Several questions about webcams.. please help!

maninatrunk77 · 12-17-2008, 01:45 AM

ok, I've had three different webcams in my lifetime and all of them have the same problem. I mainly use it for taking pictures instead of videos. The picture always looks really fuzzy and grainy. I've played with the settings and can't ever really find a solution. Is there some kind of software out there that can easily help you get good quality pictures? Also for those who might reply this webcam I currently use is nothing cheap it's actually a high end webcam, and I still get fuzzy kind of grainy looking snapshots! what settings should I look for to help stop this? or what programs could I check out to help get higher quality pictures?

ewel · 12-17-2008, 12:27 PM

u better get a high mega pixel cam.. maybe you dont have the talent to take good pictures
heheh.. anyweiz.. get a bter one.. go to a technecian or whatever.

Bootup05 · 12-17-2008, 12:44 PM

Regaurdless of how good the webcam is, you'll still get grainy issues and poor quality.

Webcams aren't designed for high resolution photography, think of it it like a camera phone. Theres pretty much no phone around that will give you the image quality of a digital camera lense.

In the past I've had a Logitech Sphere, Bought it for £99.99 ($150) and even with high end cams you wont get very far.

I know there are some 2 MP webcams out there maybe 3MP now, you could look at getting one of them, just don't expect perfect picture clarity

Humveeluvr · 12-17-2008, 06:03 PM

For the cost that your looking at I would suggest that maybe you should get a cheap digital camers that has video and even have around 7 mp and use that for your web camera, but make sure that it can run off a/c power or usb as you will kill your battery, I have used a cheapo camera in the past and it worked but the main issue is lighting as video will need brighter lighting!
Hoped this helped!

maninatrunk77 · 12-20-2008, 12:24 AM

but isn't there ways to get the max out of the camera, because I have a webcam over 10 years older and the picture quality is the exact same. theres got to be some kind of settings I can play with, or better yet, a software program that can make it easir to try and figure out on my own

12-17-2008, 01:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
maninatrunk77 New Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 6	Several questions about webcams.. please help! ok, I've had three different webcams in my lifetime and all of them have the same problem. I mainly use it for taking pictures instead of videos. The picture always looks really fuzzy and grainy. I've played with the settings and can't ever really find a solution. Is there some kind of software out there that can easily help you get good quality pictures? Also for those who might reply this webcam I currently use is nothing cheap it's actually a high end webcam, and I still get fuzzy kind of grainy looking snapshots! what settings should I look for to help stop this? or what programs could I check out to help get higher quality pictures?

12-17-2008, 12:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
ewel New Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 6	u better get a high mega pixel cam.. maybe you dont have the talent to take good pictures heheh.. anyweiz.. get a bter one.. go to a technecian or whatever. __________________ Filipina Site

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Bootup05 Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South East England Age: 18 Posts: 2,659	Regaurdless of how good the webcam is, you'll still get grainy issues and poor quality. Webcams aren't designed for high resolution photography, think of it it like a camera phone. Theres pretty much no phone around that will give you the image quality of a digital camera lense. In the past I've had a Logitech Sphere, Bought it for £99.99 ($150) and even with high end cams you wont get very far. I know there are some 2 MP webcams out there maybe 3MP now, you could look at getting one of them, just don't expect perfect picture clarity __________________ Intel Q6700 @ 3.7GHz Gigabyte UD3P P45 6GB DDR2 800MHz Asus 4890 @ 975/4500 750GB Samsung Spinpoint - 320GB WD Caviar - 160GB Seagate USB Belinea 26" Wide LCD SoundBlaster Live 24bit USB - Acoustic Energy Aego M Thermaltate Ultimate Extreme Back in Push Pull Tagan 600W 48A Quad Rail Win 7 x64 RC

12-20-2008, 12:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
maninatrunk77 New Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 6	eh, a little but isn't there ways to get the max out of the camera, because I have a webcam over 10 years older and the picture quality is the exact same. theres got to be some kind of settings I can play with, or better yet, a software program that can make it easir to try and figure out on my own

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12-17-2008, 06:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
Humveeluvr Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto Age: 30 Posts: 107	For the cost that your looking at I would suggest that maybe you should get a cheap digital camers that has video and even have around 7 mp and use that for your web camera, but make sure that it can run off a/c power or usb as you will kill your battery, I have used a cheapo camera in the past and it worked but the main issue is lighting as video will need brighter lighting! Hoped this helped!

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