Are All Web Cams Created Equal?
Not quite. Security is an important application, and while all you may need to know is that someone is invading your space, you may also want to know who that person is. Particularly if you plan on handing footage over to the police, you’ll want the best image possible to help identify the culprit. Web cams are not known for their high picture quality. We’ve reviewed quite a few, and the differences among even the sub-$100 models are substantial. We don’t have space in this article to conduct lengthy hardware reviews, but keep a few key camera facts in mind as you prepare to purchase or set up your Web cam hardware. Frame rate and resolution. As with motion picture film, video displays at a certain number of frames per second (generally abbreviated as fps). Faster frame rates look more lifelike, which is why televised video general….
