Victure SC40 1080p Webcam
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Priced at £34.99 the Victure SC40 is not quite the cheapest I have seen but it is perhaps the best in this price range and compares very favourably with my usual webcam, the £126 Logitech C920 HD Pro.
In the box is the webcam itself, an optional stick-on privacy shield and a rather basic User Guide. Build quality seems excellent, the camera is well made and robust with nothing looking likely to fail anytime soon.
I plugged the camera into my Windows 10 PC and it was instantly recognised with no drivers or software needed. The Windows Camera app allowed me to configure it, with some reduced resolution options available, but most people will just leave at the default 1080@30fps. I also tried it on my MacBook Pro and again it was almost instantly up and running.
The camera has the lens and dual microphones hold on the front, with the fully adjustable rotating base below. On the underside of the base is a standard tripod screw mount, which unlike with some lesser rivals is brass, not plastic. The camera has a 75° lens which is less wide than some rivals, but more to my taste and is free from barrel or rectilinear distortion. The microphone is far better than on most webcams in the price range with a clear and unmuffled sound which I did not need to boost when editing my video. The optional privacy screen is a simple flip on/off plastic fitting with a sticky-backed mount.
The camera itself has a clever mount with an anti-scratch inside face and which folds up to form a tabletop stand when not screen mounted. The camera is USB powered and with a 1.5m cable. The camera has a built-in microphone and features a true autofocus lens, this is a big deal as most budget webcams have a fixed focus lens. The autofocus works well although not as fast as I would like. I was able to manually adjust both the focus and exposure using the Windows Camera app and this can no doubt also be done in any suitable camera program.
The versatile mount can be used to position the camera securely to the top of the computer monitor, as a self-supporting desktop stand, or using the screw hole to any standard tripod mount. When on a tripod the camera can be rotated through 90 degrees using the camera mount and also rotated fully from side to side. The screw mount is brass and so will not degrade over time if regularly used for tripod mounting. The hard-wired USB cable is generous in length but it is a pity it is not even longer.
For me, the main appeal of this camera is the excellent video quality, which is good and sharp and with well-saturated colours, although with a marked blue cast. As to be expected with any new camera it is true Plug ‘n Play with no drivers needed.
If you want a budget-priced, good quality, no-nonsense webcam for Skype or other streaming purposes then you would have to go a long way to find a better one than this for the price. There are many cheaper rivals available but I suspect few offer the high-quality video of this one.
The Good
Good price
Good Build Quality
Plug and Play
Auto Focus
Good video Quality
Rotatable Mount
Detachable Privacy Screen
The Bad
Hard Wired Cable
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