ELP Webcam 1080P Wide Angle Adjustable 2.8-12 mm Vario Lens USB Camera 480P 100fps Webcam for Linux/Windows/Android USBFHD01M-SFV (2.8-12 mm)

This is a tiny camera but is excellent. I do however think for the price point it would have been better and more professional to include a cheap tripod. I had to secure it to the projector screen in my office with blue tack which is not that great. the camera itself is decent quality the wide angle was perfect for my team meeting with 20 people and picture quality excellent. There is no microphone (again silly miss) so you need one for the audio. Would i buy one of these NO, as its a pain with no stand and also no mic, however the quality is not at fault.

Solid web cam module with metal housing and metal mount. Really good for industrial applications. The zoom, focus and aperture are all set manually by loosening a screw and moving a ring. When the position is right, tighten the screw and you will never loose focus again. There are also software controls for gain and sharpness and similar settings. I had to return it due to the fact that the widest zoom setting (which was needed in my usecase) produced strong barrel distortion. There are other lenses for these cameras that have similar properties by offer a non-distorted view. You need to really experiment and find which combination of sensor, housing and lens is perfect for you. There is also another small bug - when capturing video in 720p with ffmpeg the picture is zoomed in and grainy. Has not happened with other cameras or other capture software. So try your actual usecase.

This is a good plug-and-play camera. The difference about this one that stands out from others is the zoom power. The wide angle also means you can get a whole group of people in the shot so ideal for conference meetings. The issue I had was mounting it, there is no way to fix it on a laptop or thin monitor. You will need a tripod of some sort or mounting kit. I balanced them on some books which worked but you may want to budget this into your overall spend.

Im Vergleich mit anderen Kameras ist diese Kamera leider außerordentlich lichtschwach, auch bei ganz geöffneter Blende, was ich auf den CMOS-Chip "OV2710" zurückführe (Auflösung 1920*1080 mit 30 FPS, MJPG sowie geringeren Auflösungen sowie unterschiedlichen Video-Software-Produkten getestet). Andere Kameras wie z.B. die "Svpro 2MP H.264 USB Kamera" (= "ELP-USBFHD06HBFV") mit "Sony IMX322"-Sensor sowie andere preiswerte Webcams sind wesentlich lichtempfindlicher. Ansonsten eine sehr solide Konstruktion: Gehäuse mit 1/4"-Gewinde oben und unten, gutes Objektiv mit Fokus, Blende und Zoom, ca. 3 Meter langes Kabel. Auch die geringe Latenz ist zu erwähnen. Aufgrund meiner guten Erfahrung mit der "Svpro 2MP H.264 USB Kamera" (die laut Label offenbar ebenfalls von ELP stammt), hatte ich gleich 2 Stück bestellt. Da ich sie nun leider in meiner Anwendungsumgebung so nicht verwenden kann, habe sie zurückgesandt.

Primary problem: there is no way to set the white-balance. You would need external software. Unfortunately, on MacOS even external software cannot adjust the white balance. So, the images tend to be very yellow or blue unless your light g is a perfect match for the camera. Other issues: • Changing the zoom setting (wide to telephoto) causes an immediate loss of focus. So, each time you make even a small zoom adjustment, you must refocus. • Focus is very narrow, especially within 1 meter. Moving the subject or the camera just a few centimeters causes the camera to go out of focus. Fortunately the camera is returnable, and that is what I have done.