Logitech C270 720p Webcam Plug-and-Play Wide Screen Video Calling - Black

Pros: Cost, picture quality, ease of use. Plug-and-play with excellent picture quality. Cons: Picture quality is 720p and not 1080p, but this is hardly noticeable for most users. Can't beat the quality for the price point compared to other webcams. The mount is also not particularly secure when clipped to the top of your monitor, but not much different than with other webcams. Review: For the price point, it's hard to beat this camera. It was plug-and-play right out of the box, and has functioned excellently with zero issues or disadvantages while participating extensively in numerous Zoom meetings. It has very effective auto-focus that intuitively focuses on your face. Be aware that this auto-focus will automatically focus on the face of any newcomer who walks into the room within the scope of the camera though. If you're working from home or attending class in an area where people may be coming through the room next to your or behind you, the camera will focus on them when they come in range. This camera is only 720p and not 1080p, but this is not likely going to be noticed by most users if you're using this to attend Zoom meetings and participate in work or school online. The picture quality is crisp. The camera's mounting clip doesn't seem particularly secure or stable and it's easy to move the camera around. If you're not bumping into your monitor though, this shouldn't be much of an issue. It doesn't seem particularly worse than the mounting situation associated with other webcams. This webcam provides excellent quality and is a fantastic value at this price point.

I cheapened out when buying my desktop computer. Then, I needed to participate in ZOOM calls. My IT friend suggested this WEBCAM and it was so easy to install and it works great. When I start to get paranoid about Big Brother watching me, I simply put a sticky over the lens.

Pro: Very simple to set up and works well on older PCs. Cheap price too! Con: The mount that comes with it covers up the top of your monitor screen. (Kind of like the notches you see on some lame cell phones.) I personally mounted mine on top of my old webcam to rise it up. I hear some people get mount adapters 3D printed. The photo I included is the webcam mounted on my old webcam which still covers the screen a little bit, but not as badly as this webcam alone.

I purchased this for use with a new mini pc on a swing-arm monitor mount. I didn't need anything expensive, just basic functionality for occasional usage so this was chosen based on brand recognition and the price point. What impressed me about the Logitech webcam was how nicely it fit onto the monitor. It grips well and doesn't move around even when I am swinging the monitor around. It has a really low-profile on top of the monitor and looks great. It connected and was set up easily with any issues. The video quality is fine for my needs and it auto-adjusts well to lighting. The biggest surprise was the audio. I wasn't expecting much and thought it wouldn't likely be usable because where I am using it is surrounded by extra noise. It's in a craft studio and there is always equipment running. I was very pleasantly surprised at how well the built-in mic performs. This was definitely worth the price!

I have been using Logitech products for decades now. One of my fondest memories when I built my first gaming computer was going to the store and buying all my Logitech accessories, including keyboard, mouse, and webcam. My dad needed a webcam for his old PC that didn't have one so I went straight to find a budget model for Logitech and I landed with the C270. It is a 720p webcam that's perfectly fine if you're using it on a moderately sized monitor screen, such as a 24 or 27 inch. Anything larger you probably do want a higher resolution webcam like 1080p or even 4K because your image will come across better for the person that is going to be looking at you. If you're going to be recording your own videos then you may also want a higher resolution but if you're just using it for basic video appointments and calls and so forth, this 720p Logitech webcam is very much the ideal candidate. It is priced quite well, it connects to your PC very easily via USB, it does all the installation that you need it to, and the audio quality is reasonable for a webcam of this price. Low light performance is fine although I would recommend that you have some external lighting if possible. The microphone is also fine so overall a budget conscious Logitech product that of course represents very much the same Logitech quality that I have come to expect over decades of abuse.

It’s really cute and has a good quality of video/photo. It’s worth the money for me. It’s light, it has a good performance. I wish I can get more from this brand.

We use these at my work (law office) for zoom meetings. My IT guy loves them for the price. I have to say - great quality. I was really happy with the picture. And, this was before I downloaded the software (cause the instructions are NOT on the box, except a little link on the flap, which leads to support not software) and saw you could make adjustments. I was very happy with it BUT .... I bought for home weekly youtube streaming. No. Buy something else. Am returning it. First, tried over 3 days for likely about an hour and a half total, and never could get it to connect directly to youtube streaming program via my laptop. Always said used by another app, even after I restarted my computer 3x one day, redownloaded the software, shut everything down in the task manager - still being used elsewhere it says. Still don't know what that other app is. Except once when it connected and I hit the 'go live' button, and was still waiting to go live 5 minutes later .... with a black screen. That happened on another day and after 2 minutes I gave up this time. So, for me, I am forced to return this. If I can't connect then its useless. Disappointed. I also use an OBS encoder for some of my streams. I did get it to connect to that, easily, and got 2 episodes out of it over 2 days. BUT, every 30 seconds or minute it would freeze. Great quality, but if the visuals freeze and your face jumps here and there like an MTV video, not great. I decided to return, as I don't always use the encoder. I tried the encoder twice and was going to link directly to youtube as a deliberate trial of the webcam. I told my listeners that was what I was doing so they knew. I'd keep it just for the encoder, but by the time I get a new webcam (that says in the title made for youtube) I might miss the return window for this. So, great quality, but not for me and I'm pretty tech savvy but couldn't make it work. If you just need it for video conferencing, etc, like I said - we use it at work and have since 2020 (writing this in 2023) when we stopped bringing people to the office. Works great for this. I have a logitech headset and like that, so nothing against logitech.

The picture is clear. The setup is easy. It works flawlessly. The overall rating isn’t higher because it doesn’t have all the bells and whistles. However, if you need an inexpensive camera that does the intended job then this is the camera for you.