If you’ve been a Mac user for a few years now, this new Dell webcam will remind you very much of Apple‘s iSight . However, beyond the physical resemblance, the new proposal is superior in terms of image quality and thanks to an AI it will also keep you framed regardless of whether you are moving from one side to another.
Dell UltraSharp Webcam
The pandemic has taken many things away from us, but it has also been responsible for us receiving so many others that at a technological level have brought interesting advantages on a day-to-day basis. One of them are those that have led to improvements in devices that are essential today: webcams.
After that shortage, the market stabilized and new models were arriving little by little. What’s more, even camera manufacturers such as Sony, Panasonic, Canon, Fuji, Nikon, etc., put the batteries in and released software to turn their DSLR or mirrorless cameras into webcams.
However, now new proposals like this one from Dell are beginning to arrive that take a step forward and incorporate the use of artificial intelligence systems for things as useful as following you around the scene to keep you perfectly framed in the center of the image.
Dell’s new UltraSharp Webcam is a proposal that first attracts attention by its design. This is very reminiscent of Apple’s iSight that the company launched many years ago. A very slim body with the ability to easily change its support to adapt it to a tripod or a system that allows it to be attached to any screen.
Of course, beyond this, what matters are its technical characteristics and how that affects the image quality and the video itself. And it is that here Dell makes a very interesting display of technical capacity, although there is a detail that clashes a bit even though it can be understood.
For starters, the camera offers 4K video quality thanks to an 8.3 MP resolution Sony STARVIS CMOS sensor . That allows you, among other video options, to be able to capture content in 4K at 30 or 24 frames per second. But yes, if you want you could also use video at 1080p or even 720p at 24, 30 or 60 frames per second.
If for now this does not surprise you, the new Dell webcam also allows you to modify the field of view between 65, 78 and 90 degrees or use a zoom of up to 5x. Although the best is when the options begin to be known via software that are added through Dell’s own application.
The camera is compatible without the need to install anything on Windows 10 computers or Mac computers, but it is with its software that you get the most out of it. Because thanks to the use of artificial intelligence, you can enjoy a feature like the one offered by the new iPad Pro and its front camera.
