HuddleCamHD USB Conference Cameras with PTZ Control - Webcams for Zoom Video Conferencing (3X, White)

After a few bumps in the road I can now say the HuddleCamHD 3x PTZ camera is worth looking at. It is a very robust PTZ camera for the price.If you’re a small business and on a pretty tight budget, at $400.00 this is a real bargain when it comes to PTZ conferencing cameras.The initial problems I had with the HuddleCamHD 3x PTZ camera were mostly self-made. Since it comes with a remote I started pushing buttons and I pushed the wrong ones. The remote will accept up to 3 cameras. I my zest at pushing buttons, I either pushed the button for camera 2, or maybe 3. After my pushing buttons frenzy, I could not get the HuddleCam to work (period) and at first I did not know why. After visiting the user manual and finally figured it out. Once I selected the camera 1 button the HuddleCamHD came back to life.The Pros:Economical ($400.00). You won’t find a PTZ camera anywhere that I know of at this price.Works great with programs like Skype for video conferencing.Can be used with most video encoders for live streaming or creating videos. I do know it works well with vMix live video encoder.2-Year warranty.HuddleCamHD 3x can be setup by just about anyone in a few minutesUSB (2.0) connection will allow for use with older computers that do not have USB 3.0. Note, the HuddleCamHD is however backward compatible to USB 3.0.Camera best used in small conference rooms or studios360 degree rotation so it can pick up the entire roomThe Cons:The HuddleCamHD 3x does not accept bright lighting well. It works best in subdued lighting; like the type of lighting found in most conference rooms.Short zoom. Don’t expect this camera to work for large conference areas.The lens is a trade-off for the price of the camera. It is not a super high-quality lens as found in PTZ cameras costing much more. One thing you may notice is colors are not quite true.USB 2.0 vs. higher priced USB 3.0 PTZ cameras as a rule produce much better video. HuddleCamHD-3XG2 USB 2.0 PTZ 1080p Video Conference Camera - Black

This is a great ptz camera for the money. We have two other 10x ptz cameras...one Huddlecam ($900) and one PTZ optics. ($1600) Those are super in our larger room where the 10x in needed. This guy ($400) is perfect for our small conference room/table gatherings. If I had it to do over I might have bought black instead of white (a little more subtle aesthetically) but instead I'm looking for an Imperial Walker model to use as a base to finish out the look of our conference room's new little Stormtrooper.

The camera is okay. No one will watch your videos and say "man he should have gotten a better camera", but no one will say "OH WOW!" either. It only has a modest zoom, Im not even for sure if it actually goes a full 3x zoom or not, maybe more like 2.5x.But none the less it is a very cheap PTZ camera and to be honest, other than not awesome software support, I don't have much else to complain about. It will be used to record church services to be uploaded to a website, and I think it will do a better job than any other camera under $500 that doesn't require a dedicated person to operate. If you need a amazing zoom, this isn't for you. If you want to wow people, this isn't for you. If you want a camera that is simply good enough, you have a winner here.Edit---After further playing with the camera, I have one other complaint. It doesn't have a high framerate. I'm 90% for sure if Huddlecam made a dedicated driver for this device it would solve it, as using the generic Windows driver for such a complex device isn't necessarily the best idea in the world. None the less, with a 1080p stream it stays pretty steady at about 14-18FPS. I have not tried bumping it down to 720p yet, but I think that will be the way to go as long as I can get it up closer to 25FPS or so. Although this is unfortunate, it doesn't change my rating as it still suits my needs fairly well.

A great camera and easy to operate. It works with OBS, vMIX and xSplits. No problems with it.

Works very well. We use it with Google Hangouts, with a laptop and a MXL AC404 USB mic. The only thing we miss out on here, is the ability for someone on the other end to change the view + zoom of the camera - not a big deal.

awesome camera for boardrooms