IPEVO V4K Ultra High Definition 8MP USB Document Camera — Mac OS, Windows, Chromebook Compatible for Live Demo, Web Conferencing, Distance Learning, Remote Teaching

Just what I needed! My old document camera broke, and I needed it for my work overnight. I got the camera first thing in the morning from Amazon. I plugged it in, and it immediately worked no software, nothing. It’s super high resolution auto adjust for clarity, it’s awesome and it came right in time for my work.

Consider this a neophyte review., an hour after unboxing and my first document camera. Wow! This changes everything. I use a table top scanner, and digital microscope., but now this. Wow! A few minutes unboxing, and searching for pre-installed ubuntu software and there is my picture. Auto focus works. I am going to rearrange my work area. My little scanner and its fussy software will be less prominent. By the way, my space appropriate 10 inch monitor is smaller than yours and the picture I get is still super usefulLater, Update: this document camera is a keeper in my shop. Alignment of paper and camera turns out to be the limiting problem for my purpose. Very likely the camera is going to end up on a cart with a precise arrangement of paper holder and camera stand. But the quality of the camera and the usability of the linux software is still remarkable in my use case...

I have been using this overhead projector for the last 3 years in both my home and my classroom. I originally purchased it so I could teach at home during COVID protocols. I ended up using this, my desktop computer AND my cell phone while teaching, giving me multiple angles and possibilities while in Zoom sessions. I was even able to use the Ipevo as a camera to show kids at home the Smartboard while I lectured or student actions during labs when we were in hybrid learning (some kids in class, others still at home due to COVID). The camera is quite clear and easy to view for those who were at home.The Ipevo is terrific for its job and price. It is quite small and lightweight. I can easily toss it in my purse or my small briefcase that I use to carry papers and my laptop to and from school. I have used it several times a week, nonstop and can do nothing but rave about it. I far prefer it to the Elmos I have used to teach with as well as other brands.I use this almost entirely to do live casting of guided notes, manipulatives, diagrams, formulas, etc on my Smartboard in my high school classroom. I also use it on microscopes to show students what they should be looking for during labs (while teaching them about air bubbles, microscope technique, etc). I can use it as a secondary web cam for online teaching and I can use it for Zoom sessions as well.I love that you can rotate the head almost 250° allowing this left handed teacher to not have a large mounting arm constantly in the way (ahem, other screen caster companies take note!).Mild negatives:-You will need to download the Visualizer software, but be warned, it has a bit of a learning curve. Once you "get it", it's super easy to work with.-You will need a USB to USB-C adapter to use it on your Apple desktop.-I wish the cord that it comes with was about 30 cm longer, so it would be easier to use in labs.-For a really wide field of view, sometimes you will need to put the Ipevo on top of a mug or kleenex box. No biggie, but just be aware of that.

Pros:Well designed arm and base. Base has good weight and arm is easily asjustedGood auto-focus and gain adjustments.Decent 8MP still frame capture.Plug and play. Works well out of the box with Camera app built into Windows 10 and no additional software/drivers to installCons:Not 4k, which is misleadingNoticeable latency and ghosting using high end NVIDIA gaming GPUThe product description is misleading in a few aspects, There are some confused reviewers who think this camera is 4K. It's not. 4k resolution means 4k pixels wide give or take (3840 x 2160 pixels or 4096 x 2160). This camera has a max resolution of 3264 x 2448, which is not 4k. However it's close enough for it's intended purpose, just don't expect to shoot decent quality 4k video or you will be disappointed. Additionally, I purchased this because it claimed to be latency free. It's not. I was hoping to use it for fine work on electronics. I have a high end NVIDIA gaming GPU, and there is still pretty bad latency and ghosting that is typical of any other webcam I've used, no worse, no better. This is the nature of USB camera in general, so they shouldn't call it latency free. I set the resolution to the lowest setting and there was still the same amount of ghosting and latency, so my hardware is not the issue. Ghosting also shows up pretty bad in recorded image, so the 30fps dose not do it any justice. Ther than that, the over all mechanical design is great and Autofcus and gain adjustments works well and it takes good 8MP still frame pictures.