Skypeįor Skype use, we had no problems at all. Very clear, and one of the better microphones we've used for Skype calls. Interestingly, sound quality from the built in mic was genuinely brilliant sounding. But the camera is fixed focus, so there's no option to tweak the focus - and shots are always a little soft, as always with fixed lenses.
You can tweak the white balance, exposure, brightness and zoom in to get a tighter crop on your image. On the plus side, the Logitech driver does give you quite comprehensive control over the camera. And while the video quality is fine, for say, Skype, it's not the sort of thing you're going to want to upload to YouTube in an attempt to be the next internet sensation. Of course, it's perhaps churlish to expect more from a device that costs less than a night for two at the cinema, but we think you should go into any purchase aware of what to expect. It very much has that feel and style to it. Perhaps the best way to describe it, is that it's a lot like looking at a VHS recording. There's lots of noise from compression too, with noticeable blocking on certain areas.Īt night, when you're using artificial lighting things are bright enough, but the cost of that is extra noise - we noticed blue sparkles and blocking. Indeed, we found images from the C270 to be very soft. It might have a 1280 x 720 frame size, but it's not packed full of detail. Video and audio qualityĪs with most webcams, even those that claim to be HD, the picture is not all that brilliant.
A USB cable runs out of the back, and has a decent length too, so you won't be too restricted about where you put the camera. The small lens is located on the left, and next to it is a microphone on one side, and a green LED to let you know when you're broadcasting video. Here, the Logitech has a solid hinged arrangement that should allow you to clip it on your monitor, and get any angle you need to make video calls or have a cracking session of chatroulette - if that's even still a thing. As webcams usually sit atop your monitor, there needs to be a way of keeping it there.
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