
Generally speaking, your FPS is more important than your resolution when you get over 720p as it affects how smooth your video quality looks. The resolution of your webcam should be clearly displayed on the product box, alongside the maximum achievable frames-per-second (or FPS) that the camera can capture.

When plugging in your webcam for the first time, it should default to the highest available resolution, with the standard options being 720p or 1080p. It's still important to understand that these changes can also have an impact of course.

Windows-based PCs and laptops come with a preinstalled app that can be found by simply searching for 'camera' in the lower-left search bar of your desktop, but the changes that you can make on this are restricted to adjusting your camera resolution and enabling anti-flicker features. (Image credit: Future)Ĭhanging your webcam settings may feel like an obvious solution, but both Windows and Mac devices actually make this a lot harder than it should be. Logitech Capture permits some video quality alterations.
