What REALLY matters in choosing a web camera? Is it the CHEAPEST WEBCAM you can get your mitts on? Or the BEST QUALITY WEBCAM IMAGE you're striving for? Well, that's up to you, your needs and your wallet. Here's an example of unimaginative mass-production from China: Take one of the best 1.3 MP webcams made by Logitech, steal its design elements, make a cheap knock-off that 'almost, sorta' looks like a really good web camera, skimp on the engineering, sensor and other components, don't worry about defect rates or quality construction too much -- and there you have it! Connect-Land's cheap low-cost driverless webcam for Mac or PC -- Thirty bucks or less.



Logitech QuickCam Ultra Vision SE Webcam : Optical glass lens, superb sound quality and RightLight light management




Syba-Connectland Web Camera With Built-In Microphone Sadly, while this cheap webcam has surprisingly good image sharpness -- its low-quality microphone sounds lifeless, hollow and has background hum.