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Choosing which webcam to buy seems like a easy enough task. But in fact it can be very confusing and frustrating. Lets start from the basics:

If you have a flat panel monitor – LCD you will need a webcam that either was designed for flat panel’s or includes a flat panel clip. Read the product description very carefully to see if the product includes the clip. Some do but others dont.

Price is always a major factor which is why Logitech. The worlds leader in webcams, makes about 30 different models. Decide how you are going to use the cam, are you going to be holding video conferences and want good quality ? Or do you just want to have a live cam up on a web page.

There are many generic and cheap camera model’s out on the market which may be good if you dont want to spend much and may use the cam once or twice. But for a good, solid, dependable and long lasting cam I recommend only logitech. I have sold over 5,000 Logitech cam’s with maybe 20 of them not working.

Some cam’s include a free headset which can be very useful and sometimes even necessary when holding video chat and talking as opposed to typing. While the cam usually has a built in mic, a headset will give you alot better voice quality.

Many Logitech cam’s include some advanced and nifty features. One is Auto Face Tracking where the cam will zoom in and follow motions. The newer and more expensive cam’s include a advanced technology called Rightlight which is like a kind of camera flash and advanced color graphix and is very good for low light situations.

Remember that no matter how good the cam is. Your computer is a major factor, while the cam may be USB 2.0 but if you dont have USB 2.0 on your computer it wont make a difference.The same goes for your graphics card, computer speed and ram. And the computer of the person on the other end. And finally it all depends on the internet connection of both you and the person watching.

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