Powerful 20.0 Mega Pixel USB2.0 Webcam for Laptop No Driver by ZouXin

I bought this webcam for youtube videos, since I had to tranfer video files from my normal camera to another device, then usb and then to the laptop where all my editing programs were. I was very sceptical about what a camera at this price could ever ofer, but I was very surprised and happy to find them all true.. You can select from many resolution type of images and the image and video quality are very good, the focus is adjusted manualy and it is absolutely great, really, and there are also some light effects available with a simple push of a button (I don't use them but it is nice to have). The camera application window is kind of small, and there are no advanced features to adjust, but then again, they never claimed them to exist. The camera can rotate and be easily placed on a tripod, the led lights can be easily turned of, if you do not want them to be seen on your working surface. The installation itself was very quick and easy. It realy works miracles with good external light. The only thing I would consider as con, is the video files created, they are sooo big! but if your computer can handle them, it is no problem at all. You can not find easily such quality at this price.

This webcam does take very large images. However, even if you condense the size down, the image never looks GOOD. I bought it to use as a night/evening webcam as my inbuilt one is hopeless and it DEFINITELY does the job! Though the image quality is not great, this works well in low and artificial light even without its super-bright LEDs.

One thing to note is it's entirely manual-focus, so not ideal if you want to show things close-up or move around a lot and want to maintain a crisp image.

Also, make sure you have a screw-driver, as you must assemble the stand yourself!

Easy setup and use.
I plugged it in (Windows 7) and it was ready to go on less than a minute! The camera works really well.

You have to manually refocus when changing your distance from the camera, but after that, it's a very good picture. The mounting clip was wide enough to clip on my desktop LCD display and it holds well. The swivel mount allows you to position it easily.

I have not tried the microphone yet, since I have a few good ones I already use. I just needed good video to go with them.

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Overall, this is a good camera at a great, almost unbeatable price.

Pros: Low Cost, Very clear picture, 20.0 Mega Pixel resolution is more than you're likely to ever need. Great LED lighting for dark conditions.

Cons: Mic doesn't use USB, but analog jack. The holding clip doesn't work well with some laptops or monitors.

The lens isn't wide angle enough, so the camera has to be farther than I'd like. This may be a blessing in disguise, however, as the telephoto-like lens is less likely to distort your face in funny ways.

This driver-less web-cam is the easiest that I've used.
Picture quality is superior to both my "Creative" & "Logitec" web-cam's and in addition it has a 10x digital zoom. The well designed base although quite small in size, fits both my laptop and desktop computer monitor without slipping. The inbuilt LED lighting is also excellent. A genuinely good product with no faults found to date. James F..