Video Camera vs Webcam

[burnm3w1thf1r3]

I'm trying to find some information on Video Cameras and WebCams but I can't find anything clear cut... Which is "better"?

The 2 particular cameras I'm looking at:

Flip UltraHD video camera and the Creative Chat HD webcam.

They both claim 30 fps, and 1280x720p. Yet there is a $60+ difference between the two. Is the price difference just because one is portable where the other has to be plugged into a computer? Or does one have an over all better quality for videos and such? Thanks in advanced!

 

[voyagerfan99]

Unless Flips have gotten better over the last few years, they're not that good. It all depends on what you plan on doing with the camera in the end.

 

[Geoff]

They are both completely different. A webcam is used on your computer primarily for video chat, and the quality is only good enough for that purpose (generally speaking). A video camera such as the Flip is meant to be used for recording events and so forth.