What's the point of a 2.0MP Webcam in the m1530?

So, I have a m1530 with the LED screen (which has a 2.0MP webcam).

I can take 2.0MP pictures (3200x2400), but the picture quality is horrendous. (it's very blurry).

I can take video at higher resolutions such as 1280x760, but services like Skype and AIM will compress the video, making it meaningless for chatting. (plus, I can't get 30fps @ 1280x760, but I can with 800x600, which a lower-class webcam can do)

So, what's the point?

 

The XPS is a premium type model as far as I know, so of course the features on it will be upped a little.

There are more uses for it than Skype or AIM. Maybe you want to make a vlog and rely on a service that has a better compression algorithm. If all you do is Skype and AIM with it, then the 2.0MP is just a bonus, a part of the laptop that can shine more than some of the competitors -- it really depends on who uses it and what for.

Perhaps years and years down the road with new Internet technologies, the 2.0MP webcam will be more handy. By then, this technology may even be "obsolete" compared to newer webcams.

 

gloating point... can't have a .3mpix when apple/sony tout 2mpix

like the camera mpix race... u wont need more than 5mpix, but 15mpix looks much better than 5mpix

 

the point is, that the webcam is right there, integrated into your screen, THE POINT IS the convenience of having it when you want it, where you want it, and for that simple reason its worth having even if its a piece of **** (witch it isn't!)

also the effects are a nice bonus

 

Megapixels don't mean anything at all, hence why a Nikon D40 can rape any 10MP point and shoot anyday with its 6.1MP.

 

Megapixel does matter if you want to blow the picture up in the future, which I do quite often.


If you make a standard picture 30"x20" then you will definitely see the difference.


Thats why I use a 10mp camera.

 

Do you currently use a DSLR? A friend has a Canon Rebel XT which is pretty cheap nowadays and is a 10MP camera I believe and takes some pretty good pictures. Point and shoots are fine but if you are planning on blowing up a picture using a DSLR would definitely make a difference.

 

Tisk Tisk, of course it means something. Why do you think that photographs use raw format?
Because it includes everysingle pixel in the picture.

!!!

 

I thought it was so that you could use other photo processing programs other than using the processing of the camera for a better quality picture.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAW_image_format

 

It is, but people like it because it preserves every aspect of the photo (pos/neg). To each their own I guess.

 

The point is that you bought the M1530, and having that listed in the marketing helped. 2 mpx sensors are the defacto standard in low-end mobiles these days, so I don't expect a mass produced item like that to actally have cost them much (if any) extra to include in the trim of your notebook over the 'lesser' ones, regardless of whether it merits considerable worth.

 

You need proper lighting to make the most out of your integrated camera. It performs poorly at night/dark. Natural light looks best.

DSLR against a standard camera is no match. The lenses on those bad boys will always give a clearer picture.

 

Read up on megapixels. You're misinformed and likely influenced by marketing. A 6 megapixel DSLR with an FF or even APS-C sensor will look tons better than the 10mpx P&S at any size.

I've seen this myself with my DSC-H3. It uses a small 1/2.5" sensor, and if I let the camera auto-pick ISO, anything higher than 200 ISO turns the pixels into a watercolor painting. The only way to make it look decent at full resolution is by limiting the ISO to 100 (the lowest it'll go) and adjust the other parameters (aperture and shutter speed) myself.

 

Unless you're planning to webcam on a big screen, what does it matter if it's 800x600? Unless you're planning on staring at yourself

Also, the vast majority of people probably use the webcam to chat on MSN or take 800x600 or less sized pictures, which the 2mp camera is perfect for. Don't forget these are WEBCAMS and not CAMERAS.

If you're expecting a high quality webcam of excellent quality on a laptop that doesn't charge you a penny for it, you got your hopes up for nothing I'm afraid.

My advice to you is to go pay extra (which you would have done for a higher quality one on your laptop anyway) and buy a high quality Enough-MP-for-you webcam and sit that large ball on the top of your screen.

At the very least, the webcam sticking out will give you another reason for complaints

 

lets go argue...

cameras: megapixels, u just need about 2-5mpix.... the BEST photos come out with a BIGGER SENSOR size, so that noise and other crap wont affect the sensor(smaller sensor, less light hitting each sensor = worse picture)

/end argument here

ya, camera phones(my blackjack II has a 2 mpix camera), but its just crap