Review on 🎥 Wansview 1080P Webcam: Superior Video Quality with Built-in Microphone for Streaming, Conferences, Gaming & Study by Stephen Parkell

After reading the description on the product page I knew it was going to be a UVC camera. Once received and connected to my computer, it was actually ready to use without installing any more drivers. Another point in the description that made it interesting is that it claims to support h.264 output. It didn't fully explain what it meant, whether it was hardware encoding, or just allowing the computer to do the encoding. That was of course one of the features that I tested right away. I was pleasantly surprised to see that there actually is H.264 hardware encoding. While most computers today don't have much trouble encoding on the fly, many older or SBCs would often find it difficult to encode without serious lag. This is where the built-in hardware encoder comes into play. This allows you to create high-quality videos even on older or less powerful systems without sacrificing valuable system resources. I was also interested in how well it would work on Linux. My main system is the current version of Kubuntu Linux. After connecting, it was recognized immediately. My favorite video recording app in Kubuntu is guvcview. It was loaded with default options. After testing different settings I found this to be a decent camera. It had H.264, MJPEG, and YUYV recording options. With YUYV, it could only compete at 5 fps at full 1920x1080 resolution. Both MJPEG and H.264 allow up to 30 fps. In real use, I consistently got around 25 fps instead of 30. It was harder to open in the Cheese webcam software. It originally had a bug of not being able to allocate enough memory. This was fixed by adding a quirk to the configuration file for the uvcvideo driver. The quirk required was to limit the frame rate, which made the camera work properly in Cheese. I've also tested it with various video chat programs on Linux and Windows and it worked fairly flawlessly on both systems. The hardware has a fairly long and very durable cable. It's good, because the wires often either break from tension or cats like it. Also hardware it is equipped with a manual focus knob. That's good, because unlike some other cameras, this one doesn't constantly try to refocus. This makes it easier to focus on one area. In terms of use cases, this is a great camera for video chatting and recording. Works almost effortlessly once plugged in and produces good video. But where it really shines is when connected to a Raspberry Pi, which I use as a 3D print server. It's easy to install it on the top bar and look at the printed element. Final Thoughts: Worked on both Linux and Windows 10 with little to no effort. Decent video filmed in Full HD resolution and "just worked" straight away. Decent build quality. Definitely worth the price, especially since cameras with built-in h.264 hardware are harder to find these days. It's easy to install it on the top bar and look at the printed element. Final Thoughts: Worked on both Linux and Windows 10 with little to no effort. Decent video filmed in Full HD resolution and "just worked" straight away. Decent build quality. Definitely worth the price, especially since cameras with built-in h.264 hardware are harder to find these days. It's easy to install it on the top bar and look at the printed element. Final Thoughts: Worked on both Linux and Windows 10 with little to no effort. Decent video filmed in Full HD resolution and "just worked" straight away. Decent build quality. Definitely worth the price