Are WebCams any good these days

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Spooner

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Can't say I've looked into this much, but I remember webcams always beign a very novel and fun idea, but would always suck on executions (very small, pixelated, and choppy video)

Are there any out there that actually transmit good video over the web?
 
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Spooner

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Originally posted by: Bootprint
Use a video camera and a capture card, looks much better.
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yeah, but i'm talking about using it for transmittal over the web with instant messaging or seomthing
 
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illustri

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Originally posted by: Spooner
Originally posted by: Bootprint
Use a video camera and a capture card, looks much better.
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yeah, but i'm talking about using it for transmittal over the web with instant messaging or seomthing
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same deal, superior image quality due to the actual vid camera (instead of a webcam)
image clarity/smoothness depends on your connection: my gf and I are both at 3mbit/256k and the experience is pretty good
 
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Bootprint

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Originally posted by: Spooner
Originally posted by: Bootprint
Use a video camera and a capture card, looks much better.
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yeah, but i'm talking about using it for transmittal over the web with instant messaging or seomthing
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Yep, I setup my brother-in-law to use the video camera for IM. Much cleaner video and higher res, 640x400 if I remember rightly.
 
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illustri

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we're both using the quickcam 3000
i used to use an old sony handycam with my vid capture card but thats overkill for vid conference

/better for making videos :)
 
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Originally posted by: Bootprint
Originally posted by: Spooner
Originally posted by: Bootprint
Use a video camera and a capture card, looks much better.
Click to expand...
yeah, but i'm talking about using it for transmittal over the web with instant messaging or seomthing
Click to expand...

Yep, I setup my brother-in-law to use the video camera for IM. Much cleaner video and higher res, 640x400 if I remember rightly.
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many of the newer camcorders have USB streaming....so you install drivers, hookup the usb cable, and use them as webcams. I have a sony and it's great....no noise, great low light performance, etc.

 
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