Image Quality: While I found the image very clear when sharing a hand-drawn diagram, I did notice that the camera picked up a good bit of flicker (aka, flicker happens when the alternating on/off of LED lights doesn’t match the frame rate of a camera). But, it would work as a webcam in a pinch or if you are attempting to be ultra-mobile.
You buy the HUE HD Pro for the long flexible neck. There are plenty of higher quality webcams on the market, with autofocus, which has a better image and a lower cost. Generally speaking, I wouldn’t buy this device if my primary goal was to use it as a webcam. You don’t buy this device for the mic, but considering you can also use the HUE HD Pro as a webcam (yep, just point it up from your document and manually refocus… and presto! You have a webcam!), the mic makes sense. It’s passable, but if you are going to be doing any serious, long-term, document camera intensive teaching, you’ll probably want to use a different mic, or upgrade to a USB lav mic (ahem! – ). The HUE HD Pro also has a mic… which is, well, OK at best.
HUE HD PRO USB CAMERA FOR WINDOWS AND MAC MANUAL
Considering it’s a document camera, the manual focus works great, as you only need to set it from time to time, and it doesn’t re-focus when it sees your hand. While that may sound like a negative, I actually prefer setting the focus, as the camera doesn’t constantly “track” (going out of focus and back into focus as with some less expensive webcams) to obtain a good quality image. It’s worth mentioning, as I just did, that the camera focus is completely manual. The image was initially very soft, but after a quick turn of the focus ring (did I mention that this is a manual focus camera), it was tack sharp.
HUE HD PRO USB CAMERA FOR WINDOWS AND MAC DRIVERS
and see the HUE without installing any video drivers as the device leverages the built-in UVC driver available on all Windows and macOS devices. I was able to fire up Quicktime/Zoom/etc.
Once you plug the HUE in, you’re ready to go, no batteries needed. Today, I’ll give a quick review of the HUE HD Pro, a ~$99 USB document camera that bridges that gap.įirst, the HUE HD Pro connects to a computer using a standard USB-A connector, so if you’re a modern Mac user, you’ll need a USB-A to USB-C dongle to get this working, so plan accordingly. There is a wide range of devices available, but they generally come in two flavors, cheap and problematic and expensive, full-featured, and bulky. In the era of Covid-19, people are scrambling to find great document camera alternatives for home and in-office use.
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