Use IP Camera for HD Video Calls?

thomas2013

thomas2013

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Jun 30, 2016
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San Jose, California
Want to do HD quality video phone calling/conference using an IP camera. Doable?

I had the Nucleus Anywhere. Good product specifically made for video phone and intercom. It was easy to use but has unacceptable audio and low resolution video. To rule out the network, I did the testing on a wired network, LTE, and site-to-site VPN to see what the differences are in each scenario.

I could buy something like the Logitech C910/C920 webcam, with decent quality, but I was thinking there are so many IP cameras with much better features and lens. Why not a quality IP camera, USB microphone, and Skype for this? Anyone tried this?
 
There built for security and run a special software to communicate to the nvr..
Look up the Sony hd 4K university or board room cameras if you want excellent image and live stream but be prepared to pay for them.
 
From my experience security cameras have more lag. 1 second of lag is not a big deal if you are recording it, or just monitoring it. But 1/4 of a second lag is the most you want for 2 way conversation. I'm pretty sure you would have a hard time interfacing an IP camera to Skype. Also, the video calling software can vary the web cams stream rate to account for both parties internet connection.

Just use the proper tool for the job.
 
thomas2013 said:
Want to do HD quality video phone calling/conference using an IP camera. Doable?

I had the Nucleus Anywhere. Good product specifically made for video phone and intercom. It was easy to use but has unacceptable audio and low resolution video. To rule out the network, I did the testing on a wired network, LTE, and site-to-site VPN to see what the differences are in each scenario.

I could buy something like the Logitech C910/C920 webcam, with decent quality, but I was thinking there are so many IP cameras with much better features and lens. Why not a quality IP camera, USB microphone, and Skype for this? Anyone tried this?
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I agree, a webcam is the way to go. They are task-specific, for video conferencing, so there's no trade-offs to make it fit all situations.
There could be other brands, but Logitech makes a 4K, Ultra-HD version with HDR ==> here <== . There could be other Logitech models as well, but I'll let you do the research.
 
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