organ_shifter Posted January 1, 2005 CID Share Posted January 1, 2005 For the past week I've been reading several reviews on digital cameras/webcams (PC-Cams) in hopes of getting a good one. At first, I narrowed my choices down to a couple of selections. Which were: 1.) Logitech ClickSmart 820 Main Features Resolution 2.0 Megapixel Webcam Capability Yes Colour Support Colour Optical Sensor Type CCD Total Pixels 2,100,000 pixels Effective Sensor Resolution 1,920,000 pixels Digital Zoom 2 x Shooting Modes Frame movie mode Exposure Modes Automatic White Balance Automatic Digital Video Format AVI Still Image Format JPEG Video Capture 10 fps - 60 sec - AVI - 320 x 240 - with 8MB built-in memory - 320 x 240 - web camera mode - 640 x 480 - web camera mode 2.) Creative PC-CAM 880 Main Features Resolution 2.0 Megapixel / 3.0 Megapixel (interpolated) Webcam Capability Yes Colour Support Colour Optical Sensor Type CMOS Total Pixels 2,000,000 pixels Interpolated Image Resolution 3,145,728 pixels Digital Zoom 4 x Shooting Modes Frame movie mode Exposure Modes Automatic White Balance Automatic Digital Video Format AVI Still Image Format JPEG Video Capture 8 fps - 76 sec - AVI - 640 x 480 - with 16MB built-in memory 15 fps - 98 sec - 320 x 240 - with 16MB built-in memory 10 fps - 640 x 480 - web camera mode Although both cameras are very close in comparison, the difference that matters most to me is the sensor type. As you can see, the "Logitech ClickSmart 820" has a CCD Sensor (Charged-Coupled Device) while the "Creative PC-CAM 880" has a CMOS Sensor (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor). Being that CCD sensors produce far better image quality than CMOS sensors, I decided to go with the "Logitech ClickSmart 820" due to the fact that it received better reviews than the "Creative PC-CAM 880" (which received several bad reviews). I had my mind made up until I came across this marvelous device. Trust 910Z PowerC@m Optical Zoom Home Page Specs Main Features Resolution 3.1 Megapixel / 5 Megapixel (interpolated) Webcam Capability Yes Colour Support Colour Optical Sensor Type CCD Effective Sensor Resolution 3,014,656 pixels Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 200 Digital Zoom 4 x Shooting Modes Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night scene Exposure Modes Programme, automatic White Balance Automatic, presets White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, daylight, shade Still Image Format JPEG So, in closing, I've decided to go with the "Trust 910Z PowerC@m Optical Zoom". I have a problem though. I can't seem to find a vendor that has a US shipping option. Does anyone know if this camera is available in the US, and if not, is there an available english version? And how much is the listed price in US money? Look Here I added a .pdf document for those interested in CCD vs CMOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MICROWAVE Posted January 2, 2005 CID Share Posted January 2, 2005 In dollars its about $266.00 plus a 19% VAT, what megapixel size do you require, thats what determines the price, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted January 4, 2005 CID Share Posted January 4, 2005 well, if you're looking in the 250 300 us$ range, take a look at the kodak dx 7440. picked that bad boy up a month ago and am happy with it. 4 MP, but with a 4x optical zoom. disregard digital zoom, since that's just the incredible inflatable pixel. depending on how serious you want to e snapping pix, this one is nice because you get decent pictures in the auto mode, and you can fiddle with the widgets to your hearts content on manual. and what's all the bad vibes about trolls? they are some of my favorite SR chars... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
organ_shifter Posted January 4, 2005 Author CID Share Posted January 4, 2005 well, if you're looking in the 250 300 us$ range, take a look at the kodak dx 7440. picked that bad boy up a month ago and am happy with it. 4 MP, but with a 4x optical zoom. disregard digital zoom, since that's just the incredible inflatable pixel. Yeah, the specs for that camera are pretty damn nice. I just didn't see a wabcam feature. I really want to get a high quality digital camera (with a CCD lens) that supports webcam capabilities as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted January 4, 2005 CID Share Posted January 4, 2005 ah, color me stupid. missed the webcam part. hm. buy decent digicam, then standalone webcam? sounds to me like the combos give too much away on the digicam end, in favor of the webcam option... and the video function is really nice. on the 512sd card i popped in i can take 48 minutes of 320*240 at good framerate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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resopalrabotnick Posted January 4, 2005 CID Share Posted January 4, 2005 well, yo piqued my interest on the subject, so i did a quick google, and it seems that quite a few of the fuji (www.fujifilm.com) have the webcam feature. they also seem like nice digicams. what is probably a big minus is the fact that they are rather pricey. i stand by my previous verdict. forget about compromises. you never get what you really need. buy decent cam and decent webcam, probably save money in the process, and you can pick both for it's specialized features. but then, i could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
organ_shifter Posted January 5, 2005 Author CID Share Posted January 5, 2005 A couple of years back I had a PC-CAM 750. It took great digital pics and was the best webcam I'd ever used. Both of those features worked very well because of the CCD optical sensor. When Creative launched the more recent PC-CAM 850, 880, 900, and 920, they seemed to have taken a step down in the image processing & clarity catagory, largely due to the fact that they were designed around a CMOS sensor. From a digital camera standpoint, the images turn out very distorted at high resolutions. As a webcam, there is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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