PC Webcam for Streaming HD 1080P, 960A USB Pro Computer Web Camera Video Cam for Mac Windows Laptop Conferencing Gaming Webcam with Ring Light & Microphone

I bought the Vitade 960A webcam because I'm a consultant, and needed to have a higher quality video than the really old webcam I used to have. The Vitade is a great website, very high quality. I don't usually use the built-in microphone (I have a studio-quality stand mic) but the few times I've used the webcam mic, folks on the other end said it was fine.The webcam has a ring light with 3 brightness levels. You select the brightness by touching the little metal button just below the lens. I usually use it at "medium" which is fairly bright but not "looking into the sun" bright. The photo is at brightness "medium" which confused my camera, but it's really good.Additional notes:Ring light: If you're wondering if the ring light is worth it: YES it is. I also have two accent lamps on my desk that I use for additional lighting. As an experiment, I tried a video test with (a) no ring light and no accent light, (b) just the ring light, (c) ring light + accent lights, and (d) just the accent lights. YES, you can see the difference with the ring light. Because the ring light is around the lens, it provides even lighting for me. But accent lighting is also a good idea so you don't look "flat."Linux: I run Linux (Fedora) and yes, this webcam works fine on Linux.

We get these cameras for clients regularly as it is a phenomenal camera for the money. It easily competes with the best Logitech camera's I've used. With the built in light (it's a touch sensor btw), it's hard to beat.However, if you don't get it from Amazon supply, be careful of the supplier. A client recently purchased one from one of the other suppliers and the pictures I posted is what they got. If you look at the comparison, it's clearly a fake knock off. Do not penalize this camera if what you received from a third party supplier looks like the clearly cheaper camera.Larger blue/green box is the real deal. The weight of the real camera is nearly double the fake. I am holding the real camera in the comparison pictures. The label on the back is the real one. The fake has a switch on the cable instead of the touch sensor on the face of the camera below the lens.I'm currently fighting with the supplier of the fake camera to take it back or give my client's money back. It came straight from China so they are fighting it. We'll see how it goes.

Alright, here's the deal: when it's working, it looks great.I like the coloring, I like the picture quality, the autofocus is decent, and the light ring actually makes a difference.The light ring has multiple settings; off, dim, medium, bright. I've found medium to be the sweet spot for my use, but I can certainly imagine a use case for each of the settings. I'm pleased with this.The autofocus works well and I haven't had to fuss with anything about it so far. There are occasions when it slips up but just for a split second (like when someone walks into view and approaches from the background) and it corrects on its own. I'd call this feature a 4ish out of 5.Now, usability... this is where this camera falls down. Plugged into any USB port it won't return with the computer from sleep. You have to unplug it, give it a sec, then plug it in again (and occasionally this doesn't fix it right away and you have to do it again). This is frustrating.It also seems to have some crazy bandwidth needs because it doesn't work well in a USB 2.0 port, I have to use a 3.0+ port. Using a 2.0 port the video was a choppy slideshow and would never catch up sync. Switching to a 3.0 port cleared this issue up.If you only have USB 2.0 ports, skip this camera. If your ports aren't easily accessible for unplugging and replugging, skip this camera.If you don't mind plugging it in when you need it, have plenty of easily accessible USB 3.0+ ports available, and are looking for a good quality picture for a good price, then this could be your deal.Overall, 4/5. Would probably buy again, but would highly suggest the seller/manufacturer take care of the coming back from sleep issue.

Since the beginning of my new world-pandemic-lifestyle I've been using this camera 5 to 7 hours a day. During a call with four other people, my bosses-boss who is a video and audio snob asked what camera I was using; having met with 100 other people in the weeks prior, he said mine was the best quality he had seen. It's plug-and pay, the microphone isn't great, plan on using something else there.My only minor complaint: you remember growing up there where those lamps that you just touch any part and they turn on? This camera works the same way, you touch the inside-the-light camera-surround to turn the light on from off - low - medium - high, the only problem is the tiniest amount of static when you touch it will turn it off, and render the light useless until you restart or unplug/re-plug the camera USB. The camera will still work fine, but no light/light controls until you unplug/re-plug. Minor announce, no matter how careful I am to discharge static, it's still usually a problem once a day.