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Until I saw this article on the BBC, I had no idea there was a webcam shortage<\/a>. But apparently, the lockdown has meant these, too, have been panic-bought into oblivion, and they are difficult to get hold of.<\/p>\nDuring the lockdown, I\u2019ve been having a nightly Skype session with my mate who lives in Leeds. Initially, we were just doing voice, but he upgraded his laptop and we were then able to do video calls. However, although my Surface Pro laptop has a camera, I prefer to use my desktop.<\/p>\n
Over the years I\u2019ve had several webcams, but since I didn\u2019t typically use them much they inevitably ended up being put in a box somewhere and forgotten about. They were always oddly-shaped things, too. All curves and funny angles \u2013 and far, far bigger than they needed to be. This time around, I started looking for a simply bullet-style camera that could sit on the top edge of one of my monitors without it wanting to break into a song and dance routine and flash pretty lights at me for no apparent reason if I was on Facebook or something. I also wanted HD.<\/p>\n
One of my preferred brands is Logitech. However, their HD cameras have all the usual angles and curves, with the added \u2018benefit\u2019 of being the size of an iPhone thanks to whatever fancy additional features Logitech is trying to sell to nutjobs who post on Instagram and Tik Tok every five minutes. I just wanted a camera \u2013 I have a separate microphone, anyway.<\/p>\n
After more searching I came across a camera that looked like exactly what I was after on Amazon. The AUSDOM AW615.<\/p>\n