Hue HD Webcam as a document camera

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Permalink Reply by K Jones on September 16, 2009 at 3:43pm

what software to you use to run the webcam? I 'm trying to find a program to run it and show full screen.
Thanks!
Kelly

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Permalink Reply by Sharon Ellis on October 4, 2009 at 8:32am

Where did you find a HueHD for $20.00? I paid almost $100.00 for mine that I wanted to try.

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Permalink Reply by Les Biffle on October 4, 2009 at 3:51pm

I paid $47 for my HueHD from Amazon.com..

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Permalink Reply by Debra Schneider on February 6, 2010 at 7:46pm

Looking, as you were, for cheaper alternatives to document cameras and found this info: http://urenglishteacher.blogspot.com/2009/04/youre-going-to-love-ey...

I don't know about the stand, but the info about the camera was good to know.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Robinson on September 16, 2009 at 5:03pm

I have a HueHD Webcam.... but since my kids got it - it is usually connected to their laptop and used for simple Stop Motion animation work.

To some of the points made - it is very light weight and keeps falling over and feels quite delicate and you really see a drop in performance in poor lighting and contrast is not great. You wont be zooming in to the crystal grains in rocks and patterns on insect wings with it... but for the price it is on a par with any webcam and the flexi neck is just so useful.

If you do not have a budget for a full feature/performance doc cam - there is little to lose - you will find some uses for it and if you do upgrade, you can dedicate it to stop motion or to act as a simple webcam.

It is Twain compliant so you can import the images into many software packages easily.

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Permalink Reply by Les Biffle on September 16, 2009 at 7:38pm

Jim Cottrell,

I just looked at Amazon.com, and the cheapest Hue I found was $48.95. Where did you find one for17?

Thanks,

Les Biffle
l.biffle@gmail.com

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Permalink Reply by Jim Cottrell on September 16, 2009 at 9:57pm

I bought it last May and it was a PC only version. I think it has the same sensor of 1.3 but video resolution was 640 by 480 max. Looks like they realized people would pay more for them. The regular price was $20 but the green color was selling for $16.99. Looks like it was a great deal.

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Permalink Reply by Jim Cottrell on September 16, 2009 at 10:03pm

Now I remember. They sold for $20 at the time, but Tigerdirect had them for $17. Currently Tigerdirect is sold out of them, but keep watching for them. Also check here, but be careful who you buy from.
http://www.buzzillions.com/reviews/clique-communication-1-3mp-hue-h...

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Permalink Reply by Abaca Sim on October 4, 2009 at 10:39pm

If you buy a couple of doc cam you can pretty get a good discount :D
I was thinking that a video camera with a remote would be awesome. You could use it to zoom in on things and you could hook it directly into the LCD without having to run it through you computer, right?

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Permalink Reply by Elisabeth on March 14, 2010 at 8:53pm

Bought a cheap $20 web cam on a base and it works but it had no software. I tried Skype but it only gives a tiny window on the laptop screen/projector in front of classroom. Other software suggestions?

tks from budget doomed michigan

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Permalink Reply by Dale Ehrhart on March 15, 2010 at 7:45am

http://www.huehd.com/drivers.html

This is the website for the hue software which works with my other web cam.

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Permalink Reply by Dale Ehrhart on March 15, 2010 at 7:27am

I got lucky and bought six Hues for $10.00 at a Kmart that was closing.

The hue software works great because there is a flip and rotate setting that helps you optimize the camera. The hue software can be used with other web cams, and I think you download it from the Clique Hue website.

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