Author: havish0............

Webcam: lenovo 300 fhd

Rating: Good (4 out of 5)

Date: 16 June 2021 at 14:49

Advantages of the webcam:
Full HD Video Calls with Stereo Audio: The Lenovo 300 FHD Webcam is powered by a Full HD 1080P 2.1 Megapixel CMOS camera that allows your friends, family, and colleagues to see you as clear as day, even when they are worlds away. With full stereo dual-mics that are perfect for conferencing or long-distance video calls, they’ll be able to hear you loud and clear, every time. High resolution FHD 1080P Webcam with dual mics: The innovative FHD 1080P camera delivers perfect high-resolution video and lets you set the scene with its ultra-wide 95° lens and 4X digital zoom. Video alone is not enough, though, which is why two built-in mics capture crisp stereo audio from all directions. Easy Plug-and-Play Setup: Simply unpack and unfold the camera when you want to do a call, and plug the USB 2.0 cable into any Windows or Mac device. Within seconds, you will be ready to go live on your favorite conferencing or streaming software, with no drivers necessary. Supported OS: Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10, Mac OS X 10.14 or Higher, Ubuntu 20.04, Chromebook 85.0.4181.3 | Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (MJPG) @ 30 Frame Rate (default) | Zoom: Supports Digital 4X Zoom | Focus: Fixed Focus | Field of View: 95° | Rating: 5V 150mA | Clip: Tripod-ready Universal Clip Fits Laptops, Desktops and other LCD Monitors Mount Anywhere & Everywhere: With a 1.8 m cable, tripod support, and a flexible mounting mechanism, you can attach your webcam virtually anywhere. Even difficult angles work, thanks to the wide-angle, tilt controls, and 360° rotation. Just mount it, tilt it, and open the privacy shutter

Disadvantages of the webcam:
The biggest downside is that there is no CD with the drivers that come along with it and there is no reference for this WebCam on the official websites of Lenovo.

Author’s comment:
This one is good as far the the picture quality is concerned but one fine example of Over-engineering ! Very bulky , too much of it. Secondly , it is too much of a wide angle. Usually such cameras are meant for personal meetings/ chats and typical scenario is that 'one person seating in front of a PC / laptop'., here that person is far more important (focus point) than the background in which the person is operating. But Lenovo engineer missed the very 'Use case' / purpose and ended up in creating an extra wide web cam that can show not only your but your entire room/office and perhaps your neighbors ! This is too much , and there is no Digital zoom available to crop , the whole purpose of a web cam is defeated here. Although audio / video quality is above average this single silly oversight ruined the whole product . But at the end of the day , there aren't any good cameras out there , the other famous brand (you know it !) is selling Full HD web cameras at around 4X price , so compared to that this is pretty good (price vs performance) If you could live the unnecessary extra wide (capturing so much of background scene than needed) then pick this one else look elsewhere. Hope this helps