Oh wow! That's way too cool! Thanks for sharing that post. I'm not interested in web cameras even though I have one as I'm no beauty to look at, but on a serious note I've considered using web cams for this purpose like cloths, or money or text or what not. I've used my phone that way so why not skype?
Take care all. On Dec 20, 2011, at 2:39 PM, Jeremy Richards wrote: > Hi. I thought I would convey my experience with my new Skype webcam. some > time ago I herd someone on the Leo Laporte radio show ask for a suggestion > for a webcam. Leo suggested the Logitech C910 HD Pro, which I purchased for > $50 from Amazon. > > Earlier today I completed my first video call with this webcam. I had my > nephew help me test the resolution of the camera. I asked how the picture > looked on his end, and he said the quality is really good. He said it looks > better than a CRT old school TV, but not as good as 1080P high def cameras. > I knew I was not going to get that kind of high resolution because the > webcam specs state it performs best at 720P. > > I bought a USB card reader along with the webcam. AS we all know, the print > on the user manuals of small electronic devices is something like a 6 point > font--exaggeration but you get it. For kicks I held the user manual in front > of the camera, and to my surprise he was able to read it. I asked about the > clarity and he said it was very good. Ok, solution for sighted help for mail > and written material, check! > > I then placed my netbook screen in front of the camera and asked my nephew > to read something I typed in notepad. He was able to read the text, spelling > errors and all on this little screen. Sighted tech support help for screen I > can't read, Check! > > I then placed my cell phone screen up near the camera and he was able to > read the text on the screen. Cell phone tech support via Skype, check! > > I asked him to identify some dollar bills of various denominations. He > conveyed the dollar amount as quickly as I could unfold the dollars. > Emergency cash counting, check! > > My nephew said I sounded really clear even though I was speaking about 4 > feet from the webcam itself, so it looks like the microphones work very well > too. > > This webcam has 2 microphones at each side of the camera making them stereo > mics of course. The camera in total is about 3.5 inches long by about 1 inch > high and 1 inch from front to back. It connects to my computer via USB 2.0 > and hangs from the top of my monitor. > > It appears I made a really good purchase, but it was no surprise since the > camera is rated at 4.5 out of 5 stars from some 500+ Amazon.com customers. > Here's where you can get it if you're interested: > http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-1080p-Webcam-C910-Skype/dp/B003M2YT96 > > JR > > > Thanks for posting to the skype english list. > > to contact skype support wiht any questions regarding your account email > [email protected] > > To access scripts for the latest version of skype go to > http://www.dlee.org/skype > > To access tutorials and other goodies go to > http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html > > To contact the list owner send a message to > mailto:[email protected] > > and for a searchable archives page go here. > http://bit.ly/64Y48 > > thanks and have a wonderful day. > > _______________________________________________ > Skypeenglish mailing list > [email protected] > http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com Thanks for posting to the skype english list. to contact skype support wiht any questions regarding your account email [email protected] To access scripts for the latest version of skype go to http://www.dlee.org/skype To access tutorials and other goodies go to http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html To contact the list owner send a message to mailto:[email protected] and for a searchable archives page go here. http://bit.ly/64Y48 thanks and have a wonderful day. _______________________________________________ Skypeenglish mailing list [email protected] http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com
