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Logitech HD Webcam C270 (2010) · Logitech, exact-model official product/support gallery; complete supplied photograph and background
HD Webcam C270 (2010)
The original C270 is a basic fixed-focus webcam for 720p video calls, with a single microphone and a 60° view.
- Video
- 720p 30
- Field of view
- 60°
- Autofocus
- No
- Connector
- USB-A
Specifications
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- Highest resolution
- 720p (1280 × 720) at 30 fps
- Highest frame rate
- 30 fps
- Sensor
- 1.2 MP
- Field of view
- 60° diagonal
- Autofocus
- No
- Sensor
- 1.2 MP optical resolution; 3 MP software-enhanced still photos
- Resolutions and frame rates
- 720p at 30 fps widescreen video calls; Logitech's 2022 education sheet still specifies 60° for the consumer C270
- Lens
- Plastic lens with fixed focus and 60° field of view on the original; Logitech's later UK shop page specifies 55° for its current C270
- Focus
- Fixed focus
- Image features
- RightLight 2 automatic light correction
Audio
- Microphones
- 1
- Microphones
- Single noise-reducing microphone
Connections and software
- Connector
- USB-A
- Connection
- Attached USB-A cable, 1.5 m
Design
- Privacy shutter
- No
- Mount
- Adjustable universal clip for laptop and monitor edges; no tripod thread
- Privacy
- No privacy shutter
- Size
- 68.5 × 34.4 × 40.4 mm (width × height × depth) with clip; 75 g including clip and cable in Logitech's 2014 catalogue
Pros and cons
Pros
- 720p widescreen video calls
- Built-in noise-reducing microphone
- Adjustable clip for a monitor or laptop
Cons
- Fixed focus and narrow 60° view
- No privacy shutter
- No tripod thread
Closest rivals
Model | Video | Field of view | Autofocus | Connector | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 720p 30 | 60° | No | USB-A | 2010 | |
| 720p | 60° | No | USB-A | 2010 | |
| 720p | 69° | Yes | USB-A | May 2011 |
Sources
- support.logi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360023462093-Logitech-HD-Webcam-C270-Technic…
- news.logitech.com/press-releases/news-details/2010/Logitech-Unveils-Family-of-H…
- logitech.com/assets/52537/logitech-business-product-catalog.pdf
- logitech.com/content/dam/logitech/fr/education/pdf/logitech-c270-for-education-…
- logitech.com/en-gb/shop/p/c270-hd-webcam.960-001063
Photo: Logitech, exact-model official product/support gallery; complete supplied photograph and background
- Logitech C270 with later logi badge, front view with mounting clip open: Logitech, exact-model official product/support gallery; complete supplied photograph and background
- Logitech C270 with later logi badge, opposite three-quarter view with mounting clip open: Logitech, exact-model official product/support gallery; complete supplied photograph and background
- Logitech C270, supplied side view of the open mounting clip and cable: Logitech, exact-model official product/support gallery; complete supplied photograph and background
- Logitech C270 in the supplied three-panel composition of front, close-up and in-hand views: Logitech, exact-model official product/support gallery; complete supplied photograph and background
- Logitech C270 mounted on the top edge of a monitor in a bright office: Logitech, exact-model official product/support gallery; complete supplied photograph and background
- Logitech C270 with later logi badge, supplied microphone and lens close-up: Logitech, exact-model official product/support gallery; complete supplied photograph and background
- Logitech C270 mounted on a monitor during a video call, supplied office scene: Logitech, exact-model official product/support gallery; complete supplied photograph and background
- Logitech C270 attached to a monitor seen from behind during a video call: Logitech, exact-model official product/support gallery; complete supplied photograph and background
- Logitech C270 attached to a laptop in a classroom, supplied whole photograph: Logitech, exact-model official product/support gallery; complete supplied photograph and background
- Logitech C270 with original Logitech badge, complete supplied front photograph from the manufacturer catalogue: Logitech, official Business Product Catalog, PDF page38; complete image object463, native resolution/colour space and supplied alpha preserved
