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What webcam is good, and not too expensive?

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Skyclad1uhm1

Lifer
Co-worker needs to test stuff out with a webcam, and asked me if I knew which ones are good.

As I have no clue whatsoever I decided to bother you people with the question, at least someone here must know! 😉

Thanks in advance!

Edit: Oh, and he also is looking for a tool which (under Windows 2000) can limit your bandwidth. (To test out video and audio quality at different speeds)

Edit2: Woo! Post 1111! 😀
 
I think webcams are bad. Don't like them. If you want a good one, search for a $10-$20 (if not free) one and get it from one of those deals at CompUSA or BestBuy or something like that.


Also, to limit your bandwidth, sign up for a free trial with AOL> LOL HAHAHA.



Seriously though, you don't want to limit your bandwidth, instead just change the max transfer rate of the webcam. Limiting bandwidth takes away from having it. 😀
 
Problem is that it's about a Netmeeting test, to see if it is suitable for giving a demonstration over the internet, and what is the minimum speed needed to get a decent quality. (Don't bother laughing at the idea of using Netmeeting in the first place, I'm not enthusiastic about it either.

The quality of the webcam needs to be at least good enough to be able to recognize what you are viewing at that time, so the cheapest ones might not be the best idea either. Unless the differences are so small that it doesn't matter anymore.
 
I've tested more webcams than I had even known existed.

The absolute best ever: Philips TouCam Pro...too bad it's impossible to find. (might try staples) note that it's younger brother, the TouCam XS is a piece of crap though.

Next up: Intel PC Pro - unfortunately, Intel is getting out of the webcam business

Finally: Logitech QuickCam 3000

Those three cameras can deal with low/uneven lighting reasonably well (perfectly in the case of the Philips TouCam Pro), and have high frame rates (60FPS for the Philips, 30FPS for the other two) with high image quality.

As a general rule, stay away from CMOS sensors, unless you're going to use it in a perfectly lit studio.
 
Thanks 🙂

Anyone with a bandwidth limiter? Signing up to a free provider is an option for testing, but then you are also bound to the slowness of that provider 🙁
 
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