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An ID card webcam captures the cardholder's headshot at the enrolment desk, so the photo is ready before the card is printed. The Logitech C270 HD Webcam costs £39.99 and is sold as one unit. It records 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 frames a second and plugs straight into a USB port, so it works alongside most card design software without extra hardware.

The camera clips to the top of a monitor or sits on a desk, which suits a fixed issuance point where staff photograph one person at a time. A steady frame and consistent lighting are what count here, because the photo only needs to fill a passport-style area on a CR80 card, the standard credit card size of 85.6 x 54mm. If you plan to feed captured images into a specific ID system, tell us which software you run and we will confirm the workflow with you before you order.

Reception teams, HR departments and facilities staff use a USB webcam like this to photograph and print staff and visitor cards in small batches, where a reliable, low-cost capture device does the job. Plastic ID supplies it alongside the printers, ribbons and blank cards that complete the issuance setup, so you can source the whole chain in one place. If you are not sure whether a webcam or a dedicated capture station fits your card volume, get in touch and we will talk it through.