Ok - I want to be able to recognize who I'm talking to - what price range should I shoot for?
Just for family chatting - not necessarily for home security (although that's a good idea... ;) Thanx.
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web cam - good choice?
Looking for input/suggestions on a home web camera.
Not wanting to spend a lot on it, but am I going too cheap here?
$14.95USD
Specifications
Sensor CMOS with 100k pixel
Color Depth 24Bits, RGB true color
Interface USB V1.1
White Balance&Gain Automatic
Exposure Automatic
Focus Range Manual, 10cm~infinite
View Angle 540(Diagonal)
Aperture F/2.4
H/W Snap Shot Yes
Video Output N / A
Resolution 352*288 / 176*144 / 320*240 / 160*120
Video Frame Rate Up to 30ftp
Microphone N / A
OS Support Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP
Dimension 68mm(W)*85mm(D)*83.5mm(H)w
ref: http://www.pcdirect.com/pr
Any web-cam experts out there? : )
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I can pretty much guarantee that the cams these guys carry are good optical quality - I buy my photo equipment there, and they cater to professionals. Look at the characteristics of this one: http://www.bhphotovideo.co
Also mentioned here:
http://www.everythingusb.c
You can read the reviews on that site. Note that the USB 2.0 cams support larger frames, so you may want that feature.
The Logitech Quickcam Zoom Web Cam is a good little Web Camera, 30 frames per second you can also capture Video: up to 640 x 480 pixels. Very nice for the price: $44.95 USD $54.99 with a $10.00 rebate.
And it is USB...
http://www.tigerdirect.com
Aslo at Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/exec
Here are a few with microphones built in to the camera itself.
http://www.tigerdirect.com
Just to give you some ideas!
most camera's say up 30fps but really it's up to 30fps @ the lowest res, and you get crap fps at higher res. I'd suggest looking for one that say 640x480 @ 30fps specifically like this:
http://tekgems.com/Product
Okay - I suppose that gives me some ideas to go on.
I'll research some of these models and maybe try them on ebay to cut some costs (hopefully). : )
Thanx for your help gentlemen...I like the sound of the logitech quickcam...why do you not Callandor?
DoTheDew335 - your link shows out of stock, but I appreciate the info.
I don't have personal experience with the Logitech, but the two people who posted on Amazon didn't like it, saying the claim of being a zoom camera was false (basically, a digital zoom, rather than an optical zoom). False advertising, and freezing on WinXP.
The second link I posted has other stores that sell the ADS webcam DEW and I referred to, for about $60.
Got the ADS USB Turbo - not bad.
Now I just need to get my microphone working... :(
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by: CallandorPosted on 2004-09-01 at 09:29:18ID: 11954618
Hey there!
It all depends on the image quality you are interested in. I don't care for the small, unfocused, images, but if you don't need to recognize the person, it will probably be ok. If you want higher quality, the security webcams at www.smarthome.com are sharper. The specs you listed look ok, but that's like giving me camera specs, and it's not until you use it that you find it's inadequate. $15 is probably giving up a lot on picture quality.