Choosing a webcam

**Itprotj** · August 25th, 2012, 10:53

Hey guys

Been looking at upgrading my webcam to a nice HD one with a good microphone for skype calls, I've had a look and so far got my mind fixed on the Creative Live Cam inPersonHD -
http://www.creative.com/mylivecam/pr...ID=1&pid=20630

But thought I'd ask you guys what you use or if you have a positive/negative comment about the above camera ^

**Crookservers** · August 25th, 2012, 17:30

Never tried a HD camera for skype calls. I've got one on my personal laptop and it works well .

**Itprotj** · August 25th, 2012, 23:58

Originally Posted by Crookservers

Never tried a HD camera for skype calls. I've got one on my personal laptop and it works well .

Ahh yeah, I think most laptop cameras are about 1.3MP which is what mine is anyway.

After seeing mixed reviews of HD Webcams on the market guess I was hoping somebody could verify a good camera

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**steven peter** · August 29th, 2012, 23:53

I don't know much more about the cameras, I also want to buy cam for my pc please suggest.

**Itprotj** · August 30th, 2012, 00:38

Originally Posted by steven peter

I don't know much more about the cameras, I also want to buy cam for my pc please suggest.

If it's any help, after some more research I decided to go with the Microsoft Lifecam Cinema since it was getting good reviews on youtube and tech websites. Webcam performs very good in detail when holding small text up close or objects and is SkypeHD Certified so is good for video calling.

**Host Dingle** · September 10th, 2012, 07:28

Does hd camera take too much bandwidth

**Itprotj** · September 10th, 2012, 07:31

Originally Posted by turborx15

Does hd camera take too much bandwidth

When in a HD video call it seems to take around 70-80KB/s upload to stream my Lifecam. Hope that helps!

**coleenella** · October 12th, 2012, 23:50

A full HD cam is best for video chat and calls. Many version available in market.

**allen2003** · October 17th, 2012, 03:50

I believe skype can handle HD calls! a higher megapixel = a good quality video call, I'm using a macbook and satisfied with the 1.3mpx camera, what more if it's really a true High def! :>

**harrie** · December 3rd, 2012, 03:17

Even with a normal camera embedded inside your cmputer, the clarity is good because your movement is very limited..

Most cameras come with a 1.3 to 20. mega pixel camera.

If you search on ebay, you can get many webcams for a very reasonable price.