INS-3 Handheld Webcam/USB Document Camera for Classroom, Built-in Mic, Light, Auto Focus, Windows, Mac OS, iPad OS, Chromebook for Close-up Demo, Distance Learning, Web Conferencing, IWBs

I'm flummoxed and surprised! Given the price point for this camera, I wasn't really expecting much. My old flatbed scanner was being recalcitrant and didn't want to reinstall when I reinstalled Win10. After many muttered profanities I realized the old scanner WAS old, and didn't have current drivers. Also having a really cheap webcam I decided a multi-use item was what I wanted. I was rather pleasantly surprised by so many things upon receipt of this newfangled gadget: - limited but sufficient packaging so not much of an environmental impact, but enough to protect it during shipping; - small set-up guide in an age where they're even leaving these out to save money; - sturdy base and design (not industrial-grade, but it feels like it'll hold together for a long while); - no media in the package, rather go and get the latest version from their website (which makes sense), and this turned out to be a quick and easy installation (no muss, no fuss); - a surprising amount of well-done documentation on the website, AND it is easy to find; - the software that comes with it only takes a few minutes to master, but if you DO run into a roadblock there are straightforward videos to help you out. I've only used it for about 15 minutes but I already feel like it will do everything I wanted and possibly more. It even does the document scanning I need it to - easy and with decent quality. Now if I can just find the setting that will help ME look better ON camera... ---=== ADDENDUM ===--- Okay, so it's a couple days later. Right after posting the initial review I found a few documents on my desk I had to 'scan' in. It was as easy as my out-of-box practice, and I'm still surprised at how clear the document comes out. While it isn't quite as seamless as a flat bed scanner, it's better than I expected (it takes longer to set up, and you may want to crop borders, etc.). Still, I'm quite happy with it when used to scan documents. Yesterday I had an all-day virtual exercise to participate in and I used this camera and microphone instead of my usual setup. It performed beautifully. My old microphone is bigger than this whole unit but wasn't necessary as I was told I came through just fine with the pin-hole microphone on this little camera unit. At first, I wasn't pleased with the camera resolution, then I remembered I'm in a dark basement - so with the addition of a single light with a non-glare bulb and that was taken care of. Again, all-in-all I'm still quite pleased with this little camera. I'm even more delighted with the amount of desk space I get back after removing that big old flatbed scanner!

I am an art teacher and teach virtual art lessons. I needed a way to be able to model techniques to my student. I researched several cameras but went with this one because of the features and size of presentation area. This is easy to set up and easy to use. I use google meet and it’s great. The quality is great and it accomplished exactly what I needed it too. It makes teaching virtually so much easier and more productive.

I use this for online classes, it’s really good, the image quality is impressive, you can change the brightness and turn the light on and off to adjust the view, the way its design makes the cable easy to store and the camera and stand colapses into a very flat very small compact enough to transport and put away, the storage bag helps, I love that you can block the camera with the protection plastic and that way you know your money is not going to be wasted if you drop or something falls on top accidentally. Great item for the price it was very light weight and capable to adjust, the functionality is impeccable.

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Wonderful! Great quality camera, very clear and just awesome value for the price, and the computer software has so many options! You can take pics or videos and freeze the screen. I think you can also draw with it. Please know I’ve only used it for a day, but my best friend (also a teacher like me) has had it for about 3-4 years and she loves it! I got mine because of her recommendation. And it’s such a great size, super portable and lightweight. It’s not clunky at all. I was worried about how much space it would take on my desk, but it’s so perfect! Really great value! I still can’t believe it’s only $80. So worth it. If you’re on the fence like I was, get this one. I don’t believe you need to spend so much for other ones when one like this is available.

OH MY GOODNESS! This product is absolutely perfect for my art business. I do a lot of in-person demonstrations and online lessons as well. The engineering on this product seems like it was made by teachers for teachers. I would highly recommend! It's compact, great camera quality, and has a ton of helpful features on the Documate program that you install to use it.

I will be using this to teach an art class to senior citizens. I am a senior citizen as well, and I find it physically difficult to work up on an easel. The document reader will allow me to work on the table top and project the project to an overhead TV. It is very sturdy, the picture is very clear. The best part is that it is easy to set up and use. It works beautifully!

Great in some ways, frustrating in others. Overall it’s a good doc camera. I think the picture quality and auto focus is better than the IPEVO one I had. I also like the light that this has and the IPEVO doesn’t have that. This camera is also taller than the IPEVO, so it’s easier to zoom out and see a larger page/book. But one HUGE disadvantage is that the camera head is fixed and you cannot rotate it! I need to be able to have my doc camera sitting to the left or right of my paper, NOT at the top of my paper. This camera can ONLY shoot from the top of your paper! It would be so easy to add a flexible head so that the camera could swivel just like the IPEVO cam. So if you are ok with the fixed position being at the top of your paper/book then this would be a 5 star doc camera for you and you should look no further. If you need more flexibility with the positioning of your camera, then keep looking!