Why is my webcam pixelated with flash?

I have a logitech c920 HD webcam, and I'm trying to test it out, but every website I go to to test it, the image is heavily pixelated.
I know it's not my computer (MacBook Air), because in Photobooth the image is crystal clear. I've tried it on different browsers as well. It's only when I use it with Flash Player. Cleared the cache, closed out all other programs, and turned off wifi on my other devices. 40mbps download speed, 5mbps upload, so the connection isn't the problem either.
Any solutions to this?

http://www.onlinemictest.com/webcam-test
I used this site. I get the same results with other sites too. In photobooth the picture is crystal clear HD, but not the case online. I can watch videos in 1080 without a problem though, so I'm not sure what the issue is.

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