Webcam recommendations for Skyping on Win10? 'Creative Live! Vista IM' webcam no longer supported :(

CMStorm

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Cheap usb webcam needed for work video conferencing. Popular subject I should imagine?

I have just found out that my old Creative Live! Vista IM webcam is redundant. No drivers available. 'End Of Service Life' beyond Windows XP I read.👾
 
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SpyderTracks

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Any of the Logitech’s are a safe bet, amazon stocks them all, going to be best quality in the budget range I would say.
 

SpyderTracks

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CMStorm

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Thank you. Yep, that's the kind of thing I wanted. Although I naively thought I could get a webcam for £20 these days. But they've gone all fancy.

I see both Logitech and Amazon are out of stock for the C270. We are seeing who the winners are in lockdown.

Looks like I might have to swap Firefox for Chrome too. I was always told Firefox was best in the past decade but perhaps that is no longer true.

A mate just emailed me a browser test for Teams and I had no button to come off mute for him. But troubleshooting my old gaming Plantronics 655 headset on Win10 revealed my microphone no longer works. Jeez!
 

CMStorm

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Logitech. Out of stock at Currys and Argos too. A shame because it reportedly has a decent 1.5m usb cable length too.

Oh.

Microsoft LifeCam HD3000, unavailable.

Everyone else has had the same idea it seems. I am a bit late to this party.
 
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Tony1044

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The problem is all this home working.

Amazon seem to have a few generic ones but they won't ship for several weeks.

I had to turn to ebay to get one this week.
 

CMStorm

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Thank you for the suggestions. Seriously. Very useful.

I have a deadline unfortunately to buy one, so can't wait on a maybe from a supplier. Plus, I have a very limited budget now.

Gosh, for these products on Amazon, I see there are PAGES of Q&A just in the last week!!

I am now hoping to borrow one from a friend who can't stay in his office.
 

Tony1044

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You're welcome. Sorry it couldn't help. On the plus side, when things start to return to normal you should see stock levels up and prices down.
 

CMStorm

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Successful. Borrowed two webcams. :cool:

FYI to others. Black screen in Skype?? YOU MAY NEED TO RESTART SKYPE AND/OR YOUR PC for the camera to be recognised!
 
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