What should we pay attention to when choosing a webcam?

11 Tem 09:49

Yo, honestly, until a few months ago I had one of those cheap Chinese webcams that were a disgrace with over 10 years old and a resolution that looked like it was copied from a VHS tape. Anyway, with the pandemic I started doing more online meetings both for work and to meet up with friends to play online, and it was a disaster: everything looked pixelated, the movement kept freezing every two seconds, and at 9 PM meetings you couldn't even imagine how bad it got. A colleague recommended a Logitech C920 (the classic but awesome one) and, even though I didn't expect much, I was blown away. The 1080p resolution really helps a lot, but what I notice the most is the HDR and the automatic light adjustment—those stars. Before, in a dimly lit room I looked like a ghost, now I don’t even complain. That said, the CPU starts sweating if I set the webcam to 60 FPS and open Zoom + Chrome + Discord at the same time, so in the end I stick to 30 FPS, which is more than enough for my use. The autofocus is also a lifesaver: if you get distracted and move around, it doesn’t go blurry like it did with the old one. That said, if you want something cheap and decent, the C922 is almost the same as the C920 but with 720p/60fps by default. If you’ve got the cash, the 4K Brio is cool for when you do streams or something more professional, but for day-to-day use, the C920 is more than enough. The most important thing is not to get fooled by megapixels alone: make sure it has a good built-in processor (Logitech ones have a decent one), because if not, your PC ends up doing all the work and that’s when the problems start.