{"id":337,"date":"2012-03-02T22:05:29","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T22:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hosting-marketers.com\/news\/?p=337"},"modified":"2012-03-02T22:53:43","modified_gmt":"2012-03-02T22:53:43","slug":"sd-web-camera-vs-hd-web-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hosting-marketers.com\/news\/2012\/03\/02\/sd-web-camera-vs-hd-web-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"SD Web Camera vs HD Web Camera \u2013 Online video applications"},"content":{"rendered":"

In today\u2019s fast growing video\/audio usage in applications like, Live Streaming, Video
\nRecording, Chats and Video Conferencing, there are many key stakeholders that impact
\nyour overall experience with the technology.
\nSome of the key factors influencing your overall experience are:
\n1. Bandwidth
\n2. Streaming Server \u2013 Red5\/Wowza\/FMS (arguable)
\n3. Software used for broadcasting video\/audio stream
\na. Code Quality
\nb. Codec used
\nc. Settings like resolution, fps, keyframe etc etc
\n4. Computer used for broadcasting
\n5. Camera\/Microphone used for broadcasting stream
\nFor sake of our scope we are only interested in discussing the importance of a high
\nquality camera for your broadcasting uses. There are many web cams available in the
\nmarket, promising a decent resolution of 2 Megapixel and much more. (8 Mp, 10 Mp etc)
\nExample: IBall Face2Face C8.0<\/a> (My old camera)<\/p>\n

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Then there are new ranges of HD cameras coming up which promise a decent 720P or
\nmore for video capturing\/streaming.
\nExample: Logitech HD Webcam C510<\/a>\"\"<\/a>
\nSo what we will see now is how a HD camera edges over a standard (\u201cgood enough\u201d) 2 Mp camera! Firstly I have seen many people saying HD = 1280 x 720 or 1920 x 1080, and that’s it!
\nThis is fairly incorrect from what I observe. HD cameras are bundled with drivers that enable them to capture greater details applying H264 codec compared to standard web cameras. Remember that all video encoding technologies use compression techniques to pack frames efficiently. Then the broadcasting codec decides the encoding technique\/algorithm to use, which causes further loss of data.
\nThus it is important that your source of capture ie: Camera device should be able to capture as much details as possible.
\nBelow are 2 sample images from each of the two cams, showing the true difference between SD and HD capture.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
1600 x 1200 using IBall\u00a0C8.0\u00a0face 2 face<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
1280 x 720 using Logitech HD C510<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

A you tube video to help you understand better:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

In truth most of the webcams out there boasting 2 \/ 5 \/ 8 mega pixels are little more than vga cameras enhancing resolution by software processing. If you hardware is truly capable of capturing HD details, then its worth paying for. The new H264 codec support in flash is like a high prospectus pipeline. So while your standard VGA cam is good for transferring a few glasses of water down the pipeline, its not fully utilizing the pipeline\u2019s potential. So get yourself a good HD cam and see the difference yourself.<\/p>\n

By Rajdeep Rath, Java developer and CEO of http:\/\/rtmpworld.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In today\u2019s fast growing video\/audio usage in applications like, Live Streaming, Video Recording, Chats and Video Conferencing, there are many key stakeholders that impact your overall experience with the technology. Some of the key factors influencing your overall experience are: 1. Bandwidth 2. Streaming Server \u2013 Red5\/Wowza\/FMS (arguable) 3. Software used for broadcasting video\/audio stream […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[75],"tags":[149],"class_list":["post-337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sd-web-camera-vs-hd-web-camera","tag-sd-web-camera-vs-hd-web-camera"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9Yxzd-5r","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":583,"url":"https:\/\/hosting-marketers.com\/news\/2017\/07\/06\/ordering-wowza-server\/","url_meta":{"origin":337,"position":0},"title":"Options while ordering wowza server","author":"Admin","date":"July 6, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"While ordering Wowza Streaming Engine on our billing system there are 4 options: 1- Live streaming, which as it says it is for live streaming or live broadcasts, perfect for broadcasting live events, sports, church events, weddings. 2- TV Station,\u00c2\u00a0 perfect for TV stations having the option to upload videos\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "RTMP and video streaming"","block_context":{"text":"RTMP and video streaming","link":"https:\/\/hosting-marketers.com\/news\/category\/rtmp-and-video-streaming\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"order wowza hosting","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hosting-marketers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/order.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hosting-marketers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/order.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hosting-marketers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/order.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hosting-marketers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/order.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1186,"url":"https:\/\/hosting-marketers.com\/news\/2023\/01\/30\/rtmp-strategies\/","url_meta":{"origin":337,"position":1},"title":"RTMP Strategies","author":"Admin","date":"January 30, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"[et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" theme_builder_area=\"post_content\" _builder_version=\"4.19.4\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.19.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" theme_builder_area=\"post_content\"][et_pb_column _builder_version=\"4.19.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" type=\"4_4\" theme_builder_area=\"post_content\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.19.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" theme_builder_area=\"post_content\" hover_enabled=\"0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"] Keyword Cluster Keyword Search Intent Title Meta Description RTMP Server RTMP Server Transactional \"A Beginner's Guide to RTMP Server: Stream Like a Pro!\" \"Stream like a pro with RTMP Server. 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