Your laptop may already have a decent webcam. Most do. Which is why Amazon’s Prime Day is basically a chance for vendors to unload quality webcams with a forklift.
I’m not really exaggerating. The Iskovi C28 webcam is a 1080p webcam, which has become table stakes for the best webcams for your PC. But the Iskovi C28 is just $13.59 on Amazon for Prime Day — that’s a whopping 82 percent off. And it gets better: Amazon will take an additional 8 percent off if you buy two.
Yes, that’s insane. What’s even crazier is that this webcam — which, admittedly, I haven’t reviewed — has a fairly uniform four- and five-star rating on Amazon. I know what you’re thinking — is there something going on here? You’re probably aware of Amazon’s lenient return policies, so I doubt this is anything but legitimate. It’s just that 1080p webcams have become so dang cheap that they’re almost literally giving them away right now.
Sure, there’s nothing fancy here: This is a fixed-focus webcam that captures video at 30fps. But there’s a privacy shutter, low-light correction, and noise-cancelling mics. (One customer calls out the camera for a grainy picture in low light, which wouldn’t be that unusual. Lighting yourself well with a ring light or just a bright monitor certainly helps.)
But it does come with a complementary mini tripod!
After all is said and done, here’s what the math works out to: You spend $25.01 (plus tax) to buy a webcam for you and someone else who doesn’t have a webcam either with Amazon’s volume discount. Just make sure you check the drop-down box.
Okay, okay — maybe the price is just a little too aggressive, and you’re scared off by the fact that this is a well-reviewed product at a rock-bottom price. Then try this: The Anker PowerConf C200, our absolute favorite 2K (1440p) webcam for your PC, is also 20 percent off for Prime Day at $47.99. I probably shouldn’t include two webcam deals in the same story, but why not?
Save (at least) 82% on the Iskovi C28 1080p webcam on Prime Day Save 20% on the Anker PowerConf C200 on Prime DayAuthor: Mark Hachman, Senior Editor, PCWorld
Mark has written for PCWorld for the last decade, with 30 years of experience covering technology. He has authored over 3,500 articles for PCWorld alone, covering PC microprocessors, peripherals, and Microsoft Windows, among other topics. Mark has written for publications including PC Magazine, Byte, eWEEK, Popular Science and Electronic Buyers' News, where he shared a Jesse H. Neal Award for breaking news. He recently handed over a collection of several dozen Thunderbolt docks and USB-C hubs because his office simply has no more room.