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These guys have spammed me three times today via SMS, even after unsubscribing from all their notifications. I'm sorry but I cannot take them seriously. Who in hell thought this is normal or acceptable?
Don't get me wrong, I don't particularly care seeing as the camera is suitably small and the other webcams are not fit for the same purpose, but my point is that if all I have to go on is the marketing, it doesn't inspire confidence.
Edit: The average height of a gummy bear is 2cm and the Tadpole is 3.5cm tall. A gummy bear is nearly half as tall (57%) as a this camera. I really dislike this copy.
What is the market for this product? I can't see their being enough people who a. have a laptop without a camera/need a better camera b. are willing to lug this thing around and c. are willing to pay $200. How is web design this bad acceptable? It's insanely slow, annoying to read and impossible to navigate.
Especially for extended work sessions or presentations.
Appearing clearer and sounding clearer can go a long way to being better received.
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Came to say basically the same thing. Not to mention they also refer to their F1.8 "Glass" when their own technical specs list the lens elements as plastic. It's basically a $10 sensor, a $5 mic, $5 of miscellaneous plastic and circuitry, and yet they want $175 for what? I might have given all their typical startup BS and hyperbole a pass if it was like $79 or something reasonable, but at $175 it just seems like a sc…
I’d love to learn how to build one of my own from you since it’s that easy? The form factor here is ideal. Also unclear if it’s 4K (can help with brightness in less than ideal lighting. My understanding is the same components still have to be driven well to work together by custom software for high quality?
> Resolution 48MP binned to 1080P
I have been using my iPhone as a webcam for the last 2 years. The quality is just phenomenal. EpocCam Pro.
It's now a feature built into macOS/iOS, to use iPhone as a webcam for a computer
Your iPhone is crazy powerful with a beautiful picture- if you want to look great during meetings, use it.
No wires- just works
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I’d love to learn how to build one of my own from you since it’s that easy? The form factor here is ideal. Also unclear if it’s 4K (can help with brightness in less than ideal lighting. My understanding is the same components still have to be driven well to work together by custom software for high quality?
It's 1080p. From the specs > Resolution 48MP binned to 1080P
This is not a "mirrorless camera sensor", at least how it's meant to be interpreted. While technically mirrorless like all webcams, the sensor is under a quarter of the area of the smallest Sony mirrorless intechangeable-lens cameras.
By their definition my phone camera also qualifies as mirrorless.
Seems like a cool idea though, but it seems like it could be done even better: get an iPhone 15 Pro Max sensor and put it behind an actual quality glass lens, then add in the beam-forming mic array stuff and MAKE IT A NORMAL CLASS-COMPLIANT WEBCAM, which unlike the C1, the Tadpole is from what I understand.
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It's 1080p. From the specs > Resolution 48MP binned to 1080P
That's ridiculous. 48MP should be capable of at least 4K video. Are their yields still not high enough at 4K even if they're charging an order of magnitude more than what the components actually cost?