Re: Webcam in laptop "better" than in typical webcam & PC?
Stroller
> I keep in touch with my lad who is away at univ. with the occasional
> skyp video call. I have a web cam (nothing expensive)/PC and he has
> the camera built into his laptop. The picture from that laptop is
> noticeably clearer that my picture to him from my web cam.
>
> ... Are the the cameras in (good quality) laptops better than
> the usual web cam?
Just depends on the webcam / laptop, really.
I'm pretty sure the built-in webcams on MacBooks, for instance, are on the
USB bus, so there's no reason in principle that they should be better than
an external one. I tend to be predisposed towards Logitech, but I haven't
really tried their cameras; I would expect a �10 webcam to be rubbish.
It's possible that your son has a better upload speed than you do, but that
would tend to affect stutter, rather than "graininess". I assume the
quality you're complaining about is the same if you view the camera by
clicking on it in My Computer?
Stroller.
Yebutt
"Stroller" <joe.st...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Lighting in the room can make a lot of difference too.
Yebutt
Rob
"dave" <da...@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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>I keep in touch with my lad who is away at univ. with the occasional
> skyp video call. I have a web cam (nothing expensive)/PC and he has
> the camera built into his laptop. The picture from that laptop is
> noticeably clearer that my picture to him from my web cam.
>
> and changes the resolutions but the picture is definitely grainier
> than his. Are the the cameras in (good quality) laptops better than
> the usual web cam?
> It all works fine so not a problem really - would just like to know
> the possible reason.
> Thanks
Some laptops use a Philips internal webcam with a Sony CCD sensor.
These are far superior to any webcams currently on the market, which
nearly all use CMOS sensors these days. Look for reviews of the
Philips Toucam Pro 740/840K or SPC900 (unfortunately all these models
have now been dropped) to see how good they were in low light. If you use
a brighter room light, the grainy CMOS sensor noise will disappear though.
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Rob
DCA
> I keep in touch with my lad who is away at univ. with the occasional
> skyp video call. I have a web cam (nothing expensive)/PC and he has
> the camera built into his laptop. The picture from that laptop is
> noticeably clearer that my picture to him from my web cam.
>
> Have slide all the sliders on my video controls to try and improve it
> and changes the resolutions but the picture is definitely grainier
> than his. Are the the cameras in (good quality) laptops better than
> the usual web cam?
> It all works fine so not a problem really - would just like to know
> the possible reason.
> Thanks
I have tried a cheapo Chinese ext one on my desktop - total crap
(perhaps understandably)
I now have a Phillips Philips ToUcam XS which is a little better but
well short of good
My Dell XPS M1530 laptop has an integrated 2Mp on it that is superb.
Colour is spot on, actually seems to focus, has face follow technology
and it works in low light too.
I share your view. I think you need to spend �40+ to get an ext one to
get near acceptable performance and nearer to �60+ to achieve excellent