1080 P Full HD Webcam USB Desktop & Laptop Live Streaming with Microphone | eBay
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Robert Lewis
May 7, 2020, 5:12:39 PM5/7/20
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A friend just had me order this. Cheap enough.
Ask me if your interested anytime from the 15th on if your interested in test results.
Bob
Jim Warner
May 19, 2020, 11:16:14 AM5/19/20
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Not so much . . .
I ordered one of these. The ebay listing says "autofocus" and 1080p conferencing:
The small controls that look like an on/off switch and wifi on either side of the lens are merely printed on the face of the camera. There is no there there.
It is hard to say what the resolution of the camera is, but it is clearly much lower than my 720p logitech. It looks like the resolution is probably 800x480. Also, the aspect ratio distorts horizontal vs vertical. And while the advertisement claims the camera has autofocus, it does not. Note that the logitech camera does not autofocus either, but this is consistent with its data sheet and it seems not to need it.
So, how could this happen ?? Some ebay sellers sense what is "hot" and buy in bulk from China. They get what they get, and probably don't know ahead of time what that will be. Never attribute to malice what can be explained by mere incompetence.
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Jeff Liebermann
May 19, 2020, 2:19:43 PM5/19/20
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On 5/19/2020 8:15 AM, 'Jim Warner' via Felton LUG wrote:
> Not so much . . .
>
> I ordered one of these. The ebay listing says "autofocus" and 1080p
> conferencing:
>
> Not so much . . .
>
> I ordered one of these. The ebay listing says "autofocus" and 1080p
> conferencing:
>
> image.png
> The small controls that look like an on/off switch and wifi on either
> side of the lens are merely printed on the face of the camera. There is
> no there there.
>
> It is hard to say what the resolution of the camera is, but it is
> clearly much lower than my 720p logitech. It looks like the resolution
> is probably 800x480. Also, the aspect ratio distorts horizontal
> vs vertical. And while the advertisement claims the camera has
> autofocus, it does not. Note that the logitech camera does not autofocus
> either, but this is consistent with its data sheet and it seems not to
> need it.
>
> So, how could this happen ?? Some ebay sellers sense what is "hot" and
> buy in bulk from China. They get what they get, and probably don't know
> ahead of time what that will be. Never attribute to malice what can be
> explained by mere incompetence.
It's hardly an accident. The 720i and up cameras are rather
> The small controls that look like an on/off switch and wifi on either
> side of the lens are merely printed on the face of the camera. There is
> no there there.
>
> It is hard to say what the resolution of the camera is, but it is
> clearly much lower than my 720p logitech. It looks like the resolution
> is probably 800x480. Also, the aspect ratio distorts horizontal
> vs vertical. And while the advertisement claims the camera has
> autofocus, it does not. Note that the logitech camera does not autofocus
> either, but this is consistent with its data sheet and it seems not to
> need it.
>
> So, how could this happen ?? Some ebay sellers sense what is "hot" and
> buy in bulk from China. They get what they get, and probably don't know
> ahead of time what that will be. Never attribute to malice what can be
> explained by mere incompetence.
difficult to find. China isn't shipping them and US inventory
is low. So, vendors lie about the specs, and ship garbage.
If you can find a 720i or better camera, the prices have been
dramatically increased.
If you're desperate and have a digital
camera or DSLR, many can be used as a USB webcams:
https://www.google.com/search?q=use+digital+camera+as+webcam
https://www.google.com/search?q=use+digital+camera+as+webcam+linux
Ethernet and Wi-Fi security cameras can also be made to work,
but I haven't tried those on Linux yet.
Bob Lewis recently asked me about a similar camera on Newegg.
Here's my reply (slightly edited). If the price and/or specs
are too good to believe, then don't believe them.
On 5/13/2020 10:56 AM, Robert Lewis wrote:
> https://www.newegg.com/p/2P0-000U-002T8?Item=9SIABXXBBB2101
>
> This looks good to me especially no shipping and the price.
> What do you think?
No. I don't like what I'm reading here.
The photos on the left says "manual focus". The description says
"auto focus". There's no way the sensor is 10 megapixels, or 12
million pixels depending on why line you believe.
Hint: 1920x1080 = 2 million pixels.
The 120 degree wide view is roughly what I have in my webcam.
If I want the image to frame my face, it has to be about 1ft
away. Too close.
60 frames per sec is a lie. Most such cameras are 30 fps.
I don't see anything on USB protocols supported or whether it's
SUB 2.0 or 3.0.
It says "night vision" but there are no IR LED's.
There's no imager size mentioned.
No clear indication of "native resolution" (size of CMOS imager chip).
No. It's junk.
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