Webcams aren't just useful for boring conference calls, there are now some great quality cameras out there that can be used for serious content creation.

To transfer digital camera photos to your computer, you need to install the camera's driver on your computer. You can install a driver fairly easily on a Windows.

If your webcam is something you use a lot, then you need some great software to go with it. These are the apps you should be using.

Do you really need third-party software when there's a camera app built right into Windows 10? It's not the most feature-packed app, but if all you want is something to take some photos or capture some quick video clips, it's there, and it's free.

You can also access any resolution and frame rate that your webcam is capable of shooting at. It's a simple case of plug and play. And no download necessary.

Cyberlink YouCam 7

If you want features, and lots of them, YouCam 7 by Cyberlink is the best app around. It isn't free, but you can try all its features for 30-days first to see if you're happy. After that it costs $34.95, but the basic feature set remains free.

The major selling point of YouCam is the creative control it gives you. If you're using your webcam to record content for say, your YouTube channel, you get a ton of effects you can add in real time to your camera, as well as a pretty robust video editor.

If a webcam is your main tool for creating videos, this app will allow you to do basically everything under one roof. It can also be used to monitor webcams remotely for home surveillance while you're away. Not too shabby.

Logitech Camera

If you use a Logitech webcam, as no doubts a lot of you do, then you should be using this app. You may also not be aware it even exists!

You'll still need an additional app to actually capture images or video from the webcam, but the Logitech app allows you to control the actual camera's functions. You can change the focus, white balance, zoom and pan, simple features perhaps but ones that make the output more tailored to your needs.

And it's free, so there's absolutely nothing to lose.

Debut Video Capture

Debut is a little more complex than some of the other apps on this list, primarily because it's more than just a webcam tool. It can also be used as a screen recorder for your PC, and combine your webcam with that as an overlay.

You can record video, photos and audio, as well as change all the necessary video quality settings, color settings, add text, timestamps and much more.

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It isn't free and the home edition will cost $29.99, but for the right type of user it's about unbeatable.

Webcam Toy

Why does a great app need to be on your PC? Webcam Toy is a web app that can be accessed on any computer in any browser.

It's simple, but allows you to capture images and videos while having some fun at the same time by adding some goofy effects. It's free, lightweight and doesn't need any form of install.

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Logitech keeps raising the bar when it comes to building state of the art, premium webcams for Mac and PC. Their popular HD model, the UVC compliant Logitech C920 took their web cameras to the next level with unique features we're starting to see elsewhere in the web cam market: H.264 video compression support built into the hardware, optical quality glass lenses and stereo microphones. The 920 is Mac compatible and functions AOK on OSX 10.5+ and is recognized by most Mac video apps. Past versions of Logitech's webcam capture software for Mac initially didn't recognize the C920 when plugged in, but it's now fully supported.

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Recently, the C920 has now been superceeded by the C922x Pro Stream model. In the revised C922, Logitech improved the circuitry to deliver higher frame rates. However, with a now lower street price, the C920 is still an excellent choice for Apple computer users wanting 720p or 1080p HD streaming and capture on MacOS.
As webcam resolutions increase - the demand on computer bandwidth becomes staggering, especially as we move from 720p to 1080p high-definition modes. It's just a TON of data to deal with. To keep data streams manageable - and to save significant disk space when capturing video to your hard drive, H.264 is a huge advance in reducing data size dramatically while preserving a very, very high quality image. It's so efficient and so good that it's been adopted widely across the computing universe, most notably and recently in the Blu-Ray DVD standard to deliver stunning images and still fit a feature film on disc. It's also one of the many CODEC's bundled into Apple's QuickTime software.
As it applies to Logitech's MacOS compatible C920 web camera, OSX users are getting the benefit of H.264 compression built into the webcam's hardware. That means a better experience streaming live video. And video capture will use less space on your hard disk or SSD, and make file uploads to sites like YouTube faster.