This review is for the "Microsoft LifeCam Studio 1080p HD Webcam - Gray" in case you find it under another product.
I was looking for a new webcam for the frequent Zoom meetings I attend. The main requirement was the camera's viewing angle had to be narrower than the wide-angle view provided by nearly every other less-expensive webcam. This can only be obtained via optical zoom (preferable but unavailable at this price point) or some form of digital zoom effect. The reason this is important for online conferencing via Zoom and related systems is that the normal wide-angle view makes your face too unimposingly tiny, especially in "gallery" view. Imagine my surprise when I found a whole slew of camera controls in the Skype settings menu (ridiculously, they aren't even available via the Windows 10 camera app.) Among the controls that are adjustable is a digital-zoom setting -- exactly what I was looking for!
How to take advantage of this in Zoom: Open Skype, adjust the settings for the camera using the Skype Audio and Video settings controls. Remember to hit the "Apply" button on both settings windows. Exit Skype and start Zoom and the camera settings will have been preserved between the two applications! Using this procedure and sitting about a foot from the camera, I was able to get my face to fill at least 3/4 of the screen height, the exact effect I was after.
I've only tested this with Zoom so I don't know if it works with other conferencing or picture/video software. But it's good enough for my purposes, especially since I bought this model back in 2012, way before there ever was Zoom.
BTW, this camera's image quality from the start has been extremely good and it is still competitive today.
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Microsoft LifeCam Studio
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The Closest To Being ThereEnjoy a superior HD video quality with the LifeCam Studio, which includes a 1080p HD sensor. But great video is about more than HD. Use the built-in High-Fidelity Microphone to bring it all together: the vivid sights, colors, and sounds of real-life. |
Sharp Image QualityShoot with great accuracy in wide angle with the LifeCam precision glass element lens. And, to make filming even easier, LifeCam features TrueColor Technology, which means your video remains bright and colorful in virtually all light conditions. Keep your subject crisp with autofocus, from four inches to infinity. |
Tripod MountThe LifeCam Studio is ready to be mounted on a standard tripod (tripod not included). And with the universal attachment base, you can easily mount the LifeCam Studio to a desktop PC, notebook, or LCD monitor. |
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| Price | $33.99 | $64.99 | — |
| Max Video Resolution | Full HD 1080P | HD 720p | HD 720p |
| Photo Definition | 8.0 MP | 5.0 MP | 4.0 MP |
| 16:9 Video | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Wide Angle Lens | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Auto Focus | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Digital Zoom | 3x | 5x | 4x |
| TrueColor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ClearFrame | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Built-In Noise Cancellation Mic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Universal Attach Base | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Image Capture Speed: 30 fps
Brand: Microsoft
Weight: 2 to 4.99 oz
Item Width Side to Side: 2 to 2.9 in
Video Capture Resolution: 1080p
Exposure Control Type: Automatic
Focus Type: Auto Focus
Digital Zoom: Up to 7.9 x
Item Depth Front to Back: 5 in & above
Connectivity Technology: USB
Flash Memory Type: SD
File Format: JPEG
Lens Type: Wide Angle
Max Aperture: 1.0 to 1.9 f/
Height Top to Bottom: 4 in & above
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| model name | Microsoft LifeCam Studio | JVCU360 | brio | A3369 | 510 FHD Webcam | — |
| display size | — | 360 inches | 2.5 inches | 2.7 inches | 2.7 inches | 2.7 inches |
| digital zoom | 3 multiplier x | 2 multiplier x | — | — | 4 multiplier x | — |
| video resolution | 1080p | 1080p | 1080p | 2K | 1080p | 4K |
| connectivity tech | USB | USB | USB | USB | USB | USB |
| shooting modes | Automatic | — | Shutter Priority, Automatic, Easy | Easy, Automatic | — | — |
| lens type | Wide Angle | Wide Angle | Zoom | Zoom | Zoom | Zoom |
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LifeCam Studio vs Logitech C270 vs Logitech C920
TL;DR - C920 has best image quality, but C270 is a better value proposition. All three cameras stream video at 720p unless you are using Zoom, in which case the C920 is capable of 1080p. C270 captures less background due to smaller sensor, not as good if you are trying to record an activity or more than one person but better if you are trying to only capture your head and shoulders for work meetings.I ordered the LifeCam Studio($64), Logitech C270($22.99), and Logitech C920x($59.99 with $10 'limited time' discount) cameras to compare. All three cameras worked immediately upon being plugged in on a Windows 10 Enterprise laptop from Dell. I will be posting this review on all three cameras.All three of these cameras stream at 720p using WebEx, and indeed the fine print on the LCS and C920 state '720p video calls', so they are not capable of streaming at 1080p despite the 1920x1080 sensor (C920 can do 1080p with Skype only). My limited testing was using the drivers Windows assigned upon plugging in the devices in a relatively high-light environment. I will update with observations in low-light scenarios.C270: The cheapest of the cameras with a 1280x720 sensor, this camera had the worst color accuracy but surprisingly decent picture quality in terms of sharpness considering price. As seen on the photos, there is a blue tint to the image but that may not be the case in low-light environments with warm light. Since it has a native 720 sensor, it looks a little more zoomed-in than the other two, but that means less background which I actually prefer. ** I'm cheap when it comes to equipment I'm buying myself for work and the other cameras didn't offer sufficiently better performance, so I'm keeping this camera. **C920x: Best color accuracy, best picture. You can tell it has a 1080 sensor as there is a lot more background than the C270, I don't want more background so this is a tick against in my view.Life Cam Studio: Color accuracy is off, in high-light environment it gives a reddish tint and makes my face look like I'm flushing.. but you can tell I'm not from the other pictures. Again, 1080 sensor includes more of the background which I didn't want for WebEx meetings. I was also disappointed with the auto-focus, picture is a little blurry even after auto-focus does its thing (which is sporadic, I was blurry for a while before it did anything)
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Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2021
I was looking for a new webcam for the frequent Zoom meetings I attend. The main requirement was the camera's viewing angle had to be narrower than the wide-angle view provided by nearly every other less-expensive webcam. This can only be obtained via optical zoom (preferable but unavailable at this price point) or some form of digital zoom effect. The reason this is important for online conferencing via Zoom and related systems is that the normal wide-angle view makes your face too unimposingly tiny, especially in "gallery" view. Imagine my surprise when I found a whole slew of camera controls in the Skype settings menu (ridiculously, they aren't even available via the Windows 10 camera app.) Among the controls that are adjustable is a digital-zoom setting -- exactly what I was looking for!
How to take advantage of this in Zoom: Open Skype, adjust the settings for the camera using the Skype Audio and Video settings controls. Remember to hit the "Apply" button on both settings windows. Exit Skype and start Zoom and the camera settings will have been preserved between the two applications! Using this procedure and sitting about a foot from the camera, I was able to get my face to fill at least 3/4 of the screen height, the exact effect I was after.
I've only tested this with Zoom so I don't know if it works with other conferencing or picture/video software. But it's good enough for my purposes, especially since I bought this model back in 2012, way before there ever was Zoom.
BTW, this camera's image quality from the start has been extremely good and it is still competitive today.
Works fine with Windows 10, settings can be adjusted via Skype!
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2021
This review is for the "Microsoft LifeCam Studio 1080p HD Webcam - Gray" in case you find it under another product.Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2021
I was looking for a new webcam for the frequent Zoom meetings I attend. The main requirement was the camera's viewing angle had to be narrower than the wide-angle view provided by nearly every other less-expensive webcam. This can only be obtained via optical zoom (preferable but unavailable at this price point) or some form of digital zoom effect. The reason this is important for online conferencing via Zoom and related systems is that the normal wide-angle view makes your face too unimposingly tiny, especially in "gallery" view. Imagine my surprise when I found a whole slew of camera controls in the Skype settings menu (ridiculously, they aren't even available via the Windows 10 camera app.) Among the controls that are adjustable is a digital-zoom setting -- exactly what I was looking for!
How to take advantage of this in Zoom: Open Skype, adjust the settings for the camera using the Skype Audio and Video settings controls. Remember to hit the "Apply" button on both settings windows. Exit Skype and start Zoom and the camera settings will have been preserved between the two applications! Using this procedure and sitting about a foot from the camera, I was able to get my face to fill at least 3/4 of the screen height, the exact effect I was after.
I've only tested this with Zoom so I don't know if it works with other conferencing or picture/video software. But it's good enough for my purposes, especially since I bought this model back in 2012, way before there ever was Zoom.
BTW, this camera's image quality from the start has been extremely good and it is still competitive today.
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