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Reviews on Webcams

"Microsoft Lifecam VX-5000 webcam"

Computer act!ve
Published on: 9/2008
On test: Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000
This webcam promises above-average low light performance so does this make it perfect for the night-owls out there?    More

"Webcams"

MacWorld
Issue: 9/2008
On test: Genius Eye 320, Macally IceCam 2, Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000, Zicplay Talkcam VX6
Six Mac-compatible webcams step into the ring. Only one will come out on top. Who will survive?    More

"Macally IceCam 2"

MacUser
Issue: 15/2008
On test: Macally IceCam 2
Many laptops and computers now tend to integrate webcams into the bezels of their monitors but there are still a lot of users for whom a good quality webcam such as the Macally IceCam 2 is an essential purchase.    More

"Vantage VIPC1431EP"

PC Pro
Issue: 8/2008
On test: Vantage VIPC1431EP
IP cameras are increasingly replacing the old analogue-based CCTV cameras of old, but for a fully weatherproof device, you can expect to pay a premium. Vantage's new VIPC1431EP, however provides PoE, IR-LED illumination and IP66 compliance at a price lower than you'd expect.    More

"Swann IP-3G Connectcam 1000 network camera"

Personal Computer World
Published on: 6/2008
On test: Swann IP-3G ConnectCam 1000
Swann's IP camera connects to a network either by cable or over WiFi and delivers remote access to VGA video.    More
 

Webcams

A webcam is a low-resolution digital video camera especially designed for sending video over the internet.

The very first mainstream use of a webcam was the Trojan Room Coffee Pot Camera, which was pointed towards a coffee machine in the computer labs of Cambridge university. The web site ran for ten years until in 2001, the camera eventually gave up the ghost. It was susequently put up for auction by the German magazine 'Der Spiegel', selling for over three thousand pounds.

Now, with the increasing speeds and wide availability of broadband internet connections, webcams can be used by anyone with a computer to have a video conversation over the internet with members of their family, friends or anyone in the world with another webcam and the desire to talk.

Webcams are also put to use in other areas. Weather and tourist services use them to give prospective visitors an idea of a particular city or region. They can also be used for traffic reporting and even keeping an eye of animals in their natural habitats. These cameras are often higher quality and incorporate wireless or IP technology to allow them to send information and images to any computer on a local area network or even the whole internet.

A seedier, voyeuristic side to the the webcam has also developed over the past few years. Many people created their own website webistes giving 24 hour insight into their life and movements, often including erotic and sexual content for free or a fee. A practice that has recently become increasingly commercialised and legally grey with allegations of modern day slavery and exploitation surrounding many such sites.

Webcams are quite affordable, starting at around twenty pounds, with some models offering integrated microphones and even a selection of video games played not with the joystick or keyboard, but with the camera itself.
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