I just got this camera today and I connected it. It was easy enough to connect but you need to download the software separately.
I was previously using the built-in camera on my Dell laptop. It was not the best camera so I bought this one. This is a significant improvement over my Dell camera, but I was expecting more. It is decent enough for Zoom or Teams if I am close enough to the camera. I am impressed with the way it handles lighting. I have the camera in a situation where light from a window shines on the side and I can’t really avoid it. It does a great job of balancing the light and I am not being silhouetted in the video. That is quite impressive. So for video conferencing the video, and mic are reasonably good and a great improvement over the camera I had. I just think I was expecting the image to be sharper for video conferencing although that may be because of other factors and not the camera. I will need to try it in a low-light situation when the sun has gone down.
I also record a lot of training videos with Camtasia and I will say it is excellent for that purpose. Again, a vast improvement over my built-in camera. The mic is also much better than the system mic for recording my voice. I have always been a Logitech user when I needed external devices like this.
My husband needs another camera as well and I will probably buy him the same one. I definitely recommend it but be aware that video conferencing may not be as crisp as you are expecting depending on the card in your computer. I have an iMac I can use for Zoom or Teams meetings if I find I can’t deal with this one but I am thinking that won’t be an issue.
UPDATE: The third image was taken at 8:45 pm in mid-June on the east coast. We still have some daylight outside but I need a light on in my office because it is too dark to work. I have a small lamp on in the room and the light is very low. The camera does an impressive job in a low light situation.
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