Macbook Air M1 external webcam

I have this problem too..

at first i thougt it was my cheap webcam that unreliable.. i almost buy another webcam for replacement..

is Apple already acknowledged this issue?

it seems like They give us crappy webcam, and they force us to using it..

I have found a workaround for this. Download OBS 27 from Release OBS Studio 27.0 Release Candidate 2 · obsproject/obs-studio · GitHub, set up a "Video Capture" source that points to your webcam, and then start the "Virtual Camera". Set the camera source to be the Virtual Camera instead of the webcam in your videoconferencing app. The lag is gone, but the CPU usage is up. I am on a Mac Mini M1 so I am not worrying too much about the CPU usage.

This is an M1 thing.

Same cameras I've had no trouble with on my Intel Macbooks. Enough people saying it's an M1 thing across the Air, Pro & Mini to be sure it's a thing.

I'm seeing this too.

Logitech StreamCam

Logitech 920

Zoom (Native) and Teams (Rosetta)

:(

I'm seeing this as well and desperate! Logitech external USB cam, M1 MBP.

Seems to get worse after it's been on a while. Frequent reboots seem to be helping a little for the moment.

Logitech are aware as well.

Restarting every night has made a big difference for me.

Not seeing a difference hub vs no hub.

I have a Streamcam which is USB C straight into my M1 Mini and a c920 via a hub. Both show this.

Error.

Chiming in to say this isn't just an M1 thing. I've had it on my 2018 MBP. I have to unplug & replug in the camera for it to finally work. Sometimes a restart is necessary.

Agreed. In exactly the same boat

My friend has an LG Ultrafine 5K with both built-in webcam and mic. He says it’s awesome. I zoom etc with him daily. I plan on getting one soon to replace my Dell 27”.

I don't think anyone has officially acknowledged this is a thing. I'm not counting on it being fixed any time soon.

Rebooting every day has meant it works very nearly all the time for me.

Seems so, I had the same moment of disbelief.... now I just use it for what it's good for and use old laptop for other stuff. Bizarre.

I’m going to buy the LG 5K monitor w/built-in cam and mic. I really don’t want to fool with external stuff plus it is a Thunderbolt hub too.

Same problem happens with Mac Minis where you have no choice but to use an external webcam...