In these weeks of confinement we have had to do countless videoconferences either for work or individuals. Many of them we have done from the mobile, and many others from our Macs. And this is when we discovered that our brand-new and expensive Apple computers have a camera that is not up to the standard of the rest of the components.
A camera FaceTime at 720p which falls short. Many of us have broadband connections, and the excuse of having a low resolution camera for a more fluid connection no longer sneaks in. Now, if you want, you can connect your Canon EOS camera to your Mac and use it as a webcam.
The low-resolution 720p FaceTime cameras built into the MacBook Air, Pro, or iMac are nothing to write home about. They simply are not up to the equipment where they are integrated. Canon just expanded their beta software to macOS today, and it lets you use a camera Canon EOS o powershot as a webcam for much improved video quality over that built into Macs.
Apple has received many critical to stick with only 720p resolution for its built-in FaceTime cameras for MacBook and iMac. The iMac Pro has a 1080p resolution, but most Mac users, including those with the 16-inch MacBook Pro and the new 13-inch Pro and Air, are stuck with 720p which often produces grainy video, especially in conditions low light.
If you have a compatible Canon EOS or PowerShot camera, you can now use it for video high quality webcam with your Mac. A good solution if you want to increase the quality of your video conference broadcasts. Canon announced the news in a press release today and accompanied it with a video tutorial on how to set up.
Unfortunately there are some limitations Since the EOS Webcam Utility is in beta. You need to use the web versions of Zoom, Skype, etc. It is also only available to users in the US at the moment. But soon we will be able to use it globally.
Unfortunately the image on your mac looks good, but on the other pixelated, who knows why. Fail and fat.