how how can they mess this one up, it's neglect that they didn't catch it before releasing it to people.
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Apple Says Improvements to Studio Display's Webcam Coming in Software Update After Several Poor Reviews
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I'm really curious to see about that too, but looking at the price of the Studio Display, I can't really see it being any less than $2500. Even with all those great features, that'd be more than I'd be willing to pay. But who knows, maybe (assuming it's even released and isn't a 27" iMac) we'll be greeted by a $2000 price-tag.
Stupid question, but how Apple will update the firmware of these monitors? Over the connected mac I guess?
Inexcusable considering how much time they had to develop this thing, not to mention the price.
Apart from the iSight many moons ago, Apple has lagged in the webcam game.
Should have been already banned for using the term "the GOAT".
The camera was calibrated specifically for Jony Ive’s skin. If anyone else has problems, it is their fault for not having the proper anatomy to use Apple products.
Peek at performance now. Real performance later.
Yeah but the iMac and studio display are thicker than iPhone and have worse cameras
Don't forget this is the firm that brings out features to the masses still marked as 'beta' like Universal control and Private relay.
a standard build MacBook Pro and Mac mini are still great long term value, but once you move away from that the pricing gets silly.
a standard build MacBook Pro and Mac mini are still great long term value, but once you move away from that the pricing gets silly.
They're consistently best-in-class for the respective form factor, as has been proven when compared to the competition, this is not comparing your MBA's webcam to your iPhone's, but to other ultraportables, of course...
I feel like that one deserves an even more extreme punishment. How about one year working on a literal goat farm?
You might want to hold final judgment on the Studio until Apple fixes what they themselves say it's a bug, it should have a comparable quality as an iPhone 11, regarding the M1 iMac, the webcam quality has been praised by reviewers and is, again, best in class for AIO computers...
Probably because 1) it’s overused (and a little out of fashion, as far as slang is concerned), and 2) it’s not really professionally appropriate (not that it’s inappropriate, it’s just perceived as unprofessional to use overly informal slang).
Also, it comes off a little as a “hello, fellow kids” moment, which makes it cringey.
Yet again customers to basic product testing. How on earth could this have made it past qa?
funny, autocorrect on the iPad doesn't know qa. That says something right there.....
it's overpriced for what you get and poorly designed (the stand/mount situation is just absurd).
funny, autocorrect on the iPad doesn't know qa. That says something right there.....
it's overpriced for what you get and poorly designed (the stand/mount situation is just absurd).
Try capitalizing it. QA is an abbreviation for Quality Assurance, while spell check and autocorrect would see “qa” as being a two letter word spelled q-a. Technically, autocorrect is correct and you’re wrong, since initialisms are typically written with capital letters, unless perhaps they spell out an actual word or the word truly enters popular usage (like, on the genericized trademark level of Band-Aid or Kleenex) (or it’s a registered brand name that’s styled in all lower case).
The monitor is anywhere from $1,600 to $2,000 depending on how it's configured. It should work as advertised out of the box at that price.
You don't become a 3 trillion dollar company by turning out the best quality at an affordable price. Apple has a bad reputation lately of churning out rushed garbage at a premium price, and as long as the fan clubs keep supporting that nonsense we will get overpriced garbage, but Apple will get wealthier. I honestly don't think Apple cares about quality anymore. They need more spirit of Woz and less spirit of Jobs.
First, I kind of reject the premise. As far as laptop webcams go, it's not like the competition is doing any better.
Which brings us to the why, at least for laptops: because there is nowhere near enough room to put a good webcam in the lid. The iPhone is effectively more than thrice as thick (a typical iPhone front-facing camera is about 7mm, whereas a typical MacBook camera is about 2mm).
But that's clearly not the case here. The Studio Display is much thicker than a laptop lid. They even put Center Stage in there. Seems to me this is basically the same camera as on most recent iPads.
So, it checks out that this is a software problem. But how could they not notice in advance? Where they hoping reviewers wouldn't notice, and that they could quietly ship an update?
