Suggest a webcam for a traveler
Nov 29, 2008, 12:04 pm
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Suggest a webcam for a traveler
I'm looking for a webcam to use with my laptop when I travel (Skype, etc). I'm looking for something that has a reasonable price, decent quality (maybe slightly better than average) and is easy to travel with.
Nov 29, 2008, 1:32 pm
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just recently got a couple of Microsoft LifeCam NX-3000 for self and a colleague to use when travelling, as we skype each other and our homes a lot.
excellent image quality, built in mic. very small and easily packable and comes with little neoprene pouch.
got them in PC World in uk at £29. very happy with them.
excellent image quality, built in mic. very small and easily packable and comes with little neoprene pouch.
got them in PC World in uk at £29. very happy with them.
Nov 29, 2008, 5:06 pm
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Logitech Quickcam Pro for Notebooks. I have one, it's small, comes with a little carrying case and is really high quality with a Carl Zeiss lens. I got mine for about $50 on ebay in an OEM version, that didn't include the stand or the CD (you download the software yourself.) The logitech software has face-tracking and all sorts of automatic and manual adjustments and it has a built in mic.
Amazon has a lower end version for $19.99 after rebate, but I don't know anything about it. The feature set looks decent and it has a no-name glass lens. It might be the predecessor to the "pro" version. Most likely, it uses the same software set. It may be worth a shot, since you can probably return it if you don't like it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...rd_i=384082011
Or you can get a netbook with a built-in webcam for travel.
-David
Amazon has a lower end version for $19.99 after rebate, but I don't know anything about it. The feature set looks decent and it has a no-name glass lens. It might be the predecessor to the "pro" version. Most likely, it uses the same software set. It may be worth a shot, since you can probably return it if you don't like it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...rd_i=384082011
Or you can get a netbook with a built-in webcam for travel.
-David
Last edited by LIH Prem; Nov 29, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Nov 29, 2008, 10:25 pm
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Logitech Quickcam Pro for Notebooks. I have one, it's small, comes with a little carrying case and is really high quality with a Carl Zeiss lens. I got mine for about $50 on ebay in an OEM version, that didn't include the stand or the CD (you download the software yourself.) The logitech software has face-tracking and all sorts of automatic and manual adjustments and it has a built in mic.
Amazon has a lower end version for $19.99 after rebate, but I don't know anything about it. The feature set looks decent and it has a no-name glass lens. It might be the predecessor to the "pro" version. Most likely, it uses the same software set. It may be worth a shot, since you can probably return it if you don't like it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...rd_i=384082011
Or you can get a netbook with a built-in webcam for travel.
-David
Amazon has a lower end version for $19.99 after rebate, but I don't know anything about it. The feature set looks decent and it has a no-name glass lens. It might be the predecessor to the "pro" version. Most likely, it uses the same software set. It may be worth a shot, since you can probably return it if you don't like it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...rd_i=384082011
Or you can get a netbook with a built-in webcam for travel.
-David
Dec 1, 2008, 10:01 pm
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The newer Logitech's work very well as has been recommended. Even the cheaper ones from Logitech and others are far superior to most of the webcams of a few years ago. Also, in prior years webcams with CMOS image chips were of poor grainy quality. However, CMOS image chips in many cases have exceeded the quality of CCD chips, so don't be worried that a webcam uses CMOS technology unless it is a very cheap one.
Dec 2, 2008, 8:04 am
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