The Opal Tadpole Has Arrived!

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?utm_source=youtube&utm…

That Asus Zen web cam quality looked way better than the tadpole. The Tadpole sound is very digital sounding.

Is it just me or does the tadpole video footage look like a watercolor painting?

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.

$175 is ridiculous. Just get Logitech c920 if you need a webcam.

YouTube has transformed into an advertising hub, where we're bombarded with promotions instead of authentic reviews. Many YouTubers have essentially sold out to brands, compromising the integrity of their content.

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 a shame that Youtubers who become popular for their reviews seem to eventually resort to mostly sponsored videos.

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.

Image quality is not good enough for professional meetings. But sound quality is awesome

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.

Can recommend good cam for Sony Smart TV?

Hi 😁 Did you tried on a desktop ? Has any magnets or something?

nc vid! Are u going to make a review about earfuns new earbuds?(they on sale)

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

Get the bag homie

4K or 1080p?

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.