INSWAN INS-1 Classic USB Document Camera/Webcam, 8MP, Built-in LED, Mic

For teachers looking for an online teaching solution, this is the product you need. The image works great, the stand is solid and the camera does it's job without you noticing it. That is perfect in technology. The only thing that hit us was we could not load the downloadable included software. Her school district has her computer locked down and administrative privileges are required. That's typically for security and our workaround was simple. We used the built in Windows 10 camera software and then shared the screen/windows. That worked much better trying to use it as a webcam directly to show documents. If you use this as a webcam Google Meet limits the resolution; googles default is 360p!. Even bumping it up you can only get to 720p. But if share the camera windows, everything is nice, crisp and high resolution. We don't use the included light much. It works fine but for our lighting, we didn't need it. It was also a little strange in that the light won't work until the USB drivers finish installing. Must be software controlled on some level. In any case, give it a few seconds after plugging it in and then the light button works fine. My favorite feature is that you can hold two buttons at once on the top and flip the video vertically. That means when she is done teaching we can flip the camera up 90 degrees, press those buttons and presto you have a mounted webcam with a really good image. Not expecting to teach online or being overly versed with technology, my wife tells me this device saved her for this semester. Highly recommended.

Excellent choice for a classroom. I use it every day. Out of the box, 3 min connection to laptop computer, and working!!! Excellent camera! Students use it easily too! 5 star plus!

This works awesome with my MacBook and my classroom CleverTouch !!

I'm an enrichment/cluster teacher, and I finally decided to try using a doc cam, specifically for read-alouds, as the kids in the back can't really see the pictures. I had a SMART doc cam sitting in my room, and I got it connected. It was okay. Better than holding the book far from the kids, but I was cranky about how washed out everything looked. I got this doc cam, and there are a lot of benefits, and only one drawback that I see so far. Pro- MUCH better image quality. This is expected of a newer device. You can see in the image, the sunrise and the boy in the doorway compare from the old camera (top) to this new camera (bottom). Pro - No Dedicated charger. Powers off of your USB port. Pro - Compact. Takes up less desk space. Con -- there's only one I've seen so far, maybe two. First, my desk shakes a little, and the camera shakes in response. I'm also a shaker myself, so the image is a little bouncy. The device is light and not as rigid as the monolith it replaces. The other con, which isnt that big of a deal is that the head is so much closer to the table so the viewable area is a little less. If you lift it, it shows more, but it seems to alter the quality just slightly. TL;DR? I love this as a new, easy to use piece of equipment that improves the learning experience for my classes. The cons are not serious enough to be a deterrent, just worth mentioning as a heads up.

Nice document camera for teachers to project and model lessons on the smart board.

Affordable and does the job. School wouldn’t buy me one so I took matters into my own hands. Works great. Lightweight, easy to use with online site. Thumbs up

I’m using this for the upper level geology courses I teach online. I mostly bought it to be able to talk about the finer details of rock and mineral samples. This has been great. Good color, good focus, pretty crisp image. I think it has the ability to focus just a bit more closely than the description suggests, but you can zoom in pretty nicely as well. This is better than face-to-face in many ways, as we can all see the same fine details at the same time. I anticipate bringing this into the classroom when we return to face to face. It’s also great for notes or sketches. The software is easier. I’m not taking advantage of any of its additional capabilities, but I think they have a lot of promise. Overall, easy, compact, pretty good quality, reasonable price.

Works perfectly! I teach English/writing on-line with children in the Orient. Well documented - free downloads, easy to use and works with a variety of on-line teaching systems. It also works with other systems not mentioned by the camera company. Instructions were simply and it worked the first time we tried after down loading the FREE application software (windows used by me). Clear picture/simple to use/superb performance. You won't be Disappointed!

El diseño, para mi, es perfecto con una base pesada con lo q no puede caerse. El enfoque es bastante malo, se nota en las tomas de documentos (escáner), ya q no se pueden leer bien las letras o números pequeños. De echo volveré a comprar un escáner.

Ce scanner est performant et «souple». Je l'utilise pour des travaux où les scanners de livres ou à plat sont mal adaptés. Le gros reproche qui vaut les seules trois étoiles est dû à la qualité du logicel fourni. Tout est à revoir : ergonomie, performance, fonctions disponibles, etc. Ce logiciel est digne des années très antérieures à notre époque. À signaler le fait que le scanner n'est pas reconnu par d'autres logiciels d'imagerie.

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Me queda súper bien para dar clases de pintura, aunque por la estructura vibra un poco

Use to take pictures of receipts for book keeping. Works well