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I was a little apprehensive when I was given this camera to review because I had seen many cameras with a very similar form factor and design to this one which received universally poor reviews. In fact I need not have worried because this new webcam from J JOYACCESS is a perfectly decent quality if a rather unexciting piece of kit.
Priced at £36.99 is not the cheapest I have seen nor is it the best specified but what it does do is give excellent image quality with acceptable sound and does all that it claims to do.
In the box is the webcam itself and a small 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, although the default settings were fine for me. I also tried it on my MacBook pro and again it was almost instantly up and running – although it is possible drivers were silently downloaded in the background, although I did not observe it. Reviewers of other cameras almost identical to this complained that the listed specifications were incorrect, not so here as the Windows Camera app confirmed the camera was delivering 1080p video at 30fps.
The camera has the lens and twin microphones on the front, with the non-rotating screen mount below. The camera has a wide-angle lens with a minimum of rectilinear distortion and a manual focusing focus lens. I was pleased to see a proper focusing lens rather than the fixed focus lens used on many budget rivals. Sadly, there is also no privacy lens shield. The microphones offer noise reduction, which is good, but the audio level is low and you will need to boost it with your audio software for best results..
The device has a clever mount which folds up to form a tabletop stand when not screen mounted. The camera is USB 2 powered and features a longer than average 1.5m cable. The camera has a twin built-in microphones and features a glass lens with an impressive 105° Field Of View. Build quality seems fine with nothing looking likely to break, fall off or fail any time soon.
The versatile mount can be used to position the camera securely to the top of the computer monitor, or a self-supporting desktop stand. The hard-wired USB 1.5m 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 pin-sharp and with good, well-saturated colours. As to be expected with any new camera it is true Plug ‘n Play with no drivers needed.
If you want a decent 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
Good video Quality
Adjustable Focus
Twin Microphones
The Bad
No Privacy Shutter
Hard Wired Cable
No Tripod Screw Mount
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