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Why is my laptop webcam so much better than any external one I can find?
The webcam on my Satellite A500 is a 1.3MP Chicony one.. I've purchased a couple of webcams off ebay, one 5MP, and the other around the same, but neither of them look anywhere near as good as the tiny laptop one? They're very poor in low light, the field of view is much narrower, and they're basically terrible in comparison.. is there a reason why a laptop webcam is so much better?
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- HAL9000Lv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
It could be due to the equipment drivers. Device drivers can impact performance for both sound and video. Since external webcams are designed to work for multiple system they must create a driver that is cross compatible with many systems and operating systems.
Your laptop webcam was designed specifically for that system and so it may offer better performance when compared to an external webcam.
