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Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams
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Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams
#112Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm doing that :) https://imgur.com/a/fige6hf
how'd you take this photo? :)
See this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/cmwov/hey_reddit...
Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams
#113Couldn't we just use our smartphones on a stand?
I did this with my Pixel 2 for a while, but the microphone had a lot of noise. To tackle the issue, I plugged a USB-C hub into it and used my Blue Yeti mic which gave me crystal clear audio.
Of course, a simple lapel would be a much better investment if you don't have any of that equipment.
Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams
#114Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams
#115Couldn't we just use our smartphones on a stand?
Perhaps useful for others: I had this thought as well (that my handy camera is already a high quality webcam) and had great performance on Linux with the app DroidCam [1], which includes the V4Lloopback module when you install the desktop program and presents the android camera as a webcam at /dev/video#. Connected to my computer via USB (ADB) it shows no noticeable latency. This is a bit different to all the IP webcam apps which expose the handy camera over your LAN (but that is an option as well).
The desktop app allows you to toggle the handy LED flash for better front lighting, to lock exposure, to trigger autofocus, and to adjust white balance.
I tried it first with the free version, which doesn't allow HD video. The full version is a few dollars; doesn't contain ads.
I have no connection to the developers, but am a happy user. Works flawlessly anywhere a webcam is expected (for me so far: skype, Zoom, Jitsi).
The desktop app is open source, but unfortunately not the android app. I was surprised not find an open source version of this concept (and don't currently have the time to develop it).
Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams
#116The webcam and video call market has stopped to improve like, 10 years ago. There's some exceptions, like the Brio, but they are worse and more expensive than a whole cheapo phone with 2 cameras. Overall we're mostly stuck with 1280x720 fixfoxus usb-2.0 crap. On the software side, things don't look better: UVC 1.5 finally does support hardware encode with bitrate control, but software support is scarce. Completely unsupported by Linux even. Don't get me started about free videoconference software and open, end-to-end encrypted systems.
Am I missing something? Is this really that hard?
Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams
#117Couldn't we just use our smartphones on a stand?
I kind of do this as my Macbook’s camera is broken but i have to join the conference once on phone and again on the laptop as I might have to screen share as well.
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#118Couldn't we just use our smartphones on a stand?
My iPhone has been my most trouble free MS Teams device so far.
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#119Price hikes in a crisis allocate scarce resources to the rich. The price gougers should be cracked down on hard.
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#120Yeast. I haven’t needed yeast in years, recently I found a recipe with yeast I wanted to try and found out that, at least where I am in Germany, yeast is sold out. I heard about the webcam thing from my boss, he asked me if he gave me a webcam years ago when I started remote working. He did, but it was in the attic and I had to go looking for it ;)
Yup, same here in Canada - can't get yeast anywhere. Even flour is tough to come by despite the fact that Canada has tons of wheat - the flour mills are working overtime.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/article-f...