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    which notebook webcam?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by GaryD9, Apr 14, 2007.

  1. GaryD9

    GaryD9 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'll be shortly getting rid of my SonySZ in favor of a new thinkpad. The sony comes with a built in webcam that I use frequently when I travel to chat with my family. (My young children really appreciate being able to 'see' me as well as hear me when I'm out of town.) So, I need to buy a webcam that is compact for travelling use with a notebook.

    The upside to this is that I don't think it'd be possible to get a webcam video quality as low as the sony built in one (which seems to be 320x240@15fps when used with MS messenger.)

    The disadvantage is that it'll become an "extra" thing I'll have to pull out and attach - so I'd like to make that aspect as painless as possible.

    Small/compact - good quality (both video quality and durable enough to survive my notebook case on an airplane) and discrete (so I could attach it on occasion while I'm actually working.) Oh- it has to have WinVista drivers...

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks
    Gary
     
    GaryD9, Apr 14, 2007
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    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Sam, Apr 15, 2007
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