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A comment on Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with your computer?.

Re:Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with you... by klyrs on Monday April 03, 2023 @10:31PM (#35434208)
A document camera. Just an ordinary webcam, but pointed straight down at a blotter. It's much nicer than all of the "whiteboard" options I've tried.
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Re:Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with you... by ramg on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @02:22AM (#35435800)
What is the camera mounted on? Do you have a picture of the setup?
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Re:Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with you... by ninjin on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @02:55AM (#35436028)
Most document cameras come with their own stand. I have an IPEVO VZ-R [1], which you can route through your capture card with an HDMI switch if you already have that kind of setup. Being able to draw on a piece of paper to explain a concept feels amazing compared to whatever drawing tools one otherwise would have in software.

[1]: https://www.ipevo.com/products/vz-r

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Re:Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with you... by klyrs on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @03:31PM (#35459259)
That looks amazing; I just use a $50 webcam on a DIY arm with lots of zip ties, and I'm pretty happy with it.
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Re:Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with you... by klyrs on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @11:16AM (#35441028)
It's on a springy swing arm from a decapitated lamp. Googling for "camera swing arm" brings up a few images and products that look better than my hackjob.
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Re:Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with you... by ciberado on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @11:26AM (#35441200)
I'm using a simple support arm[1]. It is not even a camera, as I mounted a smartphone running a remote webcam app[2].

[1] https://www.amazon.com/OXENDURE-Webcam-Stand/dp/B07RNHZYGW (look for a cheaper vendor) [2] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pas.webcam...

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Re:Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with you... by kimburgess on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @10:57PM (#35448735)
For home use, Logitech have just recently released a webcam for this: https://www.logitech.com/products/webcams/brio-500-webcam.ht.... Built in tilt stand and an internal vertical image flip when pointed down.

For commercial setups (or personal use where money is no object): https://wolfvision.com/en/products/vz-c6.

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