This web camera is an excellent addition to my business practice. Previously, when on conference calls with clients, I used the video camera that came with my laptop. The placement of the laptop on my desk made the position of the camera less than optimal, and no matter what filters or lighting I chose, the video images were washed out and the sound was sort of tinny. The images from this camera are well-lit and clear, and superior to my laptop's camera in every way. The sound is also significantly better. Set up was a no brainer, I just plugged it in and selected the camera, and it worked. It mounts (if you can call it that; it sits securely on top one of my external monitors) very easily, and the remote, which I didn't think I would use at all actually comes in pretty handy. It allows me to zoom in and out very easily and turn off the video and/or audio without having to reach for the mouse. Read more
Gives a great sharp picture. Read more
Purchased this for a new PC, and the picture quality is excellent, a noticeable improvement from an old 720p camera. Field of view is wide, helpful for having more than one person in view on a call. Setup is a breeze - just plug it into a USB port, and open the camera app in Windows (11 in my case), or a video call app like Skype. There are controls for adjusting brightness, contrast, sharpness, and saturation available in the Settings app. There is no dedicated software suite of utilities that comes with the camera - all the controls are via Windows. Audio quality from the microphone seem very good based on a test call and a little video recording. The one feature missing is some form of zoom. This does not have optical or digital zoom. I knew this when I bought it, but in retrospect, it would be nice to have, so only for stars. The privacy cover is very basic, but functional. In any case, the camera works very well, is easy to use, and represents a good value. Recommended. Read more
I've been using a NexiGo N660 and found it to be a high quality basic webcam at a very reasonable price. This N950P has many more features, albeit at a significant cost increase. Setup on Windows is plug and play. USB A and C connector cables are both provided. Set Windows privacy settings to recognize the camera and microphone and you're ready to go. The video was sharp and vivid right out of the box. The included remote allows for brightness adjustment and backlight compensation, but for those who like to tinker the downloadable software allows one to tweak other visual attributes; contrast, hue, etc. The remote also allows you to zoom, pan and tilt the image, but the zoom and therefore the pan and tilt functions only work at 1020p resolution and below. It should be noted that the pan and tilt functions don't actually pan or tilt the camera, they allow you to pan and tilt the zoomed image to areas that would be visible in the non zoomed image. With fresh batteries the remote worked fine at more than 20 feet from the camera, and you can save two remote settings. I was a bit disappointed to find that the frame rate is limited to 30 fps at all resolutions. That should be adequate for most purposes but if you need or want 60 fps you'll have to look elsewhere. Bottom line, if you need or want the the bells and whistles this webcam provides and are willing to pay the price premium then the N950P deserves a closer look. Read more
This camera offers surprisingly decent image quality for its price point. Setup was a breeze, I had it running in minutes. What really impressed me was its ability to fit perfectly on my curved monitor screen, which is something I've struggled with in the past. Overall, a solid choice for anyone needing a simple and effective webcam. Read more
Was a little apprehensive buying a webcam on Amazon, solely because of the sheer number of options in this budget price range. Many of these webcams seem to have a questionable or suspect review feedback, based on a well-known 3rd party aggregated review evaluation website. I received this camera and happy to say: so far, so good. The 1920x1080p resolution (2 MP) is more than sufficient for webcam purposes. Low-light performance and frame rate is quite good. Plug-and-play setup is easy enough for anyone. Overall, I'm happy with the video quality from this little unit. For reference, I also possess a 720p, lower resolution Logitech webcam this is terrible compared to this one, in terms of picture quality. I strongly recommend anyone who wants decent video quality on their webcams to go with at least 1080p resolution or higher. These days it really doesn't make much sense to opt for the lower 720p resolution. This camera is more expensive than the minimum, basic webcam due to having autofocus capability, I believe - and reflects a solid overall build quality. I'm satisfied with this webcam and look forward to doing conference calls for work with it. I have a background in surveillance cameras and wouldn't really recommend going with anything less than 2 Megapixels these days as it's become so very affordable while offering a visible step up from 720p resolution products. Read more
