Just $40 for a Sony CCM-DS250 12x OPTICAL power zoom (no more wide angle face distortion where the face gets much wider if they move a little closer to the camera), highest quality, large objective lens (about 28 mm or 1" in diameter, unlike the cheap, tiny pinhole lenses usually used on webcams these days, quality metal and acrylic body, automatic brightness and white balance, up to 52 degree field of vision.

More info: https://www.broadcaststore.com/store/model_detail.cfm?id=665830
$870 new! Now just $40
If you don't have a firewire input on your computer a PCI card can be bought very inexpensively online.

I'm near the large Winnipeg Transit building on Osborne.
Voice or text: 204-819-2791

Here's from the info sheet/brochure.

x12 Powered Zoom Lens
Shutter speed: 1/60 to 1/12,000 sec.
30 fps, Full Motion Picture
Image Device: 1/3" CCD
Frame rate: 3.75, 7.5, 15.0 and 30 fps
Signal to Noise ratio: 46 dB (equivalent to analog)
Minimum sensitivity: 30 lux (F1.8) (equivalent to analog)
Brightness: Adjustable
Exposure: Mechanical iris
White balance: ATW, and Manual Control
Sharpness: Adjustable
Hue: Adjustable
Saturation: Adjustable
Gamma: 0.45 (equivalent to analog)
Gain: Automatic or Manual Control
Focus: Powered Focus (Manual)
Zoom: X12 Powered Zoom (Manual) f=5.4 to 64.8mm, F1.8 to F2.7
IEEE1394-1995 Standard for a High Performance Serial Bus
200Mbps, High Speed Data Transfer
Digital Signal Processing
Tilt Adjustment
Interface format: IEEE 1394-1995
Power: Supplied through IEEE1394-1995 Cable (8 to 30VDC)
Output Modes: Mode 0; 160 X 120 (4:4:4) 8 bit/pixel; 30, 15, 7.5 fpsMode 1; 320 X 240 (4:2:2) 8 bit/pixel; 30, 15, 7.5 fpsMode 2; 640 X 480 (4:1:1) 8 bit/pixel; 30, 15, 7.5 fps
Dimensions: 75 x 70 x 112mm
Weight: 350g (CCM-DS250), 300g (Document Arm)
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