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With a built in camera and microphone, the Sony CMU-BR100 Camera and Microphone for Skype is designed to work with Skype enabled Bravia TVs and allows you to call friends and family in crisp, clear detail on your HD TV screen. Whether it's free standing or attached to the TV, this simple and easy to use device has four uni-directional microphones that allow your voice to be picked up almost anywhere in the room.
- Output Format: Max. 1280 X 720 (HD)
- Frame Rate: 22 fps at HD, 30 fps at VGA
- Image Device (Resolution): 1/4 inch CMOS Sensor (1280 × 720)
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CMU-BR100 Camera and Microphone for Skype
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
By april
Amazon Verified Purchase
This is an awesome camera. The only thing that would make it better would be if it swiveled. Its on the top of a TV that is mounted on the wall so the view is a bit awkward, looking down to the floor. I think the ultimate Skype TV camera would have a swivel of some kind and a remote so we can pan back and forth across the whole room. Anyways, this one is the best you can buy today and we are very happy with the purchase.
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By D. Hagen
Amazon Verified Purchase
This is your only choice for a webcam, for Skype, for your Sony Internet TV (check compatibility before ordering). It can also be used as a regular webcam on a computer.
This small cam/mic is about 6 inches long and 3/4 inch wide. The mounting instructions are pretty much incomprehensible. Once I ignored the helpful little pictures, I was able to get it stuck to the top of my TV. A product at this price point might be expected to have a better mounting system, e.g. a matching peg system that better mates the webcam to the TV. Once you have it stuck to the TV, plug it into the USB port on the TV and you're good to go. Just fire up the Skype app, found under "Internet Video" on your Sony TV remote. You will not be able to text message nor will you be able to send files using the internal TV app, but you may not need to do either. In a typical family room/entertainment room setup, you won't.
If you are using the TV as a computer monitor, as I am, you can plug the Sony webcam into a USB slot on your computer and use the regular Skype app in Windows or iOS (where you are able to select the microphone array under Tools/Options/Audio Settings).
This is a good product for its intended use, and I see that it is approaching a reasonable price after a number of price reductions. If you are looking to maintain the look and feel of your TV, it does the trick. Picture quality and the microphone array are very good, although I would wish for a less wide-angle view. It's great to have Skype video on the "big screen."
I sit about 4 feet from the screen and I find myself to appear on the smallish side due to the wide angle lens. If you were 15 feet away, I fear you might be a mere speck, but that is not my setup and you should look to other reviews on this point. It would do a good job of getting the whole family into the picture, and I guess that is the trade-off.
I use my Sony 32" Bravia Internet TV as a computer monitor, and I use this Sony webcam as a computer webcam (i.e. plugged into the computer's USB port, not the port on the TV). That is pretty much plug and play as well - you just have to go into Tools/Options/Audio in Skype to set the microphone to the microphone array in the Webcam if you wish to use that (mic quality is excellent).
If you decide, as I did, that you don't need to actually plug the webcam into your TV, your choices widen considerably and the price point falls. Here is a 4 1/2 star Logitech 720p webcam sold on Amazon that sells for $40 and uses Zeiss glass. It appears that product would be easy to mount with Velcro to the back of your TV/monitor, but it must be plugged into a computer, NOT the back of a Sony Internet TV:
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Summary: This is a snazzy webcam with a crisp picture and a great mic (a 4-mic array) that you can plug into certain Sony internet TV's. It's a bit pricey and the wide angle view may not be ideal for all settings. You can also plug it into your computer and use it like any other webcam, in which case there are other, less expensive choices. It's your only choice if you want to run Skype video on your Sony Internet TV using the built in USB connector and Skype application. That built-in Skype app is easy to use. You may find the process of attaching it to the top (or bottom) of your TV to be annoying, as the visual instructions are unclear.
This small cam/mic is about 6 inches long and 3/4 inch wide. The mounting instructions are pretty much incomprehensible. Once I ignored the helpful little pictures, I was able to get it stuck to the top of my TV. A product at this price point might be expected to have a better mounting system, e.g. a matching peg system that better mates the webcam to the TV. Once you have it stuck to the TV, plug it into the USB port on the TV and you're good to go. Just fire up the Skype app, found under "Internet Video" on your Sony TV remote. You will not be able to text message nor will you be able to send files using the internal TV app, but you may not need to do either. In a typical family room/entertainment room setup, you won't.
If you are using the TV as a computer monitor, as I am, you can plug the Sony webcam into a USB slot on your computer and use the regular Skype app in Windows or iOS (where you are able to select the microphone array under Tools/Options/Audio Settings).
This is a good product for its intended use, and I see that it is approaching a reasonable price after a number of price reductions. If you are looking to maintain the look and feel of your TV, it does the trick. Picture quality and the microphone array are very good, although I would wish for a less wide-angle view. It's great to have Skype video on the "big screen."
I sit about 4 feet from the screen and I find myself to appear on the smallish side due to the wide angle lens. If you were 15 feet away, I fear you might be a mere speck, but that is not my setup and you should look to other reviews on this point. It would do a good job of getting the whole family into the picture, and I guess that is the trade-off.
I use my Sony 32" Bravia Internet TV as a computer monitor, and I use this Sony webcam as a computer webcam (i.e. plugged into the computer's USB port, not the port on the TV). That is pretty much plug and play as well - you just have to go into Tools/Options/Audio in Skype to set the microphone to the microphone array in the Webcam if you wish to use that (mic quality is excellent).
If you decide, as I did, that you don't need to actually plug the webcam into your TV, your choices widen considerably and the price point falls. Here is a 4 1/2 star Logitech 720p webcam sold on Amazon that sells for $40 and uses Zeiss glass. It appears that product would be easy to mount with Velcro to the back of your TV/monitor, but it must be plugged into a computer, NOT the back of a Sony Internet TV:
[..]
Summary: This is a snazzy webcam with a crisp picture and a great mic (a 4-mic array) that you can plug into certain Sony internet TV's. It's a bit pricey and the wide angle view may not be ideal for all settings. You can also plug it into your computer and use it like any other webcam, in which case there are other, less expensive choices. It's your only choice if you want to run Skype video on your Sony Internet TV using the built in USB connector and Skype application. That built-in Skype app is easy to use. You may find the process of attaching it to the top (or bottom) of your TV to be annoying, as the visual instructions are unclear.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By Helper
Amazon Verified Purchase
This is what you'd expect. It's a webcam. It works fine with my Bravia TV. The downside is that with Skype the image quality isnt super great in general. This uses a wide fov camera to capture the room since it doesnt know where your face is. So unlike with a laptop webcam where your face is really big fillign up the screen with this you appear really small in it. Could be good if a crowd wants to skype, but not so good if it's a single person to a single person. It is fun to be able to see the other person on the big TV though. What it really needs is some kind of zoom/tracking option but that would be more expensive...
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works with my Sony TV..
Works with my Sony Bravia KDL-55EX720 55" TV.. It is awesome on skype with cable modem. Really that is all I have used it for, however I am sure its just great for other... Read more
Published 18 days ago by Scott Soto
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pricey, Proprietary, but Excellent.
This camera only works with certain models of Sony televisions. Those televisions have the camera drivers installed already, and will only work with this camera. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Live to read
5.0 out of 5 stars
Handy tool..
If you are Skype lover this is for you... I enjoy the ease of it while talking to my family over Skype.. no hassle just receive the call and you are live... good coverage... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Muhammad T Ehsan
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great product
Bought a new Sony smart TV 47" and the Sony camera and microphone for Skype. Works great! We love talking to family in
Switzerland and Japan. Read more
Switzerland and Japan. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Peggys01
5.0 out of 5 stars
SONY CMU-BR100 Camera and Microphone for Skype
I got a skype ready tv 2 years ago but not connected to broadband I moved 1yr ago and since then I have not been able to get my camera working on my computer. Read more
Published 1 month ago by kathy
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ok
Wish It had a tilting option more flexible or rotate. Option much better. . . . . . . .
Published 2 months ago by Kalvin
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sony CMU-BR100 camera for 55 inch Bravia TV
Fast delivery and works great! I only wish it had a zoom on it.
So far so good! Love to see whats happening live in Denver and Chicago!
So far so good! Love to see whats happening live in Denver and Chicago!
Published 2 months ago by vjb1218
3.0 out of 5 stars
For my Sony TV and Skype
I bought this because my wife likes to Skype with her family back in the Philippines. There were not too many other options that work with Sony. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Timothy Watson
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for Skype - bad Sony only
This is made only for Sony TVs and is the only thing that works with Sony TVs. It is great to Skype through your TV with your family. The Microphone is OK, nothing great
Published 2 months ago by Brian
5.0 out of 5 stars
Camera andMicrophone
it meets our expections - gives us great quality of picture and we feel as though we are in the same room
Published 3 months ago by James N. Goodson
