Webcams

Logitech previewed a versatile "show and tell" take on the webcam a couple of months ago, designed to help content creators cover all the angles. Now the articulating Reach camera is taking the crowdfunding route to production.

Home or hybrid working has become the norm for many over the last few years, which inevitably involves video chatting with colleagues. Ahead of CES 2023, Lenovo has launched an all-in-one modular lamp to help fix some of the pain points.

It's easy for us to forget that our computers are equipped with "electronic eyes," potentially watching us at all times. Scientists are now exploring the dynamics of the relationship, with a creepy – but fully functional – human-eye-like webcam.

The current pandemic has seen an uptick in online video chats. You can use smartphones and laptops, but those who prefer quality webcams may find them out of stock. Jeff Geerling built his own using a Raspberry Pi Zero W and a HQ camera module.

Sony follows Canon, Fujifilm, Panasonic, GoPro and Nikon to the "use your camera as a webcam" party with the release of the Imaging Edge Webcam utility, which supports 35 of its cameras and looks to be full release rather than beta.

Following similar efforts by Canon and Fujifilm, Panasonic has updated its tethered shooting software to give Lumix users the opportunity to turn their mirrorless cameras into high quality webcams.

Last month Canon announced software that allowed certain EOS and PowerShot cameras to be used as webcams, offering a quality bump over the integrated modules found in computers, laptops, smartphones and tablets. And now Fujifilm has followed suit.

Webcams have become somewhat hard to buy since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, but Canon has developed some software that could let you use your EOS or PowerShot camera to video chat with colleagues or loved ones.

Although a webcam may appear to be inactive, it's possible for someone to hack into your computer and use it to watch you without your knowledge. The only way to be sure that this isn't the case is to cover the lens, which is just what the Nope 2.0 magnetic privacy shield is designed to do.

While just about any webcam will work for Skyping, your best bet would presumably be to use one that’s actually designed for (and licensed by) Skype. Well, that's just what Amaryllo’s iCam HD is – it’s the world’s first HD wireless video-streaming camera to be licensed by the company.

Logitech has announced the business-focused full HD Webcam C930e, with an industry-leading 90-degree field of view and in-camera video-processing.

Logitech's new Broadcaster Wi-Fi Webcam is made for the professional video blogger.