Where can you get webcam for working from home ?

It’s not just toilet paper that’s hard to find. 

For tech-savvy consumers, webcams, those little plug-in cameras for letting you broadcast to the internet, are now missing in action, too. 

Logitech, the company that dominates webcam sales, is sold out of every one it makes. Amazon and Best Buy are out of stock. And price gougers on eBay are selling used models for as high as $420, or more than twice as much as the most expensive Logitech model, the $199 Brio.

“Global demand for webcams is needed from all remote workers, students, and in the healthcare space,” notes analyst Jeremiah Owyang, who himself was able to snag a unit in early March, before they sold out.

Sure, there are built-in webcams on most laptops that do the trick, but they have substantially lower resolution. For instance, on the new Apple MacBook model just released, the internal webcam has a 1.2-megapixel sensor and 720p 1280×720 resolution.

Most webcams sold by Logitech shoot in 1920×1080 resolution, while the 13-megapixel top-of-the-line Brio goes all the way up to 4K, 4096×2160. 

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As many of us are attending or leading online seminars on Zoom, Hangouts, Skype or other programs, attending classes this way or just connecting with friends, Owyang wanted the dedicated webcam for vanity sake. 

Call it improved picture quality. 

“It smoothes out the skin, rather than the highly pixelated onboard cameras on laptops,” he says. “And the higher resolution and larger lens picks up better picture in low light.”

He does three public live streams or business webinars a week, more than before. “It’s key to present yourself the best you can, during these odd times.”