elementary / elementary/camera

Webcams with high resolution but low framerate modes choose too-high default resolution with no way to change it

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Description

### What Happened?

Since #219 and #220 follow-up, we've fixed camera availability and performance on a number of models. However, as a result, Camera once again defaults both the preview and capture to the highest-possible resolution, which on certain hardware (like my Logitech C920) is actually a very low framerate mode seemingly only intended for still photos.

### Steps to Reproduce

1. Plug in a Logitech C920
2. Open Camera (from `master`)
3. See the default framerate

### Expected Behavior

Camera should _ideally_ default to a higher framerate; perhaps we can select something like the highest resolution with at least 24fps? And/or for hardware compatibility, we may want to consider exposing available resolutions and framerates to enable the user to override the default depending on their hardware (like #224).

### OS Version

6.x (Odin)

### Software Version

Compiled from git

### Log Output

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### Hardware Info

StarBook Mk V with a USB Logitech C920

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