I am certain their is a market for people that want a webcam without any security exploitable flaws like having a non hardware shutoff-able mic. I love that my actual mic has a mute button, I don't know how many webcams have hardware mute buttons for their mics.
Lol. So you don't have to listen to her talk?EmpressLisaSu wrote: ↑ Perfect for my mother in law
That sounds like the same logic as people who had cars with crank windows, one less thing to break! The answer is to have webcams that all have mute buttons, not the backwards noninnovative logic of removing all mics to cut cost, such is lenovo as a companyryokoseigo wrote: ↑ I am certain their is a market for people that want a webcam without any security exploitable flaws like having a non hardware shutoff-able mic. I love that my actual mic has a mute button, I don't know how many webcams have hardware mute buttons for their mics.
High end cameras may not have mics. They assume you'll buy a high end mic to go along with it. The problem here though is that the Lenovo web cams are not high end. They're lower mid-range.
I bought the Essential FHD webcam which appears to be same as the Lenovo 300 FHD (with stereo microphones) but in black. Back in October 2020 I paid $37.79 plus tax for it, free shipping. No third party discount site involved; it was straight from Lenovo.
Good point. I have a Rode mic for my dSLR but I can use it for this purpose. Mind you for Zoom, most of the time I don't care. And most of the time I just use my iPad anyway.warpdrive wrote: ↑ I have this and it works fine for work at home. If you actually work at home, do yourself and favour and use a separate mic.
I can always tell when people are using the crappy webcam mic on video calls. They are mostly pretty bad. Even one of those inexpensive Fifine mics with a $20 boom arm makes a huge difference.
The problem is distance, if your webcam is doing video, you have to be far enough back from the camera, but then you are not close to the mic. Any mic that is closer to your mouth will sound more clear and less echoey (headset mic, or separate dedicated mic placed closer to your mouth)
Windows hello will work fine in low light or no light at all in my experience. It will struggle if you have too much light behind you.ryokoseigo wrote: ↑ Is there a cheaper windows hello webcam? I'm kinda fine grabbing it at this price just for hello. Does anyone know how well these work in low light just for hello? I get it'll be garbage in low light, but don't know how hello works.
warpdrive wrote: ↑ I have this and it works fine for work at home. If you actually work at home, do yourself and favour and use a separate mic.
I can always tell when people are using the crappy webcam mic on video calls. They are mostly pretty bad. Even one of those inexpensive Fifine mics with a $20 boom arm makes a huge difference.
The problem is distance, if your webcam is doing video, you have to be far enough back from the camera, but then you are not close to the mic. Any mic that is closer to your mouth will sound more clear and less echoey (headset mic, or separate dedicated mic placed closer to your mouth)
I guess I should also add that was far as webcams go, my Lenovo Essential/300 mics are noticeably better quality that average cheap low end webcams. Not as good as a good quality dedicated mic, but more than sufficient for most business type use.
Yeah. Pull the trigger just for windows hello. Currently using Logitech C920 pro, don't like the fact that the mic cannot be turned off, and no lens cap.ryokoseigo wrote: ↑ Is there a cheaper windows hello webcam? I'm kinda fine grabbing it at this price just for hello. Does anyone know how well these work in low light just for hello? I get it'll be garbage in low light, but don't know how hello works.
Windows Hello uses a different sensor, it's infrared based and will work in the dark. The nice thing about this camera is you can half close the shutter so Windows Hello will work, but covering the normal camera.
