Back in late April, EDN distributed my teardown of a section level webcam, Avaya’s Cluster HC010, at the time selling for $14.99 (however having been evaluated a couple of years sooner, amidst pandemic-prompted work space gear deficiencies, for almost 10x that sum). In the introduction to that part, I momentarily referenced other, better quality webcams, one of which was BenQ’s ideaCam S1 In addition to and Master series.

Here is a stock photograph of the $169.99 “In addition to” variation, whose internals we’ll look at today:

For $30 more, the “Genius” rendition accompanies a different remote controller (and USB beneficiary) for the organization’s PC based EnSpire (which BenQ likewise alludes to in certain spots as Enspire) programming suite:

A few forthright qualifiers:

Not at all like a portion of its similarly valued peers sold by different organizations, the ideaCam S1 series doesn’t uphold added pixel computerized zoom capacities, including the capacity to “follow” the client’s face as the person in question moves around in the casing and subsequently present a reliably focused picture to watchers (which Macintosh, for instance, calls “The all important focal point”).
All things considered, Benq incorporates an attractively joined 15x multiplier “zoom” supplemental focal point which the organization claims is too “full scale”- competent. Not yet sold (to some extent in the U.S.), supposedly, however derived in the client manual is an ideaCam S1 standard form, which sheds both the “In addition to” supplemental focal point and the “Star” controller.
The ideaCam S1 series’ market uniqueness gets from an adaptable magnet-improved mount, which empowers you to join (and even lock down) the webcam in a “ordinary” in plain view direction, totally disengage it to show something nearby the PC to your crowd, in the middle between pivot the webcam close 90° down at the work area before you. In the last option case, the previously mentioned EnSpire programming driver auto-pivots and cornerstone rectifies the caught picture as well as tweaking self-adjust so that what’s seen by others looks as close as conceivable to what’s before you.

Benq refers to the ideaCam S1 a “4K as” camera, which is close yet not exactly right. “4K”, basically from a presentation viewpoint, references a 3840×2160 (8,294,400 aggregate) pixel picture. The ideaCam S1 catches actually pictures with 3264×2448 (7,990,272 aggregate) pixels. Also, its video goal choices, in the two cases restricted to 30 (not 60) fps outline rates, are 3264×1836 (5.992,704 aggregate) pixels in 16:9 proportion mode and 3264×2448 pixels (equivalent to with still pictures) in 4:3 proportion mode.
The webcams depend on a 8 Mpixel Sony CMOS picture sensor. It truly took me a couple of attempts to acknowledge what the “COMS” reference on Benq’s page implied  Low light execution is shockingly shoddy, per different commentators’ remarks, in any event, when the coordinated ring light is being used. Here is Benq’s criticism when I asked about this peculiarity: “ideaCam is a webcam planned basically for catching items, so it works best in sufficiently bright conditions.”
I get why Benq made the ideaCam S1 series locally USB-A-communicated, given the sizeable introduced base of PCs that proposal something like one USB-A port. All things considered, I’m honestly shocked that Benq didn’t likewise incorporate a modest USB-A to USB-C connector in the case for use with the undeniably normal PC laptops and such that are USB-C-as it were.
Forthright contemplations currently closed, how about we get to the destroying, starting with the compulsory external box shots (after I eliminated the gleaming, reflection-actuating shrink-wrap, that is):

Furthermore, under the top fold you’ll initially track down a plenty of paper (you can on the other hand find the speedy beginning aide in computerized structure here, alongside the advanced just full client manual):

Under it (and a meager sheet of defensive dark froth):

are, clockwise start from left, the fundamental webcam gathering, the protection cover, the “full scale zoom” supplemental focal point, and the mounting section, all padded by more froth:

Before the froth is the main part of the webcam’s for all time associated USB link, encased inside a white cardboard sleeve:

Here are the different constituent pieces out of the case:

Two perspectives on the mounting section, which likewise coordinates a ¼” screw opening for a not-included discretionary mount or other stand:

Presently for the actual webcam, as expected joined by a 0.75″ (19.1 mm) breadth U.S. penny for size examination purposes. Front view first; the ring light radiates through the iced white periphery when on. Likewise note the opening for the single mouthpiece input in the lower right corner of the “focal point” (inquisitively, this plan doesn’t appear to use a conventional multi-receiver exhibit for encompassing commotion undoing purposes, rather per item documentation depending on “Simulated intelligence handling”) and the scarcely noticeable action Drove “opening” underneath the focal point:

This is what it resembles with the supplemental focal point introduced (note to expected clients; there’s a close imperceptible clear piece of defensive plastic at the back of the supplemental focal point that, except if first eliminated, will bring about unfortunate picture results when the supplemental focal point is being used):

What’s more, here’s the protection cover introduced:

The magnet that holds both it and the supplemental focal point set up is situated inside the normal essential focal point gathering to which the two of them stick:

The two-switch gathering at the top flips the ring light here and there and, related to the EnSpire programming suite, freezes the caught picture:

At base is the magnet-increased rectangular opening into which you embed the mounting section (likewise note the forever connected USB link emerging from the webcam):

What’s more, to wrap things up (or perhaps least all things considered… it’s really boring) is the BenQ-marked posterior:

Time to jump inside. Close to the USB link passage point is a small Philips screw whose expulsion would apparently be a sensible beginning stage: