papalook PA452 Full HD 1080P Webcam with Microphone, Plug and Play USB Web Camera 65° View Angle for PC Computer Laptop Video Calling Online Class YouTube Zoom Meeting Teams, Compatible with Windows

A bit over priced, but overall – Great!
Its a good camera, no denying that for sure. The sound play back/recording is crisp and clear.We use Zoom and Google Meet and find no issues at all.Its plug and play (for Windows 10 at least) and a significantly long cable so you can position the camera where ever you like to put it!The stand is a little odd, but I see why (its designed to fit onto of a monitor, though not very well).To honest, you can prop it on the desk and tilt the head up just fine, should you see fit.My son is using for distant learning with his school (means Im stuck with Zoom on my mobile for now still ha!).Before, my son was using his phone for meeting, but now the desktop camera is far more practical for an 9 year old!.Overall a good buy (if not a little over priced I feel), but you get what you pay for, don’t they say.At least I did in this case.FYI – The blue lights are for effect only, and independent to the camera functionality it seems. You can flip a switch on the back to turn it off/on even when the PC is off (shut down).

Perfect for me
This camera is excellent if it is used correctly and I have found it perfect for my purposes. The lack of a tripod fixing is my only criticism but, given the price and overall quality, I’ve not deducted a star for that, particularly as screen mounting is preferred if you want the subject to appear to be looking directly at other meeting participants, which is more convincing when the camera is set a little further away. With a little bit of care over lighting and positioning, it is capable of producing much better results than most of the ‘on-line’ interviews I see on TV. It worked immediately with an 8 year old Macbook Air and with a Windows 10 PC without the need for any driver downloads. I obtained it in order to improve on the Macbook pictures, which were very poor, and to add webcam facilities to my Windows 10 PC’s and a Chromebook. I have not heard the sound from it – but it hasn’t raised any adverse comments from other meeting participants – the four stars for sound is therefore based on those initial responses. The following points might help to ensure good results when using it:The ‘contrast’ issues mentioned by others can be evident under certain lighting conditions when there are extremes of bright and dark areas in the scene. This is because the camera will attempt to make best use of the available light and sometimes ‘burns out’ white areas in the process. So, if the subject is correctly lit from the front with the background in relative darkness, it may be necessary to either soften the main lighting or lift the background illumination, ideally with a suitable ‘cold’ white light source so the colour temperature and illumination matches more evenly across the scene. I use 5000k LED bulbs in plain white lampshades for illumination after dark or to balance daylight. Ceiling lights, especially spotlights, and windows or lamps behind the subject are all, of course, useless for illuminating the face correctly whatever camera is used.The lens field of view is relatively tight for a webcam which enables the subject to sit slightly further back, improving the eyeline when using a laptop (which should ideally be raised so the camera is closer to face level). The manual focus may only need to be set once for the normal subject distance. The depth of field then seems sufficient to maintain focus without the irritations caused by auto-focus ‘hunting’ or noises. If the camera is mounted on a laptop screen, then they should both be placed on a solid base to maintain a steady picture to avoid annoying vibrations and shakes.

Massively Increased in Price
I ordered this webcam in 2018 and I am now selling it on to a friend. I came on to check how much I bought it for and was shocked to see that a webcam I bought for £20 a year and a half ago has been hugely marked up by over double at £55.24, (apparently down from £64.99)! The quality was good for the price at the time, not the best but it did the job.I now have a Logitech C920S HD Pro Webcam which was around £80 and the difference in quality is very clear. I’m not sure if this webcam has been marked up due to higher demand in lockdown, but that seems rather exploitative to me. I would advise you get a webcam that is actually £20, or if you’re willing to pay £65 on a webcam, spend a little more and get the Logitech C920S HD Pro Webcam, which actually is worth the money you will pay.I honestly find it disgusting that a company would exploit people buying webcams to video call their families and friends during such a difficult time, especially when so many are now financially unstable. This was a good value webcam when I purchased it, I’m very disappointed to see this mark up.

My former camera, if you can call it that, is the camera/video recorder that’s built in to my laptop. It’s like 20ppi and my image when looking at myself is grainy, fuzzy, faded. In other words, I never looked better. So I installed this camera (the one I’m reviewing, duh). I did not like what I saw. I have this thing hanging from my chin that I never saw before (my wife said it’s my “wattle” and that it’s been there for several years now). I saw wrinkles. I saw gray hair. I saw my pores, for crying out loud! So, is the quality of the picture from this camera good? Yes, it is very good. But be forewarned — you may see things on your face you’ve never seen before, and never wanted to see before. Oh, and it’s very easy to set up — plug in the USB and you’re in business. It took longer to get the darned thing out of the Amazon box than it did to get it up and running, which was great, because it gave me extra time to trim my nose hairs.

J’utilisais auparavant une GOPro comme webcam, et même si cela fait le job, l’effet Fish-Eye n’est pas idéal.Cette webcam possède une bone qualité d’image, a un design sympa, et s’accroche facilement à l’écran. En effet, la patte arrière se déploie et permet de fixer la webcam sur le haut de l’écran.Une fois connectée, Windows 10 la reconnait automatiquement et elle est directement prête à être utilisée. Facile d’utilisation, je la recommande.