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TY-CC20W Communication Camera

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1280*720 camera resolution
4 microphone built-in, wide angle audio received
Works with Skype, Hangout, zoom, etc.
USB Plug and play, easily attachable to TV
Work with PC, NB and Kaser Net'sTV or SocialHub

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great camera & great sound pickup Just bought this camera for my wife @ christmas to talk to the in-laws in Romania using the TV instead of the computer web cam.It is hooked upto a Panasonic P50st50 (see my other review on this set). As well as a soon to added review on a pair of Samsung SG4100 3D glasses I am using w/ it.Anyway, the TV is the first smart TV i have owned and am VERY pleased with it as I learn more and more what it can do. After adding this camera I was put off a little by the Amazon reviews saying the sound was a little weak and minor niggles about picture quality, however I will tell you that I have not had any issues, bar a minor annoyance which I will get into below.The sound quality is astouding. We were sittingf about 15 feet away from the TV and the in-laws had to tell us not shout and once we learned that normal talking volume was sufficient it was great (for them). They also said how clear and crisp the picture was since it was broadcasting in 720p HD. I don't know what kind of camera they use but it is most definately not HD, so I'm not dinging anything for that since it has nothing to do with this camera's performance.The little niggle that I had with the camera was that during the camera, it was starting to bog down and get jumpy, plus a black bar appeared about 1/8 to 1/5 the of the right vertical side of the picture. It was cleared out twice by shutting off the video feed and turning it back on. So I don't know if it was a TV buffering issue, a connection speed issue or a camera issue, so I won't ding it on this issue either.The other thing that I ran into was that I played with the contrast, brightness, screen position and so on buttons. In doing so I hit the reset button. This yielded a very dark and unfixable video feed through the Viera skype controls. After looking up dark picture results on the skype community I came across this post:Occasional Visitor [...]: 1 Registered: 16-07-2012 Re: Hit reset button on video settings and now video is too darkHi, I got the same problem when I pressed reset button in Skype. However I got back my factory setting on TY-CC20W, here is what you need to do:1. Unplug the TY-CC20W from your TV.2. Attach it to any Laptop or [...] (running windows 7 would be best as it will install the drivers for TY-CC20W automatically).3. Now open any Web camera [...] (if you don't have then install one - Google it).4. Search for camera control settings in Options or tools menu or settings button etc (this settings will be in Advanced settings of your software that you would be using, basically this will be camera specific settings, not of the software).5. Search for "Exposure" setting and set it to auto or press Default button if you see it.6. Hit [...] and remove your TY-CC20W from PC or Laptop and connect back to your TV.7. That's it, you will get the original settings back.Skype need to put "Exposure" settings as well in the TV's application camera settings or at least fix the reset button to reset the Exposure value as well.Thank you for the post "MirAli" Now after being unsuccessful in trying this by using a camera application, I hooked it up to the computer and used skype and it has much more video adjustment options than what the Panasonic Viera app gives you. The auto exposure works when you correct it on the computer and it worked fine when the camera was plugged back into the TV and skype app restarted. So an Amazon return was averted.As for the physical aspects of the camera, it is a very slim profile and very unobtrusive. I was going to diconnect this and place it behind the TV at first but since it is hardly noticable I will be leaving it alone. (Eventhogh the government and aliens might secretly activate it and spy on me. lol :P~)Good job PAnasonic in making a great TV web camera, but please work on the Viera app. options so you don't have to use an alternate method to adjust settings on the thing . . .Pros:Great sound pickup and clear pictureCons:Poor Viera app camera controlsThe Bottom Line:Don't hit the reset/default buttons on the Viera app and its great 4Very simple set-up, a bit grainy in the footage department This camera works just fine on my purchased-in-2011 Panasonic TC-P60GT50. I had to hunt for a bit to find a place that listed this model as supported. I used the lone USB port in the middle rear of the TV, and it was very plug-and-play. I had to do nothing else other than download Skype and login.We bought it so that my wife could talk to her nieces and nephews in the family room, and it works just fine. The video sent is a little grainy (hence the 4 stars), but that may be related to the light in the room and the distance from the TV that we sit. The program allows you to zoom and pan the camera via the software, so you get a little wiggle room on placement that way.The magnet mount feels strong. I doubt it will move unless you physically move the camera. It sits very small and unobtrusive on top of the television. 4Nice camera I like the camera and it does the job nicely. I wish the magnet was a little stonger because the camera will move with the slightest tub on the cord. The camera doesn't appear to adjust to lighting very well but that could be a tv issue. I have to play with it a little longer. So far, it does what it is supposed to do and it's a nice camera.UPDATE: I figured out what my lighting issue was. First of all, do not push reset when in Skype for any reason. If you do, the auto exposure will go very dark and you cannot fix it from the tv. This is what I did and apparently this is a software bug with the app between skype and panasonic. The solution provided to me from Panasonic was to plug my camera into a PC running windows 7 and to run skype and select auto exposure in the skype settings - deselect - apply - reselect - and reapply. Then it goes back to factory settings which are not bad. My room is somewhat dark so I had to play with the brightness but now I know not to push reset or it goes really bad.Now that I figured this out, I'm much happier with the camera. The microphones pick up the sound really well. I have it mounted on the top of the tv which is about 10 feet high and viewing a couch about 20 feet away and apparently no issues in sound reception or video reception. When watching tv, the skype app will sound off and do a picture in picture automatically. The compatibility is one of the reasons I chose this over the non-panasonic brands. Also because I don't need a separate power source. 4Perfect for SmartViera LCD TV I use a 2011 Panasonic 42 inch LED TV with SmartViera (TH-L42E5W, not a US production unit). Although listed in the manual, this webcam is not sold in Taiwan which I am currently residing. I was deciding between this and the Logitech TV Cam for Skype (V-U0022). In the end, I got this for the following reasons:1. Aesthetics: The unit fits perfectly and is flush with the TV bezel, as it is long but low in height, giving it a slim profile, unlike the Logitech which is not as wide but stands taller. From Logitech's photo in Amazon, the V-U0022 appears to jut out slightly from the TV.2. Four unidirectional microphones, compared with 2 for Logitech. The microphones appears to be positioned further apart than Logitech's, which (theoretically?) gives superior noise cancellation.3. The unit firmly latches onto the back of the TV with a magnetic strip, tugging on the cable gently did not rock the camera.The logitech TV cam has the following theoretical advantage which I did not get to test or compare:1. Carl-Zeiss optics2. "Wide-angle" lens of 78 degrees3. "Long-distance" microphone for speaking as far as 10 feet awayAfter updating the firmware on the TV, the camera works perfectly without any special adjustment required from the user. From what I can tell, the angle appears slightly wider than a conventional webcam which I tried on the camera but I estimate it is still less than 90 degrees.Other things that I can control include: zoom, camera position, gamma/brightness/contrast/color. Video quality and optics was more than adequate for Skype. Overall for its advertised purpose I am very happy with the product and this comes highly recommended.2 month update: Overall very satisfied with this camera, some additional findings:a) The camera comes with a long 1.5 meter (5 feet) USB cord , very useful when you need to manually hold the camera.b) The camera has a wide enough angle, and can easily fit four persons sitting on a couch from across the TV at about 3.5 meters (12 feet)c) When mounting on large screen TVs, I find it best to stand at a distance, otherwise you'll appear to look down instead of straight at the other partyd) Provided you have a good connection, the quality is excellent, with good clarity, good auto-white balance and low-light compensation. For best result I connect via ethernet.e) The camera has a full 180 degree swivel - the magnetic clasp can be folded and tucked under the camera as a stand, good for placing on the floor or table for childrenf) BEWARE: in the settings menu for the camera within the TV's Skype app, there is an option to "reset" the camera - DO NOT click on that. Clicking it resulted in resetting of all the camera's settings, including disabling the option for low-light compensation. This option cannot be re-enabled via the TV's Skype app, I had to connect the device to my PC, then re-enable this option in the setttings menu accessed from skype. 5Plug n Play with Panasonic Blu-ray Player DMP-BDT220! Because I couldn't confirm it anywhere on the web I wasn't sure that this webcam would work with the Panasonic DMP-BDT220 Integrated Wi-Fi 3D Blu-ray DVD Player we had recently purchased but I thought I'd give it a shot. The webcam arrived quickly. I opened the box, placed the webcam on the top back of our Panasonic Plasma HDTV (no mounting, it just sticks there via a magnetic base), plugged the webcam USB cable into the back of Blu-ray player, powered up the HDTV & Blu-ray player, entered my Skype account username & password in the Blu-ray player's internet software area, and Skyped with a family member 1,500 miles away as big as life on our 50" plasma TV in the living room. What could be easier than 5 minutes total set-up? And the Skype video chat was so much clearer and crisper than the webcam on my laptop computer. The audio was also good because it was coming through our home theater system. I am so excited that we will be able to be in the living room as a family and Skype with other extended family members during the holidays! (Extra info: our Panasonic VIERA TC-P50X3 Plasma HDTV is a 2011 model and the Panasonic DMP-BDT220 Blu-ray player is a 2012 model. The box for the Panasonic TY-CC20W webcam says that it is for "2012 VIERA TVs and Blu-ray Products". Make sure that your TV and Blu-ray player have the latest Panasonic firmware updates.) 5Works perfectly with both the Panasonic TC-P65GT50 HDTV and DMP-BDT220 Blu-ray Player My wife's sister had a new baby last year and my wife would really like to spend more time with her new nephew but they live in another state. I suggested Skype so everybody set up Skype on their laptops. This worked fine for face-to-face video chats but now that he's crawling it's a little hard for them to chase him around with a laptop. Coincidentally, earlier this year we both upgraded our TVs and Blu-ray players to Panasonic. We have the Panasonic VIERA TC-P65GT50 65-Inch 1080p 600 Hz Full HD 3D Plasma TV, they bought a similar model, and we both bought the Panasonic DMP-BDT220 Integrated Wi-Fi 3D Blu-ray DVD Player. We also both just bought the Panasonic VIERA TY-CC20W Skype Communication Camera Skype camera and it works great with both the HDTV and the Blu-ray player!My first impression was that it was much smaller and slimmer than I expected and is barely noticeable on top of the TV. It was really simple to install, just plug it into a USB port on the P65GT50 or either the front or rear USB port on the BDT220. Both the P65GT50 and the BDT220 recognized it immediately. We logged into our Skype account on both devices and it just worked.After first installing it on the TV I then installed it on the Blu-ray player and discovered that there are a few more features available on the Blu-ray player. You can record a video message that will play for calls that aren't answered and if you have an SD card installed it will let your callers record a video message, much like a telephone answering machine. The BDT220 doesn't even have to be on, it will automatically answer calls in standby mode and record video messages. If someone leaves a video message a red light will blink on the BDT220. The BDT220 also has a dedicated Skype button on the remote, so you just press the button and it will automatically turn on go to the Skype app where you can play the video messages.Now we can spend more time with our new nephew and it's really fun to watch him crawling around and playing with his toys!This Skype camera is designed to work with specific compatible Panasonic HDTV and Blu-ray player models and years. If you have one of these compatible Panasonic HDTV and/or Blu-ray player models it will work perfectly. 5Beats Cable's Skype Solution I purchase this to use on my Panasonic plasma HDTV 2010 model. The Panasonic literature was week and very confusing regarding the model compatibility because in many places it states it will work with any Panasonic HDTV. It just does not state specifically that it will not work with TVs older than 2011 models. So after physically finding out that it would not work, I went ahead and upgraded my Blu-ray player to Panasonic's 220 model that is compatible with this camera. After plugging it in and getting setup on my Skype account I was able to have a video session with my son in Texas and it worked very well. There were times when the internet connection became marginal but the camera pared through the blu-ray player stayed connected and worked quite well. My son reported that we came in very clear on his end and he came in clear enough to us even with the weak internet connection. Had we had a great internet connection the quality would have been superb. This performance was much better than our experience with Comcast cable company's Skype solution. We were renting their Skype equipment and we found it to be very poor in handling the marginal internet conditions that can happen. My son in Texas reported we were much clearer to him than with Comcast and we always had horrible lagging of the video to audio using Comcast. It would even freeze at times until it caught up. With this Panasonic camera we had no lag even when the internet quality reduced. We knew it was reduced because the Panasonic solution shows the video quality on screen and displays a message when it really gets low. Comcast gave nothing. So if you are a Panasonic customer and are wondering about this camera, I would recommend it to you. It is easily set up, pretty much plug-and-play. Just make sure you research the compatibility issue ... it is not backward compatible. 5Don't touch the Panasonic TY-CC20W webcam "Reset!" Button Panasonic VIERA TY-CC20W Skype Communication CameraAs others have noted, the 2012 Panasonic TY-CC20W webcam will go nearly BLACK if you fiddle with the RESET button. Usually the device works flawlessly right out of the box, but the Panasonic/Skype software has a known bug that doesn't allow adjustment of "exposure" no matter how you try. The camera has to be unpluggged from the TV and adjusted on a PC equipped with the Skype app. I was able to get things corrected on a XP Pro laptop by logging onto Skype, selecting "Tools," Options, then Video Settings. Once there, 2 adjustment tabs allow for multiple setting tweaks. Look for "Exposure" and increase it to -3 and click on "Automatic." Select "Apply" and save your work. Unplug your camera and plug it into the TV. It should function like new. 3Great picture quality even in low light with DMP-BDT220 This is a plug n play device with DMP-BDT220 Bly-Ray player. It is so tiny, compact and nice looking device. I was expecting a bigger camera, but when I opened the package I realized how small and it is. The magnetic pad will make sure that the camera stick firmly to the back to the TV.Pros:- Great picture quality- Low light correction- High quality microphones- Slim n sleek design (hard to notice on the tv top)Cons:- Really none compared to other standalone devices- 1 star out because mine goes black while in a conversation, need to hit any button on the remote to get the camera back on. It could be an isolated issue. Going to get replacement and will update the review later.All over I am very happy with the combination of DMP-BDT220 and TY-CC20W. It works great and the combined price is way better than the stand alone products such as teleHD and the new logitech skype cam. Though, I have not tested logitech one, I would suggest stay away from teleHD.UPDATE: On 10/15 Amazon sent me a replacement camera. New camera works very well, no more blackout. I have updated 4Stars to 5Stars. Amazon has the best customer service as usual :) 5Perfect Webcam for tc-p60gt50 Plasma TV We got a Panasonic tc-p60gt50 plasma tv Panasonic VIERA TC-P60GT50 60-Inch 1080p Full HD 3D Plasma TV. We purchased this little webcam that is supposed to work specifically with this tv. WOW! It is perfect. It is thin and pretty to look at -- does not detract from the look of the plasma that is hanging on the wall. It connects with magnets to the BACK of the top of the tv and just looks like it belongs there. We plugged it in to the tv's usb, turned on the tv, signed in to Skype, connected with our daughter who lives in Japan, and just like that, she filled the 60-inch screen. It was great--worked seamlessly with a good image. I would highly recommend this webcam if you have the same tv. (I read that it will not work with earlier versions of the tv.) 5

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