Opal Tadpole Is HERE: Tiny Webcam!

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024
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Комментарии • 66

  • @kamsable
    @kamsable Год назад +170

    I don't know about the sound, but the video of the macbook camera is definitely better than the Opal one.

    • @yanntm8809
      @yanntm8809 Год назад +2

      Perhaps, but the sound of the Opal One is very better than the sound of the MacBook microphone.

    • @ItachiUchiha-be8zt
      @ItachiUchiha-be8zt Год назад

      I agree with you

    • @yanntm8809
      @yanntm8809 Год назад +2

      Thanks guys, and the sound of Opal One is much better because it is very good at isolating the voice of ambient noises, unlike the MacBook microphone.

    • @alfieprothero2774
      @alfieprothero2774 Год назад +27

      @@yanntm8809it might be cancelling out background noise better, but it sounds like he’s underwater!

    • @hundredandten
      @hundredandten Год назад +2

      @@alfieprothero2774i agree

  • @michaelchen2718
    @michaelchen2718 Год назад +76

    I have to be honest, the MacBook built in mic sounds much better in my opinion. Then I went back and listened to the C1, and it sounds leagues better than both.

  • @exerra_xyz
    @exerra_xyz Год назад +29

    Considering this is a sponsored video I'm surprised they let him showcase the obviously much better Macbook Pro camera. Also, both iOS and macOS now have different microphone modes (standard, noice cancellation and wide spectrum), so I imagine with the noise cancellation one the Macbook can sound just as good, or even better.
    Also showcasing autofocus on the Opal but not on the Macbook is a bit weird, if it's great wouldn't you want to compare it to the built-in camera?

    • @Saintel
      @Saintel Год назад +2

      I was jus thinking the Mac camera looked better.

    • @culan_SCP
      @culan_SCP Год назад

      @@Saintel SAME 🤣🤣

  • @batterieman3001
    @batterieman3001 Год назад +23

    Great Video! Not sure bout the webcam though. I really like Opals design but especially the sound is really muffled compared to the Macbooks mic. $175 is a very steep price, I think $100 would be more adequate

  • @Eanicus
    @Eanicus Год назад +16

    Ummmmmmm
    Is it just me or did the MacBook camera not only look better but sound better???? 😂😅😅😅

    • @Eanicus
      @Eanicus Месяц назад

      Back 10 months later and was about to comment 4:23 MacBook camera looks way better 🤣🤣

  • @JaceKeller
    @JaceKeller Год назад +16

    IMHO the MacBook's camera and audio is definitely better and it's not even close when it comes to audio. The Opal sounds like a cheap 90$ Chinese smartphone call.

  • @iamjogun
    @iamjogun Год назад +12

    This is a solution to a problem that doesn't exit at least for modern laptops. The audio especially was bad on the Opal, sounded like you were in a tincan, sure the background noise was gone but are we really sitting in meetings in a busy coffee shop or restaurant?

  • @insertyoutubehandlenamehere
    @insertyoutubehandlenamehere 11 месяцев назад +2

    Opal really alienated their audience when they made their first camera only available for Apple

  • @michaelchen2718
    @michaelchen2718 Год назад +6

    2:12 I’m concerned about aluminum scratching the aluminum back of the laptop.

    • @ChrisGrosvenor
      @ChrisGrosvenor Год назад +2

      I think he mentioned that there is a softer foam on that side of the nount

  • @AriBlack-w9s
    @AriBlack-w9s 10 месяцев назад +2

    um....de fuque is the point? the cam quality undistinguishable from a general macbook? LOL

  • @KaneAndPia
    @KaneAndPia Год назад +1

    Great video. However this video confirmed to me that the MacBook camera and mic is actually better.

  • @HOUSEMDSB7
    @HOUSEMDSB7 Год назад +3

    Killer video as always Josh, and Opal's tech is always a great example of thoughtful and well considered design.

  • @ChrisGrosvenor
    @ChrisGrosvenor Год назад +1

    Camera looked really good until he got up and it got choppy. Mic wise, yea the newer higher end laptops do have better sound than most external webcams

  • @jackdelulio
    @jackdelulio 6 месяцев назад

    The Opal audio makes it sound like you’re underwater recording with a Gopro & the image doesn’t look as flattering as the MacBook camera as well. The design of the product itself looks cool though lol

  • @Lybrel
    @Lybrel Год назад +4

    A top of the line microphone (with a mute button) is also $180. 🤷‍♂
    And who closes their laptop during a video call? That's a completely made up problem.

  • @Deadpixelator
    @Deadpixelator Год назад

    This webcam looks really good, I really like your videos and the editing style Joshua :)

  • @Vedrajrm
    @Vedrajrm Год назад +1

    Yah no way I’m putting that on my laptop
    Aluminium might be is softer but it’s also heavy and will increase the force being extracted on to the display
    Leaving it prone to damage

  • @matthewroth1
    @matthewroth1 10 месяцев назад

    I have an M2 Air and the default camera definitely looks better than tadpole. The mic by itself sounds better too, sure tadpole is great for isolation but the voice sounds airy and distorts in/out even when sitting in front of it due to its directional feature. 9/10 times I’m working from my home desk when working remote so isolation doesn’t matter; I don’t do work in a crowded coffee shop or something.

  • @ramontg5488
    @ramontg5488 Год назад

    Hi 😁 used it on a desktop ?

  • @sn4rr
    @sn4rr Год назад +1

    Good video as always. Love Opal’s design language but that microphone is not great for $175! The 4K sensor is cool but it doesn’t look worlds better than the MacBook sensor. Swing and a miss from Opal but it’s a first gen attempt at this price point so we’ll see how they improve in the future.

  • @culan_SCP
    @culan_SCP Год назад +4

    THATS A JOKE, THE QUALITY SUCKS AND THE PRICE 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @austinbrady
    @austinbrady Год назад +1

    This webcam has me so stoked. Been thinking about getting it for awhile.

  • @alexwr
    @alexwr 4 дня назад

    Oh boy, I can't wait to use my new $175 webcam with a mic that sounds like garbage that is going to be downressed to 720p and compressed to all hell for Zoom anyway.
    What a great investment!

  • @AlexDRocca
    @AlexDRocca Год назад

    Except that Macs have Voice Isolation built in now - you just have to turn it on. The Mic (or the compression) on the new Opal is terrible

  • @tobiadeniji6630
    @tobiadeniji6630 Год назад

    Sweet!

  • @TechOutAdam
    @TechOutAdam Год назад +1

    The microphone is absolutely incredible. Prolly the best part of the webcam.

    • @JaceKeller
      @JaceKeller Год назад +7

      It sounded horrible to me compared to the MacBook

    • @culan_SCP
      @culan_SCP Год назад +1

      @@JaceKeller yeah 🤣🤣

  • @mrfish4572
    @mrfish4572 11 месяцев назад +1

    Far too expensive for 1080p 30fps these days. Nowhere near good enough quality. Don't care about the clip it's not a problem that needs to be solved. It's also really not that small.

  • @hollycow8171
    @hollycow8171 7 месяцев назад

    why its not wireless 😮😮😮

  • @lancinekeita4823
    @lancinekeita4823 Год назад

    Is the Amazon listing legit?

  • @californiainking4465
    @californiainking4465 5 месяцев назад

    It took Opal two weeks to ship and seven days to respond to a customer service email. Combining that with the fact that the video quality is worse than my MacBook and iPad cams means it’s being returned. Not to mention continuity camera looks 1,000x better. Really, anyone associating themselves with this camera should be embarrassed. Such a shame.

  • @notreallyworried
    @notreallyworried Год назад +2

    That camera is outrageously horrible. The MacBook camera is an RX100 compared to the tadpole which is like my Nokia from high school. It is a complete rip off. Great design and aesthetic but as a camera - LOL. Better to use the MacBook cam or your iPhone. I’d rather have the iPhone camera quality and by the way, nobody worries like mad if the iPhone falls over, you’d probably end up trying to fix a position with both hands. It’s not like you’re constantly adjusting your display.

  • @coffeeishare2575
    @coffeeishare2575 5 месяцев назад

    I love the tadpole's design but when compared with Mac's own camera it just makes no sense...

  • @mrfigakers
    @mrfigakers 9 месяцев назад +1

    This ridiculous. Why would you cover a proper Full HD built in webcam in the laptop, with a webcam that doesn’t add any value?

  • @mrki731
    @mrki731 10 месяцев назад

    Nice but too expensive imo

  • @Its3am
    @Its3am 11 месяцев назад

    Looked and sounded worse than the built in. Maybe you like the garbled sound of cheap and nasty noise reduction 🤷. And if you’re in a cafe on a zoom, you would have AirPods in for mic and noise cancelling.

  • @choilive
    @choilive Год назад +1

    Hard pass. The video and audio quality of the MacBook is way better..

  • @solidtv1988
    @solidtv1988 3 месяца назад

    no real upgrade , opal c1 in this size would be magic , but this in comparison to the macbook webcam its not THAT better

  • @chasemer6
    @chasemer6 Год назад

    But can you mount it any other way. Most webcams have a threaded tripod mount. Is that an option?

  • @fenryrthegunner
    @fenryrthegunner Год назад +1

    Sound and camera are not convincing and too expensive

  • @SleepingWitheSirens
    @SleepingWitheSirens 7 месяцев назад

    30 fps is the deal breaker. Why not make it 60fps when they can.

  • @ducuBAR
    @ducuBAR 2 месяца назад

    Wow, so expensive for such a bad audio experience

  • @laillaE
    @laillaE Год назад

    Oh wow... but the Macbook pro cam looks loads bettee, thats disspapointing 😢

  • @iphoneographypdx2851
    @iphoneographypdx2851 11 месяцев назад

    MacBook Pro camera > Tadpole

  • @websitetrainingpro4855
    @websitetrainingpro4855 7 месяцев назад

    I like the Apple Video better.

  • @diuran1919
    @diuran1919 Год назад

    175 dollars for a camera from a mid-range phone XD the market of attached cameras is a scam.

  • @kalijasin
    @kalijasin 8 месяцев назад

    Well designed but a bit overpriced. 🙂

  • @renashbellrn
    @renashbellrn 9 месяцев назад

    Video quality is sh*t btw. He forgot to mention it. Thank me later.

  • @Loop2React
    @Loop2React 3 месяца назад

    great video, but this is the most useless overpriced piece of tech -
    who is this product for? nobody lmao
    this webcam is designed for laptops... most laptops have a built in webcam... and the comparison showed that the built in camera is equal if not better... so what is the point ? I feel bad for this company... releasing something like this in 2024 at 1080p and expecting to do well at that price point is insanity lol

  • @shajiputhukkadan7974
    @shajiputhukkadan7974 Год назад

    Amazing 👍

  • @gabrielmonticure4920
    @gabrielmonticure4920 10 месяцев назад

    Holy cow that microphone is terrible