Opal Tadpole Is HERE: Tiny Webcam! 

I don't know about the sound, but the video of the macbook camera is definitely better than the Opal one.

I have to be honest, the MacBook built in mic sounds much better in my opinion. Then I went back and listened to the C1, and it sounds leagues better than both.

Ummmmmmm Is it just me or did the MacBook camera not only look better but sound better???? 😂😅😅😅

Great Video! Not sure bout the webcam though. I really like Opals design but especially the sound is really muffled compared to the Macbooks mic. $175 is a very steep price, I think $100 would be more adequate

Considering this is a sponsored video I'm surprised they let him showcase the obviously much better Macbook Pro camera. Also, both iOS and macOS now have different microphone modes (standard, noice cancellation and wide spectrum), so I imagine with the noise cancellation one the Macbook can sound just as good, or even better. Also showcasing autofocus on the Opal but not on the Macbook is a bit weird, if it's great wouldn't you want to compare it to the built-in camera?

IMHO the MacBook's camera and audio is definitely better and it's not even close when it comes to audio. The Opal sounds like a cheap 90$ Chinese smartphone call.

This is a solution to a problem that doesn't exit at least for modern laptops. The audio especially was bad on the Opal, sounded like you were in a tincan, sure the background noise was gone but are we really sitting in meetings in a busy coffee shop or restaurant?

2:12 I’m concerned about aluminum scratching the aluminum back of the laptop.

A top of the line microphone (with a mute button) is also $180. 🤷‍♂ And who closes their laptop during a video call? That's a completely made up problem.

THATS A JOKE, THE QUALITY SUCKS AND THE PRICE 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

um....de fuque is the point? the cam quality undistinguishable from a general macbook? LOL

Far too expensive for 1080p 30fps these days. Nowhere near good enough quality. Don't care about the clip it's not a problem that needs to be solved. It's also really not that small.

Camera looked really good until he got up and it got choppy. Mic wise, yea the newer higher end laptops do have better sound than most external webcams

That camera is outrageously horrible. The MacBook camera is an RX100 compared to the tadpole which is like my Nokia from high school. It is a complete rip off. Great design and aesthetic but as a camera - LOL. Better to use the MacBook cam or your iPhone. I’d rather have the iPhone camera quality and by the way, nobody worries like mad if the iPhone falls over, you’d probably end up trying to fix a position with both hands. It’s not like you’re constantly adjusting your display.

Yah no way I’m putting that on my laptop Aluminium might be is softer but it’s also heavy and will increase the force being extracted on to the display Leaving it prone to damage

Opal really alienated their audience when they made their first camera only available for Apple

Great video. However this video confirmed to me that the MacBook camera and mic is actually better.

Good video as always. Love Opal’s design language but that microphone is not great for $175! The 4K sensor is cool but it doesn’t look worlds better than the MacBook sensor. Swing and a miss from Opal but it’s a first gen attempt at this price point so we’ll see how they improve in the future.

I have an M2 Air and the default camera definitely looks better than tadpole. The mic by itself sounds better too, sure tadpole is great for isolation but the voice sounds airy and distorts in/out even when sitting in front of it due to its directional feature. 9/10 times I’m working from my home desk when working remote so isolation doesn’t matter; I don’t do work in a crowded coffee shop or something.

The Opal audio makes it sound like you’re underwater recording with a Gopro & the image doesn’t look as flattering as the MacBook camera as well. The design of the product itself looks cool though lol

Hard pass. The video and audio quality of the MacBook is way better..

It took Opal two weeks to ship and seven days to respond to a customer service email. Combining that with the fact that the video quality is worse than my MacBook and iPad cams means it’s being returned. Not to mention continuity camera looks 1,000x better. Really, anyone associating themselves with this camera should be embarrassed. Such a shame.

Except that Macs have Voice Isolation built in now - you just have to turn it on. The Mic (or the compression) on the new Opal is terrible

I love the tadpole's design but when compared with Mac's own camera it just makes no sense...

Sound and camera are not convincing and too expensive

This ridiculous. Why would you cover a proper Full HD built in webcam in the laptop, with a webcam that doesn’t add any value?

This webcam looks really good, I really like your videos and the editing style Joshua :)

no real upgrade , opal c1 in this size would be magic , but this in comparison to the macbook webcam its not THAT better

30 fps is the deal breaker. Why not make it 60fps when they can.

Killer video as always Josh, and Opal's tech is always a great example of thoughtful and well considered design.

Wow, so expensive for such a bad audio experience

Looked and sounded worse than the built in. Maybe you like the garbled sound of cheap and nasty noise reduction 🤷. And if you’re in a cafe on a zoom, you would have AirPods in for mic and noise cancelling.

This webcam has me so stoked. Been thinking about getting it for awhile.

Nice but too expensive imo

why its not wireless 😮😮😮

Oh wow... but the Macbook pro cam looks loads bettee, thats disspapointing 😢

Hi 😁 used it on a desktop ?

Sweet!

Is the Amazon listing legit?

MacBook Pro camera > Tadpole

Video quality is sh*t btw. He forgot to mention it. Thank me later.

175 dollars for a camera from a mid-range phone XD the market of attached cameras is a scam.

Well designed but a bit overpriced. 🙂

Holy cow that microphone is terrible

I like the Apple Video better.

But can you mount it any other way. Most webcams have a threaded tripod mount. Is that an option?

The microphone is absolutely incredible. Prolly the best part of the webcam.

great video, but this is the most useless overpriced piece of tech - who is this product for? nobody lmao this webcam is designed for laptops... most laptops have a built in webcam... and the comparison showed that the built in camera is equal if not better... so what is the point ? I feel bad for this company... releasing something like this in 2024 at 1080p and expecting to do well at that price point is insanity lol

Amazing 👍

Why buying a webcam when there ain’t a big difference to the MacBook Pro cam? Sooooo weird