Thread: Best camera for home chat

I'm looking for a camera that we could install in the living room to chat with my family back home.

Any recommandation ?

Any advise about a system easy to use (soft and hardware) is welcomed. My parents are 80+, my brother can set up the system, but later we need something basic they can operate by themselves.

Originally Posted by Perota

So, any advises for a webcam that will take pictures that look good on a big display ?

on your big display ?

logitech does a real 1.3meg sensor 720p USB webcam for less than 1k baht.

but then you have to start thinking about bandwidth etc

what computer setup do they have at their television ?


actually - on your parents end a 300$-400$ Android 7-10inch tablet with a 1.3 meg front facing camera and wifi might fit the bill - using skype

as baldrick indicated, "LOGITECH" is a leader in web cams and for anyone who has some familiarity with computers can set one up easily. I'm guessing for your 80+parents all they need is for someone to show and demonstrate how to operate it once it is set up for them. The "Logitech" web cams I've used are easy and just require a click on the green phone icon when there is a call coming in (if like I said, it is properly set up in advance) but again, I guessing that there would be someone else present to assist your parents when the planned time for a call has been established. Logitech......