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Kyle Sh.

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Kyle Sh.

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May 7th, 2020 16:00

XPS13 9300 (2020 version) webcam very poor quality

I'm assuming the webcam is just very cheap and low quality, as my picture is absolutely horrible. On zoom conferences, my picture is by far the worse regardless of lighting, location, etc. - however, I wanted to ask others if they have the same experience? Perhaps I have a defective camera for some reason.

It's extremely noisy and fuzzy. Do others with the new XPS13 have similar complaints?

  • Kyle Sh.

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    Posted May 7th, 2020 20:00

    Thank you... Let me know what happens. It's also frustrating that there aren't really any ways to adjust the camera other than downloading Skype...

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    Posted May 7th, 2020 20:00

    I am having the exact same issues. I am in the queue to speak with a technical support person from Dell to understand if there is anything wrong (software/hardware) or it's just a camera

  • newxps13guy

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    Posted May 7th, 2020 23:00

    have same camera blurry issue with xps 13 7390

    tried most website suggested options, but does not work

    is this HW related issue?

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    Posted May 11th, 2020 07:00

    Same here! I always get the poorest quality compared to others on zoom meetings. I came to same conclusion: Dell have installed a bad quality camera ;-((

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    Posted May 11th, 2020 07:00

    any success to reach Dell and find solutions?

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    Posted May 11th, 2020 10:00

    Hi everyone,

    After starting this thread, Dell reached out to me in a private message and asked for a video to show the problem. The response was:

    Thank you so much for the video provided. As far as the quality of the image, the webcam that came with your unit has 0.92 megapixel, so pretty much what we can see is the right resolution for the camera, another thing that might influence is the internet speed you're running and the streaming services bandwidth you might be using. I t will depend also on how saturate they have those servers. At this time we couldn't find anything wrong with the unit, furthermore, it is working as per design. 

    Just FYI to everyone...

  • rebeli

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    Posted June 18th, 2020 16:00

    Same here.  It's horrible.  I have by far the worst video of anyone on the zoom calls.  

     

  • aj84

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    Posted June 19th, 2020 13:00

    Yup, quite embarrassing to say the least - you get a shiny flagship model with a camera from the first every camera phone 

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    Posted June 27th, 2020 10:00

    That camera is really embarrassing given the price tag. We got one for our CEO as a replacement.... everything was working well until he had a video meeting.... so embarrassing

  • mgabriel

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    Posted July 7th, 2020 08:00

    same problem here. I have another xps 13 9380 (approx 1.5 years old) which has a much better cam quality. this is unbearable in times where everyone uses online meetings.