Megaconference

[Ben Fineman <>]

Not inexpensive, but I generally consider Vaddio the leader for this particular application (see Vaddio ClearVIEW HD-USB). 

Of course, if you only want zoom and don't need PTZ, you may be able to accomplish that less expensively with digital zoom (as opposed to optical).

I will save you the reiteration of my cautions about the quality of the experience you can expect from a laptop based solution - you can achieve good quality but it can take non-trivial effort.

Regards,

Ben

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On Dec 8, 2013, at 12:15 PM, Eric Miller <> wrote:

Dear Videoconference Experts,

Hello! 

I would like to use an external video camera --

that can zoom in and out -- with my MacBook Pro 

for videoconferencing (Skype, Google Hangout, etc).

The MacBook Pro has USB and Firewire ports.

I am wondering if there are video cameras that 

can zoom that would send a video image into 

one of these ports.

I would be most grateful for any suggestions 

regarding how to do this.

Many thanks,

- Eric
Chennai (on India's southeast coast)

Dr Eric Miller (PhD in Folklore)
www.storytellingandvideoconferencing.com

Director, World Storytelling Institute
www.storytellinginstitute.org

Chennai Storytelling Festival 2014,
"Storytelling and Healing", 7-9 Feb,
www.storytellinginstitute.org/2.htm .