Amcrest reached out to me to test and review their AWC201-B Webcam.
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Arrived in a super small package, and inside was the camera and a security cover.
TESTING
Plugged the device into a Dell Latitude E7470 running Windows 10 and it was immediately recognized and the drivers were installed.
Tested the webcam on several different platforms to see how the device would work with each one.
- Microsoft Teams
- Slack
- GoToMeeting
- Zoom
Picture
Overall picture quality is good, there is a fishbowl look at the outer edge of the frame and image looks a little distorted. Color is a little dull looking as well, but if you have good lighting that can be compensated some. Below is how the edge is distorted on the image when shown, it is not super bad and depending on the actual background it is not always visible in the video.
Sound
Microphone on the camera is as expected and anyone who would expect good sound quality from something sitting that far away from you and that small has to be crazy. The sound quality is about what you would expect from something directly sitting on your laptop. It was a little better then what I have in laptop but overall it made me sound as if I was talking into a tin can and sitting super far away from the microphone.
PROS:
The price is very good compared to several other brands and the overall quality is good for most business meetings and personal usage to make video calls.
CONS:
Camera needs to have a swivel to allow for adjusting the angle of the camera left to right when sitting on top of a laptop. There are some video quality issues but not a show stopper depending on your need.
Outcome
Overall it is a good product for the price, and compared to some well know brands it works decent enough. Plus as of this writing (2020 Pandemic) they have product in stock as companies like Logitech it is near impossible to find any of their products in stock. If you are looking for a decent low priced camera and are not super worried about the overall picture quality this is the webcam for you.