ELP 4K Webcam,Ultra HD IMX317 USB Camera with 2.8-12mm Zoom
ELP 4K Webcam,Ultra HD IMX317 USB Camera with 2.8-12mm Zoom Lens,PC Desktop Mini Camera support 3840×2160@30fps,2160P USB Conference Varifocal Focus Web Camera for Windows/Linux/Raspberry Pi/Android
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| Dimensions: | 11.5 x 9.3 x 7.2 centimetres |
| Brand: | ELP |
| Part: | ELP-MFV(2.8-12)-UK |
| Colour: | 4K 2160P IMX317 Sensor USB Camera |
| Dimensions: | 11.5 x 9.3 x 7.2 centimetres |
| Reference: | ELP-MFV(2.8-12)-UK |
This is not your typical webcam camera! This camera allows for manual adjustments of focus, aperture and focal length, it gives the user a lot to work with to set up the camera for specific professional needs. The quality of the footage is fantastic throughout, and shouldn’t just be compared to a bog-standard webcam due to the features it includes. It was really fast and easy to set up on my PC at home.
I’m utilizing it to monitor and capture timelapse footage of my 3D prints with Klipper, and this camera is outstanding. I required a camera capable of close-up recordings, and since this camera allows manual focusing, it’s perfect for this task. The camera features a wide angle, and when fully zoomed out, it produces an almost fisheye effect, which is impressive. The build quality is excellent, and it’s plug-and-play without the need for any drivers. I’m extremely impressed with its quality and performance for my needs.
The ELP 4K Webcam offers exceptional quality for home office and professional remote work setups. Its Ultra HD resolution and 30fps frame rate ensure you’ll look your best in video calls and online presentations.
The 2.8-12mm varifocal zoom lens is a standout feature, allowing you to fine-tune your framing without physically moving the camera. This is particularly useful for maintaining a consistent, professional appearance in various home office configurations.
While pricier than typical webcams, the image quality and zoom flexibility justify the cost for professionals who frequently video conference or create content. The manual focus, though requiring some adjustment, provides precise control over your image.
Compatible with major operating systems, this webcam is an excellent investment for remote workers, content creators, and anyone prioritizing high-quality video for personal professional use.
This ELP 1080p web camera with 2.8-12mm zoom lens is surprisingly sturdily built, having a strong metal casing and weighing in at 180g. The underside has a metal plate with a standard quarter inch British Standard Whitworth threaded hole in it so that it will fit just about anything that is camera related.
The body measures roughly 5 x 5cm with the length including the lens at 9cm. The connecting cable comes out of the back and is around 5mm in diameter. It terminates in a USB A plug and has a small diameter connector (roughly 10mm in diameter) around 35cm from the camera allowing you to thread it through holes in enclosures and so on and then plug it back into the lead that has the USB plug on the end.
The lens is CS-mount f/1.4 for a 1/2.5″ sensor and allows you to zoom from 2.8mm to 12mm (zoom factor of 4.3) as well as focus and there is also a collar for adjusting the iris – there is little chromatic aberration although barrel distortion is always there and starts to take over at wide angle.
The zoom and focus rings have a ‘handle’ with a knurled knob with a screwdriver slot in the end so that once you have set them to the required positions, you can lock them off which is very handy if you are going to be using this in a permanent installation. However, if you are going to be adjusting them a lot, it is worth knowing that they have a tendency to fall out, onto the floor so it is worth tightening them up finger tight at regular intervals or taking them out and putting them in a safe place – it operates just as well without them, it is just not locked.
You can see from the photograph with the spectrum in it that it has a reasonably even response over the spectrum which used sunlight as the source although it seems to be a bit short at the ends.
The USB plug will fit your smartphone when using an adaptor and with an appropriate application, you can record video or take images just about anywhere that is above water level. With it plugged into your computer, you normally have access to greater storage and so on
This is a rugged little camera that takes decent shots and video; and has a standard lens mount if you want to change the lens. It has an aperture of f/1.4, making it good in low light levels.
This web cam was incredibly easy to set up, it was literally plug and play. Super simple to add in OBS and the visual quality is excellent, it looks crystal clear in 4K 30fps. It has a standard 1/4″ (I think) tripod style thread in the base so easy to mount on an arm, clamp or tripod.
The lens is surprisingly nice for it’s size. It is CS mount so there are loads of options available for swapping it out if a different range of focal length is needed. Focus, aperture and focal length all adjust easily and smoothly. There is quite a lot of lens breathing across the range and some obvious vignetting at mid distances, but once it’s set it seems rock solid, especially with the little threaded lock pins. Towards the longer end of the 2.8-12mm depth of field gets quite narrow, so for close shots I do get a nice bit of subtle background blurring. Still clear enough to make out shapes of things, but it looks really good.
A couple of minor niggles I had are that the sensor had dirt/dust on it when I first used it, and I had to get the lens duster out to clean it (all good now though), also whatever the auto gain / iso on the sensor is doing seems to be a bit prone to blowing out the highlights, this can be overcome indoors easily with lighting, or by adjusting the aperture down but going too far with this affects the crispness of the focus, especially at longer distances. Not a big issue for indoor work but if you wanted to set up a window wildlife cam for example you are going to loose sky definition, everything else looks great though.
I think this is perfect as a fixed focus cam if you need some high quality view for recording or streaming, especially something like as an overhead cam showing tabletop work or products. It also works fine as a regular HQ web cam as long as you get your depth of field set to cover your range of movement.
Brilliant overall, I’m really happy with it.
This gives a decent enough image straight out of the box and the zoom whilst sensitive is pretty easy to dial in and works well, software wise it’s plug-and-play on my windows 11 machine so easy to install if you use that, so far no problems at all, it’s a good little camera.
This camera isn’t like most other webcams, in a good way and in a bad way.
You can get a high precision picture if you have the patience to set it up and tweak the manual focus settings.
It’s described as a webcam you can use as a standard webcam but personally I’d use this as a security camera or more specalised camera system due to how the camera is built and how it operates. It’s not a plug and play system that you could travel with easily, but if you wanted a webcam you can just set up at home and leave set up then it could work for you for sure.
The picture from it is decent and can be pin sharp if you focus it correctly.
It’s very well built that’s for sure, and has the latest technology inside it including a great video chip, and the body of the camera is built like a tank.
I think this is a solid camera but just not sure what the best application is for it. Give it a go and get great results but dont’ expect to travel with it and plug and play at your next destination etc
ELP 4K Webcam (B08Y1L8GL5)
High quality 4K video with manual focus
With its 3m of USB cable, optical zoom and wide angle, this webcam has many uses. The zoom and focus are each manually adjusted by loosening a small screw on the lens, adjusting, and then tightening up each screw again. This system works very well for choosing the best settings for the event or location.
There is also a mid-ring that can be used to turn video off and on.
No drivers were required for Windows 11, the webcam was instantly available for use by any existing software that you have installed. The small user guide also gives details of software that can be downloaded from the net to use with the webcam. I downloaded and used OBS and that worked fine.
I am looking forward to testing lots of other scenarios but, for now, I am satisfied that the webcam does give a very high quality picture.
Nach mehreren Bachlandungen mit diversen Plastik-Webcams habe ich mich u.a. nach Empfehlung eines Kollegen fr diese Industriekamera entschieden, die zwar ein paar Euro mehr kostet, letztendlich aber meine Nerven schont.
Aufgrund meiner etwas ungnstigen Lichtverhltnisse (Fenster vor mir, hinten relativ dunkel), ist die mittlerweile die einzige Webcam, die die sehr unterschiedlichen Lichtverhltnisse ohne viel Zutun meistert. Sie besitzt auch einen optischen Zoom und Focus und auch die Grundhelligkeit kann am Objektiv eingestellt werden. So erspart man sich elende Konfiguriererei mit fragwrdiger Software fr noch fragwrdigere Ergebnisse.
Wer dennoch dem Teil mit etwas Software zu Leibe rcken will, kann das kostenlose Tool AMCAP benutzen.
I’m quite happy with this camera. Seems to be a solid performer. It doesn’t have the richest colors and the manual focus and zoom controls are very sensitive, but if you’re careful and patient you can get good results