Web Cam?

[TrevL]

I'm about to get a webcam, my first.  Needing it for Zoom with family.
Are there any recommendations as to which I should get?  Not looking to spend a fortune.
Also, my monitor, connected by HDMI, has two usb ports on the side, will I be able to use one of these ports to plug in the camera, or does it have to be into the PC itself? Thanks.

[ntpntpntp]

I bought a PapaLook HD webcam at the beginning of lockdown last March 2020 for work meetings etc.  Not the cheapest (and daft name!) but it's been very good.

USB ports on monitors are usually just like a hub, in that you still need a lead from the PC to a USB "upstream" port on the monitor, then plug your devices into the other "downstream" ports.   I think some people use these ports to plug keyboard and mouse into the monitor instead of the leads trailing down under the desk to the PC. 

I just plug the camera directly into the PC.

[Dorsetmike]

I bought this one for the Forum zoom meets,  sits on top of the monitor and has a built in mic as well
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08F7GDZYM?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details

[TrevL]

I bought this one for the Forum zoom meets,  sits on top of the monitor and has a built in mic as well
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08F7GDZYM?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details

Could you tell me how long the Usb cable for this is please Mike?

[Dorsetmike]

About 4'6"/1M37, the USB cable carries sound and video (the camera has a built in microphone), I take the sound from the PC audio out through my stereo system although it can also be played through headphones or PC speakers.

[TrevL]

Much appreciated Mike

[TrevL]

Got that one Mike @Dorsetmike, very pleased with it, thanks.  Got a 1 meter USB extension on order, cable is just too short to be hidden round the back.

I couldn't work out why it wasn't working the first time I used it, then I realised the little privacy flap was over the lens

[Newportnobby]

Flaps down, Biggles!

[TrevL]

Can't Jump Algy, grinds going rind and rind.

[joe cassidy]

I have a problem with the built-in camera in my computer.

When I try to use it I see just a black screen with flickering vertical coloured lines.

Is it likely to be a hardware problem or have I inadvertently disabled the camera ?

The computer is  a HP Pavilion model 15-cs3035nf running windows 10.

Thanks in advance.


Joe

[njee20]

Hardware if it's flickering I'd say. Does it have a built in lens cover? My HP Zenbook does. A tiny little slider underneath the camera itself. Easily knocked.

[Railwaygun]

Argos have a £12 camera which works well ( 720p)  ( I have 2)

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8299442

And a £10  one as well!

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8739816

[Railwaygun]

I have a problem with the built-in camera in my computer.

When I try to use it I see just a black screen with flickering vertical coloured lines.

Is it likely to be a hardware problem or have I inadvertently disabled the camera ?

The computer is  a HP Pavilion model 15-cs3035nf running windows 10.

Thanks in advance.


Joe

Type camera into the search box and see if the same thing occurs in the app alone?

It may be worth uninstalling / removing the driver and letting windows reinstall, using UPDATE ( Windows key X then device manager)

If no luck, buy a separate camera!, it's not repairable.

[joe cassidy]

Thanks to all for your suggestions.

[joe cassidy]

I bought a webcam from Carrefour this morning.

Works well, maybe too well - it shows every hair out of place, all the traces of "the night before".

I'm now looking for a make-up artist