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Webcams that mean business: Brother's NW-100 HD VideoCam vs. Logitech's BCC950 Conference Cam

May 08, 2013

Whether you use Google Chat, Skype or a web-conferencing app with more sophisticated collaboration features, chances are you’ve added video to your online meeting toolbox. Integrated webcams are de rigeur on laptops, but their quality can be sub-par for business communications. The the Brother NW-1000 Webcam and the Logitech BCC950 ConferenceCam both cost more than a garden-variety webcam, but they’re not outrageously expensive. And both deliver features that can help business conferees really see what’s going on at the other end of the line. Brother NW-1000 Brother says its high-def (1080p) webcam, the NW-1000, is optimized to work with Brother’s own OmniJoin conferencing and collaboration service. What that really means is that OmniJoin supports all the camera’s features and that the camera is easy to use with the service. You don’t need one to use the other, so the NW-1000 is equally as useful for people who have no intention of using OmniJoin. Robert CardinBrother's NW-1000 webcam only resembles a consumer product. It delivers much higher resolution and is a natural fit for Brother's OmniJoin cloud-based video-conferencing service. The $99 NW-1000 has a stand for sitting on a table or desk top, but the stand can also fold to clip to the top of a desktop or notebook display. It’s physically wider (but at 3.9- by 1.8- by 2.6 inches, no taller or thicker) than most desktop webcams, and it weighs less than four ounces. The camera draws power over a USB 2.0 cable, and is well suited for travelers. It works with Windows XP or later, or Mac OSX 10.5 to 10.8. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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