It’s also only available for users in the US at the moment. Unfortunately, there are some limitations since the EOS Webcam Utility is in beta, like no support for FaceTime or Safari, and you need to use the web versions of Zoom, Skype, etc. Outside of buying an external webcam, what else is there to do? Well if you have a compatible Canon EOS or PowerShot camera, you can now use it for high-quality webcam video with your Mac.Ĭanon announced the news in a press release today and created a tutorial video on getting set up. The iMac Pro does have a 1080p resolution, but the majority of Mac users - including those with the 16-inch MacBook Pro and new 13-inch Pro and Air - are stuck with 720p that often produces grainy video, especially in low-light conditions. It will just look a little less "cinematic", and a little more "daily soap opera".Tired of using the low-res 720p FaceTime camera built-in to your MacBook Air, Pro, or iMac? Canon just expanded its beta software to macOS today that lets you use an EOS or PowerShot camera as your webcam for much-improved video quality.Īpple has taken a lot of criticism for sticking with just a 720p resolution for its MacBook and iMac built-in FaceTime cameras. This fluidity might seem a little odd to our eyes which are accustomed to 24-30 FPS, but generally a higher FPS count is a good thing. So if, let's say, you're using Skype and the FPS your camera is recording is lower than 24, then that means that the image is going to look a little stuttery to the other side.Ī number significantly higher than 30, meanwhile, just means that the video will be more fluid, more lifelike. Generally the FPS of television is higher than that of the cinema. We are used to seeing movies in the cinema and TV shows displayed at around 24-30 FPS. This number is affected by the type of webcam that you have, and also by the speed of your computer and the number of tasks that it is engaged in at a given moment.įPS matters because the higher this number is the more life-like and real the resulting video looks. FPS is the number of frames, or images, that your webcam is taking and transmitting every second.
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