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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 3rd Dec 2003 22:54 Edited at: 3rd Dec 2003 22:57
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Well I feel like getting one for some reason...
Before I do though are there any suggestions for good ones? Money is not a problem. (lets not go nuts though)
Any special features you recommend it should have? Help me out here.

thanks

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Posted: 3rd Dec 2003 23:24
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get a good one


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Posted: 3rd Dec 2003 23:38
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Quote: "get a good one"

That's what I call an informative response!
(just like this one)

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Posted: 3rd Dec 2003 23:41
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Fujifilm Digital Cameras are pretty good - plus they double as webcams.


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Chris K
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Posted: 4th Dec 2003 00:03 Edited at: 4th Dec 2003 00:05
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Get a Stylecam Snap.

They're cool.

Here : http://www.dabs.com/uk/productview?quicklinx=2SLK

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Posted: 4th Dec 2003 00:11
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Quote: "Well I feel like getting one for some reason..."


Been watching American Pie have we and getting some ideas...


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if you want to to use solely as a web cam, then be sure the res is at least 640x480.

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Posted: 4th Dec 2003 01:04
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Quote: "Been watching American Pie have we and getting some ideas... "


um...what?
I haden't watched that movie yet...wonder what its got to do with webcams.

but thanks for the link ill look into it. And thanks for the ahem, "informative" responses.

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Posted: 4th Dec 2003 01:09
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@Chris Knott: yea I checked that camera out, pretty slick
I'm probably going to get it...unless someone has a better one.

thanks

p.s how much is £24.67 in Canadian or U.S dollers?...>_<

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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 4th Dec 2003 04:28
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£25 is about $80 Canadian

personally i'd suggest, cheapend buy Logitech, highend buy Creative.
there are other makes but those are the only two with any where near acceptable quality - in my eyes anyways.

I have a Creative Webcam 6, can get some superb quality on that ... well if your willing to spend $160us ^_^


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a $40 AUD twinkle cam will do the trick if your just interested in sending your face. dont waist your time with anything else really and unfortunately most of them nowdays is usb which can be a pain if your on an older OS like win98.
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Chris K
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Posted: 4th Dec 2003 16:43 Edited at: 4th Dec 2003 16:44
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@Raven

XE.com makes £25 the same as 56 canadian dollars.
80 Canadian dollars is more like £35

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We just got a webcam, a Philips ToUcam pro one with weird attachments, like a little egg case and funny extendible bits - it was about £40 but the quality is immensely good, very sturdy and cool little camera. Personally I can't stand those cheap round ones, if your gonna have a web cam then make it half decent. I reckon the PS2 camera is one of the worst and cheapest webcams I've seen, and it costs about £60!!!


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i got this really cheap one for £12.99 lol and i just ended up throwing it away. It seems that my digital camera can do it so i use that.

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Quote: "I reckon the PS2 camera is one of the worst and cheapest webcams I've seen, and it costs about £60!!!"


if you're on about an itoy, i'd say they're well worth it (great for parties, of with mates, but would be very boring playing on your own).

anyways, at work we got a creative webcam for £20, dunno what model. we've had alot of problems with it though, it's strange and i just don't think it likes our USB2 ports, even though they shouldn't affect it at all. now and again it'll stop working, but if you move it to one of the other USB root hubs, then it'll start working again, well for awhile anyway. i just blamed it on being a cheap camera


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i don't think there is anything wrong with a cheap cam, i have one of the small keyring type digi cams thats about £20 and takes pics at 0.1 mega pixel but it works great as a webcam, i havn't got a proper one so i can't really recomend one but what i am saying is that cheap cameras aren't always bad.

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Posted: 5th Dec 2003 08:51
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Chris make sure your translating to Candian Dollars not US Dollars...

the exchange rate is around
£1 = $1.46us = $2.30can

the exchange rate almost doubles each time, as i've never had to go from £ -> $can i've always tried to think through what it would be in US then translated that way.

but as i've said... Logitech tend to be the best cheapest.
i mean there are nice camers that'll send roughly your face, then there are great camera's that will get into digital quality and colour.
they've come a long way in the past 3years, as mine is a 3gigapixel 48bit Colour which on a broadband connection can push a 640x480x32image at 60hz (30fps) easily with that fantastic digital quality you see on digicams. ^_^


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Posted: 5th Dec 2003 10:32
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According to XE.com, £1 is $2.2 canadian dollars.


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Posted: 5th Dec 2003 10:40
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see they kinda screwed their own calculations up then, the exchange is currently 2.23
not that it really matters


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Posted: 5th Dec 2003 13:23 Edited at: 5th Dec 2003 13:24
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Quote: "Well I feel like getting one for some reason..."


well, let the feelin go and you save a lot of money.

although wireless webcam could be nice.

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Posted: 5th Dec 2003 22:17
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Quote: "well, let the feelin go and you save a lot of money."

well actually, I'm not paying for it! Thats why any expensive fancy cam will do.

I'll check those other ones out...I'll most likly be getting the 80$ one.

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Posted: 5th Dec 2003 22:41
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I think you mean the $56 dollar one.


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