Chosen Solution
Asking for a friend: The built in camera does not produce HD and I can’t seem to change any settings to make it so. The screen saver looks great, anything from online is fine, it just when I take a screenshot or livestream, it is a lo res. I’ve looked online if there’s a way to change my camera settings, and have only found “scaled” options, but there’s nothing there. Holding down “option” was suggested too, but that’s for a different operating system. So I can’t help but think there is something wrong with the camera. I’ve cleaned the screen, turned up the brightness, checked and rechecked the display settings. I can’t find any other reason. Here’s an example:
Update (04/20/2020)
here’s the image, taken seconds apart in the same conditions, with two different computers. Update (04/21/2020)
Here’s the pic of side by side comparison.
The FaceTime Camera is: 720p HD so while the letters HD are present in the label it’s not the best of the HD specs 720p vs. 1080i vs. 1080p Apple hasn’t improved the MacBook Pro’s camera since the unibody 2012 MacBook Pros! And even the very latest 2019 models still have it. I would recommend getting a GoPro clipped on the lid.
