Joanna Stern and John Gruber Discuss Apple M1 Transition and 'Craptastic' 720p FaceTime CamerasIn a new interview for
CNBC,
The Wall Street Journal's Joanna Stern and
Daring Fireball's John Gruber discussed their thoughts about Apple's transition to
Apple Silicon with the M1 and showed a real-world comparison of the new MacBook Pro's 720p camera.
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During the course of the interview, it became apparent that Gruber was using the M1 MacBook Pro's built-in webcam, while Stern actively chose to use an external camera connected to the M1 MacBook Pro. The result is a clear comparison between the MacBook Pro's 720p camera and an external camera in a realistic video-call use-case.
Though it is clear that the cameras are different, the quality of the MacBook Pro's camera does seem to be a surprising step up from previous generations. This is likely because the M1 chip's Image Signal Processor
enables sharper images, as well as more detail in shadows and highlights on video calls.
In August, Apple
upgraded the 27-inch
iMac's camera from 720p to 1080p, but the new
MacBook Air and MacBook Pro remained at 720p resolution.
Amid
glowing reviews for the M1-powered Macs, the 720p camera was the most heavily maligned aspect of the new ‌MacBook Air‌ and MacBook Pro. For example,
The Verge's Nilay Patel said, "We really considered giving these machines 10 out of 10 review scores, but this camera is bad enough to keep that from happening, especially on a pro laptop that costs more than the Air."<div class="linkback">Related Roundup:
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