Best Sykpe Cameras

UnicornGirl86

Hi guys, I'm trying really hard to call my family who don't live in the UK for free on Skype.

My cousin has a Mac with built in camera, so I can see her, but my Dell laptop has no camera built in, only a mic, so I need to buy one asap so we can see each other!

I'm new to Skype but it seems easy to use. Does anyone use a Dell and has bought a webcam? What is the best one to use?

And if anyone knows of any offers, that would be great. Not sure how much I should be spending on this type of thing! Any help would be brill!

Thanks in advance!

freyal

The first one I got was logitech, cost around £30 at the time from Lidl
That was a couple of years ago, it still works (on a Dell PC) -doesn't have any fancy features and you need good lighting but it does the job!

kabayiri

I have the LogiTech quick cam pro - the Mac version , even though I don't use it on OSX.

It wasn't cheap, about 70 I think...., but it works really well and is good quality.

UnicornGirl86

I think the LogiTech quick cam pro 9000 (i think that's what it's called, seems to be the best option so far!) I really am useless with this stuff! Seems to be reduced on Amazon at the moment too! Thanks guys!

sashadavis

Logitech is a well-known brand but the best seller on amazon is under £10, I'd try that first! And it has super-saver delivery (free) too!

John_Gray

UnicornGirl86 wrote: »

I think the LogiTech quick cam pro 9000 (i think that's what it's called, seems to be the best option so far!) I really am useless with this stuff! Seems to be reduced on Amazon at the moment too! Thanks guys!

I've had one of these for some time, and it is excellent. The new 'HD' version at £40 appears to be cheaper than the old version, unusually. About the best quality, but you can buy far cheaper (even less than £10, as SachaDavis says) if you want.

buglawton

Microsoft ones start at around £20 online and have a decent microphone built in so avoiding an extra cable and clutter.
Whatever you do, get a major brand as software/driver support in the unknown cheapies can be non-existent.