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Genius Widecam F100

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User ratings:
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4.1 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
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Consumer ratings:
3.8 / 5
Editorial reviews:
2
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2 editorial reviews
We all want a webcam that makes it easy to record high quality video and audio, ideally at a low price. We ran the Genius WideCam F100 through a series of tests to see if this low-cost webcam could produce high-end results.Read more
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Pros

  • setup is still very simple
  • The camera does a great job with white balance
  • leans forwards and backwards smoothly

Cons

  • Produces a noisy image in both video and stills
  • The manual focus camera is difficult to use
  • Voices echoed and sounded muffled

Key specs

  • USB 2.0
  • CMOS
  • 12 Mpx
  • 30 fps
  • 1920, 1080 px
  • 1920, 1080 px
  • yes
  • no

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Genius Widecam F100 - Pros & Cons

Genius Widecam F100

Pros

  • setup is still very simple
  • The camera does a great job with white balance
  • leans forwards and backwards smoothly
  • It brings broad spectrum of versatility to your computer
  • crisp picture quality and HD video recording as well
  • Pictures turned out fantastic and video was amazing for a webcam

Cons

  • Produces a noisy image in both video and stills
  • The manual focus camera is difficult to use
  • Voices echoed and sounded muffled
  • the interpolation process still made the image look blurry
  • webcam has only manual focus
  • F100 has many features that are definitely not built into your typical webcam
  • came inside the box was not compatible with OSX
  • mouse-like sound with excessive treble and little bass

Genius Widecam F100 - Technical Overview

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IconMegapixel
12 Mpx
Best:
Atlantis Land P015-C148
Megapixel: 20 Mpx
IconMaximum frame rate
30 fps
Best:
Gembird A4-PK-950H-S
Maximum frame rate: 120 fps
IconMaximum video resolution
1920 x 1080 px
Best:
Logitech Brio
Maximum video resolution: 4096 x 2160 px

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Genius Widecam F100 - Full Specifications

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General
Sensor typeCMOS
Megapixel12.0 Mpx
Maximum frame rate30.0 fps
Maximum video resolution1920 x 1080 px
Maximum image resolution1920 x 1080 px
Built-in microphoneyes
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Dimensions
Width5.91 in
Height1.81 in
Depth1.89 in
Weight2.89 oz
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Technical details
USB requiredyes
Optical drive requiredyes
Internet connection requiredyes
Image formats supportedJPG
Video formats supportedWMV
Supported video modes
  • 1080p
  • 720i
Minimum RAM512.0 mB
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Mounting typeClip/Stand
Built-in flashno
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Optics and sensor
Auto focusno
Zoom capabilityno
Still image resolutions
  • 640x480
  • 1280x720
  • 1920x1080
Resolution at capture speed
  • 1920x1080@30fps
  • 640x480@30fps
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Connectivity
InterfaceUSB 2.0
Plug&Play compatibleyes

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