Question / Help Webcams with zoom lens for outside broadcast?

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ChrisG46

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I make news video content via a conventional camcorder/sony vegas/youtube process. I would like to start producing similar content live via OBS, which I have used before, but need to find one or preferably 2 cams with manual zoom lenses, to give me a suitable range of takes
I found a couple of cameras by a firm called "Svpro" and link to one below. Has anyone here tried these cams, or do you have experience or knowledge of other cams with manual zooms?
Here's a link to the camera - hope it works:

Svpro USB Web Camera 5-50mm Manual Zoom Varifocal 2MP MJPEG 120fps 640×480,60 fps at 1280×720,30fps at 1920×1080 Mini Box Cmos USB Camera HD 1080P(SV-USBFHD01M-SFV-5-50mm): Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

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lebaston100

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The original manufacturer's brand for these cameras is called "ELP" and they have a bunch of different cameras. Their website is http://www.webcamerausb.com/
You get what you pay for. They are pretty decent and basically the only webcams in that price range that offer an actual lens mount.
I suggest you just look up example videos on Youtube if you want to get a feel for what you get. I use that exact model with the 5-50mm lens and it's ok. Pretty hard to focus (you have to make micro-adjustments) but otherwise a pretty nice camera.
Otherwise as you already have a camcorder, why not use that directly? Together with a small usb capture card like the elgato camlink (4k) you could have an even better image quality with a camera you already have.
 
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