Studio Display webcam firmware update will be available separately

The Release Candidate of macOS 12.4 again allows the Studio Display to be updated with firmware that is supposed to improve the performance of the integrated webcam.

However, Apple indicates that once the final version of macOS 12.4 is distributed, the webcam firmware update will be available separately, and you will not need to upgrade to the latest version of Monterey to install. The two previous macOS betas allowed some users to see some improvements to webcam rendering, with tweaks to colors, digital noise reduction, and overall quality upped slightly (not miraculously). Not all Studio Display users are affected, however., our model did not present any particular problem on this point, for example. Do not hesitate to let us know of a possible improvement in the comments if you are the owner of the beast and you have installed macOS 12.4 RC.

As a reminder, some critics had been quite harsh regarding the quality of the 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera (some have dared to compare it with a vieux BlackBerry). Joanna Stern du Wall Street Journal has also posted a few pictures on his twitter account, just to show the difference with the MacBook Pro 14″l’iPhone 11 Pro and the LG UltraFine 5k. In response, Apple acknowledged that there is a small problem (the system is not working as expected), but immediately reassured his customers by announcing that an update would come to improve the performance of the camera.

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