In essence, a good webcam should possess certain key characteristics, including dynamic range, color accuracy, and sharpness. Dynamic range is crucial because Webcams need to be able to handle difficult lighting conditions when there’s a lot of highlight or shadow in the same scene and expose you, the subject, correctly, first and foremost. Furthermore, color accuracy is vital to represent skin as accurately as possible. This is an area where most webcams fail to deliver. Sharpness is also another important factor that isn’t as simple as looking at the resolution on the box. Two 1080p webcams are very likely to have vastly different sharpness levels. To make an informed decision, It’s always a good idea to look at sample footage from the webcam to judge for yourself whether the image quality is to your liking.