Why can’t you buy a good webcam? (2020) (vsevolod.net)

From 2020, but still relevant unfortunately. Razr kiyo is quite decent if you don't mind autofocus hunting periodically.

Discussed at the time:

Why can’t you buy a good webcam? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25504771 - Dec 2020 (772 comments)