The new Opal tadpole camera offers better quality in half the price and one fifth the size. In this video, I demonstrate the actual differences! (In paid partnership with Opal) Buy the Opal Tadpole here 👉 opalcamera.com/opal-tadpole?
no... no it does not. And I know you know this... I really hate channels like this. How about posting a follow-up video comparing the Opal C1 to the Tadpole? I hate the fact that this is my introduction to your channel, now I'm going to question all of your reviews going forward, especially if it's a paid partnership.
Hey Mike why have you still not talked about dishonest review, everybody that has eyes has seen that the video and audio is way worse, at least be honest with your viewers and say that you had to give a positive review to get something in return!
The video is super cringe, I hope he takes it down, no amount of sponsorship should be worth your journalistic integrity, once it's gone, it's gone.@@KoenMiseur
So, this is priced at $175, which is comparable to the Logitech BRIO Ultra HD Pro ($176) or the Logitech 4K Pro Webcam ($163). There are also several other options at BH in that price range. I wonder how much better this is compared to those. This one doesn't even show the price until you put it in the cart on their site. In my experience, when a product website raves about an item and tries to dazzle you with page after page of great graphics and photos, only revealing the price at the very end, it's usually not worth the price. However, I might be mistaken here. A side-by-side comparison could prove me wrong.
Ouch - that's a lot of money for an external webcam that really doesn't seem to perform that well. The audio was pretty crappy in the cafe situation - I think most people are going to be better off with some noise cancelling IEMs for both the sound and mic. Apps like Zoom and Teams generally compress the heck out of video for bandwidth, so whatever quality you're getting isn't really making as much difference on a stream.
The Opal Tadpole footage looks like it has a cel shading filter applied. I can't imagine spending $200 for that quality. Cool form factor though! I sort-of did a double-take and had to go full screen + 4k to make sure I wasn't just seeing things. But your iPhone and MBP webcam footage both look totally normal.
RU-vid has transformed into an advertising hub, where we're bombarded with promotions instead of authentic reviews. Many RU-vidrs have essentially sold out to brands, compromising the integrity of their content.
The problem is Logitech is a nightmare when it comes to product support. 2yrs+ and their software still does not work on M1 Macs and later. Hours of research, pages and pages of forums and Reddits of users complaining and still nothing. I love their hardware but I loathe their support and customer service on the software side
Continuity and regular m1 default look great. I wonder if it’s a problem that you look darker in the tadpole. Also, when you hit the mute button, you can hear the tap. I just bought it but I’m not sure if I’ll keep it. Thanks for the review
It's horrendously bad right now. Companies won't even pay me for a review so I do them for free which actually makes it more beneficial for my users. Yes it's hard to monetize when you're not getting paid but I'm a real estate investor so my channel is truly for fun and I never want to change that. Screw these youtubers man they all sell out.
Sponsored doesn’t equate to a biased review. Get your head out of your ass and let people make a living while judging them on their integrity instead of the sponsor of the video being the same as the product being explained.
There is absolutely no way you, Mike O'Brien think the Tadpole is better than the default MBP webcam, even by the comparison video that you've shown. "The new Opal tadpole camera offers better quality in half the price and one fifth the size." I have the original, Opal 1... The tadpole is not better than the Opal 1, based on your video and the other tadpole review videos that I've seen. wtf dude. Wtf is up with how the video is processed? It's like you have some weird art filter on it, as if you've upscaled a low-res vid.
The opal is impressive, but damn does the iPhone blow it out the water. Lol. Every laptop should allow us to do this with a variety of of phones, because that quality is unbelievable.
Love the designs and the team at opal but this product is a huge miss. Only designed for laptops… but it’s not as good as built in MacBook webcams. It would really shine for lower tier windows laptops, but in that category people aren’t going to pay for a nearly $200 webcam.
"This has the highest resolution of all the cameras I show you in this video"... s owhy it seems the image is totaly made by an AI? The Macbook camera is way better than the Opal imo.
idk the tadpole looks like your a paper cutout, Im doing research rn on whether to stick with continuity for mac and camo for windows, or get the C1 or the Tadpole
Personally I don't know anyone still using their laptop on the go making use of the laptops speakers for zoom or equivalent online meetings in noisy places. Most favour air pods or headsets to communicate with
there seems to be some serious noise reduction happening as a filter. This doesn't necessarily mean it is producing less noise, just hiding it. Sound isn't that good. Color range not too good. Def NOT worth the money.
Tadpole video footage looked easily the worst. You looked like an oil painting. No details whatsoever. I think these kind of sponsored videos eat away your credibility as a trustworthy reviewer. Now you were speaking positively about an overpriced bad quality webcam.
