Outer-Facing Cameras on Mac Laptops
I think all Mac laptops should get outer-facing cameras. The iPhone and iPad have them. They would be great for filming and FaceTime. It probably wouldnt cost too much more, and I could see it in the future. The possibilities are endless with an outer-facing camera.
What do you guys think?
What do you guys think?
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I'd imagine anywhere you'd be with a working laptop that you'd want to show a FaceTime companion your surroundings, you could either spin the laptop around quickly or you'd already be doing it on your iPad/iPhone.
FaceTime was just an example. How about if you want to film a video, but you want to see what the camera sees without ducking under its line of sight.
FaceTime was just an example. How about if you want to film a video, but you want to see what the camera sees without ducking under its line of sight.
Then you'd use a camcorder?
Then you'd use a camcorder?
You could, but can you plug a camcorder into your computer and have a live video feed?
What if you don't have a camcorder?
You could, but can you plug a camcorder into your computer and have a live video feed?
What if you don't have a camcorder?
Interesting take, I concede that point.
My only concern is the increased fragility. It just doesn't seem safe. It's like those Side?view?(?) Side? show?
Those little secondary screens on the earliest Windows 7 computers. The ones that were supposed to show widgets. They never caught on, and I can imagine they ramped up the breakability of the thing by a decent amount.
Interesting take, I concede that point.
My only concern is the increased fragility. It just doesn't seem safe. It's like those Side?view?(?) Side? show?
Those little secondary screens on the earliest Windows 7 computers. The ones that were supposed to show widgets. They never caught on, and I can imagine they ramped up the breakability of the thing by a decent amount.
That's true, but I'm not talking about a screen. Just a camera. As far as protection, the iPhone's camera is exposed, but surrounded by a ring. The same could apply here. Apple could even market cases that provide additional protection.
You could, but can you plug a camcorder into your computer and have a live video feed?
What if you don't have a camcorder?
This is one of those jobs for an accessory. It's a weird use for a laptop anyway. Laptops are still designed for stable surfaces. With an ipad they're designed to be usable just held in one hand. Anyway this goes into pointless feature territory.
This is one of those jobs for an accessory. It's a weird use for a laptop anyway. Laptops are still designed for stable surfaces. With an ipad they're designed to be usable just held in one hand. Anyway this goes into pointless feature territory.
I wouldn't call it pointless, but I see where you're going. Maybe Apple will make it possible to have a live video feed from a camera (maybe even wireless?).