Customer Reviews

HP EW193AA VGA Desktop Webcam

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

Pros:
*Supported by the linux kernel
*It did not catch on fire when I plugged it in.

Cons:
*captures 640x480 video at a very poor framerate
*the CIF chip does not allow for resolution lowering, to increase the framerate
*frames are oversaturated and require a lot of toying with settings, and are generally impossible to get looking remotely decent.
*insanely expensive MSRP for the level of quality

Other thoughts:
Avoid this if at all possible. I was able to buy mine for less than $10, so I can't really complain. I've been using it for home surveillance, and it does the job (albeit poorly). However, if you're considering paying *more* than $10 for this.. I'm certain you can find a much better deal investing almost anywhere else.

Very simple, I bought it in Walmart for 39.00.More expensive) it is very light and easy to knock down. It works with a lot of light, so if you are chating at night be sure that the room is well lighted.
The picture is no very clear, and the colors either.

Let me start by saying that the video quality is passable. I've seen worse. However, I've also seen much better. And the audio is terrible. For $40 this should be a decent webcam. It's not. My cheap microphone has way better sound quality than this camera.

Frankly, don't bother. You can find better cameras for much cheaper.

Took about 1 minute to install, and works great for video chat. I like that it has a built in microphone.

The only reason I have this was because it was given as a gift. On windows operating systems it works without problem. Just plug it in and it works. The reason I rated this so badly was because the quality was terrible and the mic does not pick up jack.

In my opinion, any web cam rated below a three is not worth giving a two, and is not worth buying at all. You can buy decent web cams now days for really cheap. With the quality of this thing, it's just not worth using or buying unless it's given to you (maybe at best).

MAC OSX COMPATIBILITY: I plugged this into my 2010 mac mini and it does not work at all. The os is just not able to see it. I looked for support/drivers on hp's web site but the only operating system that supports this web cam is windows. It might work with others as I have not tested any others, but I can tell you that it does not work on macs.

Spend $20 or more on a web cam you will be happy with instead of throwing $10 to $15 away on this thing.

i paid close to 50.00 for this useless junk. the cam itself looked ok when using yahoo and inviting people to see my cam. but the mic was the worst couldn't hear bearly did sound like talking into a soup can. but now that yahoo has video calling the pic is even worse very blurry even after messing with the focus. does not stream at all. too late now wish i could take it back.

Is a good camera , but the facts are, clarity of lens is not that clear, and there are no settings, as a laptop camera it would probably be very good , as a desk top camera, consider buying one, with onscreen controls !! I would not recommend this product for anything other than a laptop, which in most laptops, already have an integrated camera !! My purchase of this product, mainly was a means of communication, via Skype, and a better one is warranted !!