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What I do actually like about this is that it has no microphone. It's impossible to find a decent webcam without a microphone.
by raspyberr 6y ago
What I do actually like about this is that it has no microphone. It's impossible to find a decent webcam without a microphone.
- lucb1e 6y agoYou can just select a different mic input? Or desolder it if it's a security concern? It's not that difficult, speaking as someone with three left hands when it comes to soldering (or drawing for that matter) and next to zero experience with hardware/electronics. Recently took out the camera board from a webcam and added an LED: that consisted of removing a few screws, wiggling some plastic clips until it came apart, and finally a bit of yolo soldering an LED from an old keychain light onto the + and - pins of the USB connector. It's almost certainly the wrong voltage but it works. I also removed a speaker from an annoying toy: undo a screw, wiggle, identify speaker (activate the toy a few times), and just hold the soldering iron's tip to the pins until it comes off. With a 5 minute internet video on how melting solder works, I'd be fairly confident that my mom can desolder a microphone without damaging the webcam. (She'd just need more confidence in herself..!)