Webcam recomendations

[Entropy]

Can anyone recommend a webcam. We have a pretty poor connection 3.5Mb at best so I don't need to fork out for a HD one. Also what are the differences between a £10 cam and a £30 one as they both appear to have similar specs, 1.3megapixel.

 

[daspeedz]

3.6mbs is pretty good....I'm only on .320kbs and my webcam works just fine.

A good compromise for price and quality capture would be the logitech C270 it's £20 Inc postage from amazon. Could be cheaper if you shop around.

 

[FootTapper]

The difference between good and bad webcams is more to do with image quality, dealing with light levels and so on - rather than just megapixels (resolution)


It's exactly the same situation as with stills cameras. It's not hard to find a phone camera with 6 megapixels, while my old D-SLR is "only" 6 megapixels.
But I bet you could tell which photos came from which - the larger, better quality sensor, as well as much better lenses make a world of difference.

Essentially - in good diffuse light many cheap webcams will be just fine. But as soon as you get to lower light, strong side or backlighting, movement and so on that's when the better quality ones show their worth. I'd always go with a known brand - something like a logitech one.