In the 300 dollar category, a gopro hero9 black is $350 and can be used as a webcam. I have a suspicion that the gopro video quality will be better than this.

In the 300 dollar category, a gopro hero9 black is $350 and can be used as a webcam. I have a suspicion that the gopro video quality will be better than this. https://gopro.com/en/us/news/how-to-use-gopro-for-webcam https://gopro.com/en/us/news/how-to-use-gopro-for-webcam Plus then you have a gopro hero9 with hypersmooth stabilization and can take it outside to use for other purposes if you want, it's not just a webcam, it's a fairly full featured small 4K 60FPS video camera.