WebConfGuide

Webcams are absolutely essential for communicating with other people over the Internet, particularly with regard to web conferencing. Here is a roundup of some of the best web conferencing equipment for video you can find on the market.

The Creative Live! Cam Optia Pro is ideally suited for online video communication via instant messengers and VoIP services. It offers a slick and polished design in a small package, and offers wide-angle functionality and 1.3-megapixel sensors.

The Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000 boasts of a Carl Zeiss lens that offers remarkably sharp images and possibly the finest autofocus feature of the bunch. The Quickcam also offers 8 megapixel resolution, ensuring highly detailed images.

Offering 90 frames a second, 1.3 megapixel resolution and a host of features such as digital zoom and picture enhancement, the Philips SPC 900 comes in way ahead of the pack. Also included is revolutionary face tracking technology that is typically seen only in more expensive dedicated digital cameras.

For simple and straightforward web conferencing hardware, the Advent ADE-A2 offers pretty solid performance. While obviously lacking the features of some of the other webcams in this roundup, this one nevertheless gets some good reviews.

A fairly impressive offering, the Microsoft Lifecam VX-6000 features a wide angle lens, 1.3 megapixels video capability, and 5 megapixels still photo capability. It also offers a decent selection of audio and video effects.

The Creative Live! Cam Video Pro is ideally suited for users looking for low cost web conferencing equipment. Low cost it may be but it does come with features such as 1.3-megapixel sensor, face tracking, microphone, USB connectivity and video effects.

Another budget offering is the Logitech Quickcam Messenger, which features 30 frames per second at 640 X 480 resolution, microphone, and headset.

The PC Line PCL-300K is an amazingly low-priced offering that includes 30 frame per second video capability, at 640 X 480 resolution, and USB connectivity.

The Logitech QuickCam Pro For Notebooks is a very compact web conferencing equipment that offers 8 megapixels resolution, auto focus, face tracking, and a built in microphone.

The Creative Live! Cam Notebook Ultra is ideally suited for notebooks and offers high-quality video, sleek and modern looks and USB 2.0 connectivity.