on a Chromebook, and I really hope it sets the trend moving forward."

The growing image-processor unpleasantness

Posted Sep 3, 2022 18:19 UTC (Sat) by laurent.pinchart (subscriber, #71290) [Link]

There's nothing that would *technically* stop UVC devices to increase image quality. They can use a good raw sensor, and integrate a powerful ISP. This is usually not the case though, but more due to marketing and sales reasons (including the fact that UVC chipsets for webcams usually target lower-end devices) than technical limitations of the UVC protocol.