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  • 13-02-2013 5:51pm
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    I have a Tesco/Technika webcam 1.3MP model H16BD5. I am using it with yawcam as the software with it is no good. Is 1.3 good for a webcam. When it is moved the picture gets dark and then has to focus on the new target. is that a bad sign? i do not know much about webcams

    What MP is considered reasonable


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    Torqay
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    There are more factors defining the quality of a camera than just megapixels. Image sensor, lens, capture speed, etc.

    Cheap webcams from a supermarket might be OK for the occasional video chat but not much else. King of the hill amongst consumer webcams is the Logitech C920 HD Pro: 15 MP, 1080p WS, 30 fps, AF, light correction, face tracking, internal H.264 encoding, the works... price around 70 yoyos.


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    Torqay wrote: »
    There are more factors defining the quality of a camera than just megapixels. Image sensor, lens, capture speed, etc.
    ok but i do not know what they are
    Cheap webcams from a supermarket might be OK for the occasional video chat but not much else. King of the hill amongst consumer webcams is the Logitech C920 HD Pro: 15 MP, 1080p WS, 30 fps, AF, light correction, face tracking, internal H.264 encoding, the works... price around 70 yoyos.
    that is a bit expensive. how do i find the FPS of this


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    Torqay
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    Should be in the manual/data sheet.

    Can't find much only, Tesco's website says 640x480 = 0.3 MP = cr@p.

    If it says 1.3 MP somewhere then this refers to the still image resolution.


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    Torqay wrote: »
    Should be in the manual/data sheet.

    Can't find much only, Tesco's website says 640x480 = 0.3 MP = cr@p.

    If it says 1.3 MP somewhere then this refers to the still image resolution.
    Oh i see. here are the specs. Is it any good?
    Can't find much only, Tesco's website says 640x480 = 0.3 MP = cr@p.
    is that the quality when it is moved, why it gets dark and needs to focus. it does give fps, sorry


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    Torqay
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    OK, it does 1280x1024 video (1.3 MP), but the frame rate is only 8-10 fps which is horrible, forget this. Apparently you can change the resolution to 640x480 and the frame rate will go up to 30 fps, this should yield much better results.


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