Help me pick a WebCam

[ezland00]

Which webcam do you thank is the best? my budget$80-100 for top quality webcam , any suggestions.

I not sure where to post this topic, so if i posted in wrong place plz move or del.

thank you

 

[BriGy86]

stay away from the 25 dollar target ones...

 

[iversonyin]

logitech....great stuff

 

[ezland00]

thanks for the tip, my minimum is $25.01

 

[ezland00]

Originally posted by: iversonyin
logitech....great stuff

Which model, do you recommend?

Q:
can you use camcorder as webcam?

 

[tm37]

Two for $50 !

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: ezland00

Originally posted by: iversonyin
logitech....great stuff

Which model, do you recommend?

Q:
can you use camcorder as webcam?

If you have a video-in card of some sort you can use a camcorder as a webcam and the quality is alot better then a webcam.

Or it seems for a $20 driver you can trick the webcam software to see a firewire camcorder as a webcam. link

 

[Reikon]

Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000

 

[RossMAN]

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[Slugbait]

Not trying to crap on RossMAN, but CMOS cameras are not "top quality". You'll want CCD.

Newegg has the QuickCam 4000 (OEM) for $61 shipped, and it's a fine camera. If you want something cool that also does face tracking, I would suggest you look at the QuickCam Orbit for $96

 

[mwmorph]

wahts that webcam that detects motion and moves and focuses to get your face in the frame automatically? read about it somewhere earlier this year/late last year.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: mwmorph
wahts that webcam that detects motion and moves and focuses to get your face in the frame automatically? read about it somewhere earlier this year/late last year.

I'd also like to know, that sounds like a really cool feature!

 

[amol]

I use my Canon camcorder as a webcam

MSN messenger

firewire

 

[Slugbait]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: mwmorph
wahts that webcam that detects motion and moves and focuses to get your face in the frame automatically? read about it somewhere earlier this year/late last year.

I'd also like to know, that sounds like a really cool feature!

I'm pretty sure you guys are talking about the Orbit. I don't know of any other webcam that does this.

 

[imported_gshock]

What video conferencing software you plan on using for the webcam? I have the irez k2 camera myself and it works great but it is a $100.00. I think the logitech ones are the best bang for the buck.

 

[mwmorph]

nice. that's 1 great webcam for around $100. i hate having to adjust my webcam everytime i move.

 

[ezland00]

Do you guys know way good website that compare camcorders. I decided to go with camcorder.