https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/25/two-years-after-launching-the-c1-webcam-opal-is-still-committed-to-hardware/

December 14 marks two years since Opal launched the C1 after accruing a 16,000-person waitlist. In some respect, one couldn’t ask for a better time to launch a webcam than a global pandemic. Our relationship to work has transformed a good deal over the last 3.5 years, but for the most part, webcams haven’t been up to the task.

Ahead of launch, the C1 received good marks for hardware design and picture quality, with many reviewers referring to the camera as a low-cost DSLR webcam alternative. There were, however, some shortcomings, primarily on the software side. The startup acknowledged some of the system’s key issues and promised fixes were coming.