Webcam & Availability

[kkerr3]

Looking for a webcam to support my hours and days of endless Zoom calls.

All the known brands are sold out.

Can anyone recommend a decent webcam for the home office that is available in stock?

Amazon have loads but all brands i don't recognise.

[eltawater]

This one that's still currently showing in stock!

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/logitech-webcam-c2...

[CorradoTDI]

eltawater said:

This one that's still currently showing in stock!

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/logitech-webcam-c2...

Appreciate it's cheap but I wouldn't buy that for business use - it's only 3MP and not Autofocus...

Have a look at the Logitech B525

[Scrump]

I bought one of those Logitech c270 last week. Ordered it from Argos for click and collect, arrived in 2 days. Cost £25.
Seems okay but I have not tried a better one to see what I am missing.

[eltawater]

CorradoTDI said:

eltawater said:

This one that's still currently showing in stock!

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/logitech-webcam-c2...

Appreciate it's cheap but I wouldn't buy that for business use - it's only 3MP and not Autofocus...

Have a look at the Logitech B525

I do use a C270 for business use, mostly Teams and Webex calls, and it works fine. Even a 1920x1080 video image is less than 3MP so not sure why a higher resolution is required for Zoom calls when the compression is going to take a hatchet at the image quality?

I also have a Logitech C525 which does come with autofocus. To be honest, the autofocus is a monumental PITA as it keeps refocusing during a video call which according to my other meeting participants is quite distracting. I've got to the point of downloading the logitech camera control software to turn the autofocus off!

Edited by eltawater on Sunday 5th July 18:56

[pquinn]

Scan say they have the Logitech C930e in stock, but they're charging a silly price for it.

The C920 is my usual go-to but none on the shelf.

[paulrockliffe]

I have installed DroidCam on my phone, it has a better quality camera than most webcams and the software is free. You could use it easily enough with an old spare phone for little cost, especially if you bought one with a broken screen. You need to be able to install the client software on your work PC though, which I can't.

I've also setup my DSLR with a £3 camera mount on the underside of the shelf above my monitor, the quality is amazing, but I don't really use it enough to justify spending £40 on the software to remove the Watermark. I already had a USB control cable and external power source from when I used it as a photo-booth at our wedding, but they weren't expensive. Maybe £60-70 total to use a DSLR.

[stemll]

CorradoTDI said:

eltawater said:

This one that's still currently showing in stock!

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/logitech-webcam-c2...

Appreciate it's cheap but I wouldn't buy that for business use - it's only 3MP and not Autofocus...

Have a look at the Logitech B525

So instead of the "only 3MP" C270 you recommend the 2MP B525?