This fall, you can finally solve Apple’s webcam problem with Continuity Camera and your iPhone. But you shouldn’t have to.
There was a time when Apple really cared about Macs having better video chat quality than any other computer you could buy. Almost 20 years ago, it introduced the iSight Firewire webcam, and it was a revelation. For $149 (less than the best webcams today!) it delivered clarity and audio quality far superior to all those PC webcams.
Fast forward 20 years, and Apple’s just not keeping pace. The webcams built into Macs these days are fuzzy, grainy, and low-res. Some are still capable of only 720p video, and only the latest models support 1080p. I regularly use a Logitech C920 webcam from 2012 that has the same video resolution, and usually far superior color and clarity. Only now are Mac webcams getting to be on par with the USB webcam I’ve used for a decade!
Meanwhile, the front-facing camera on the iPhone has supported 4K resolution since the iPhone 11 and has better clarity, too. Fortunately, when iOS 16 and macOS Ventura are released this fall, you’ll be able to seamlessly use your iPhone’s rear camera as a wireless webcam, which makes a drastic difference in quality.
Read more at MacWorld.com