Web cam advice needed

[Duke Ellington]

I have seen a 5 mp web cam on amazon for £8.99. I want use it for Skype calls with family abroad. Is 5mp's sufficient? do I need to spend more on a better quality cam?
I have an old 3.2 mp Sony camera (standard digital camera) can this be used as a web cam?

duke

[Duke Ellington]

[BarriedaleNick]

Duke - a 5MP web cam will be more than fine for Skype though I'd be more concerned with the quality of it than the pixel count. 
if it is this http://www.amazon.co.uk/TeckNet-Webcam-Camera-MegaPixel-microphone/dp/B000Q3VECE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293962292&sr=8-1
then have a look at the details...
Basically it is only a 1.3 MP cam (which is standard) - the 5 MP resolution is in fact done in software not hardware...  :(

SOme Sony cameras can be used as a web cam I think but you'd be better off with a proper web cam that you can sit on your monitor..

My recommendation is to get a cheap logitech...

[Melbourne12]

Agree about Logitech.  I just bought one of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002CNKVES/ref=oss_product and it's superb if you can run to it.  Very decent image quality on Skype and a good clear microphone.  You can set the camera to follow your face during calls, which is cool.

The cheaper Logitechs are good, too.

[Duke Ellington]

Thanks for the link Melbourne. Yes Barridalenick that's the one I was looking at.
I will go back to the drawing board and look at more Logitech cams. £35 is more than I wanted to spend but that does seem a good one.

Duke  :)