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I need to find a webcam for a non-local relative using a computer running Windows 7. Does anyone have any recommendations for a cheap / low maintenance solution?

What's your budget?

This is what I use at home, and I'm fairly pleased with it:

Amazon product

This is what I bought to use at work, which is the cheapest thing I could find and has terrible white balance (I look like I've got a floodlight right in my face at all times when using it), but is only $24.

Amazon product

Heck, we're still using this guy:

Amazon product

An oldie but a goodie. Certified to work with XP and even Vista!

--Patrick

I also recommend Logitech webcams. Inexpensive, reliable, gets the job done.

I have an old, basic Logitech webcam that I bought it many years ago that I plugged in earlier this year when my son needed a webcam for his school meetings - it still works, so I'd recommend to go with Logitech too - it was a really inexpensive one.

I've got a logitech C920, which is probably more than you need at $100. Can't go wrong with one GB's suggestions.

Unless it has gotten better in the last couple of weeks, most Logitech cams have been sold out for months though. I had to hunt around to find a second webcam for our house so I didn't have to keep playing musical chairs with mine.

"Conference" webcam is still on sale for almost $300. At that price, get a super cheap Dell laptop with a built in webcam for cheaper

Yeah, I wouldn't pay more than $100 for a webcam unless it was PTZ controllable.

Don’t forget there may also be ways to use your phone as an aux camera for your computer.


—Patrick