Complete overview of Webcams

Introduction

Created almost 20 years ago, Webcams is not new to the market. With such a wealth of experience in the webcam industry, the site has what it takes to arouse interest. Its sleek, elegant design lends itself to a modern, minimalist touch, making the user experience overall very enjoyable. Nothing superfluous has been kept – only the essentials.

With an average of about 120 models online at all times, the site doesn’t rival the industry giants, but there is still a very good selection. Rather than quantity, it’s quality that is clearly targeted. The girls are mostly beautiful young Europeans, and many of them can hold a candle to any modelling agency talent.

The private exclusive show is the only kind of show available. You are unable to join a group show or participate in exchange for a few dollars in tips. The administrators have decided to give priority to one-on-one shows in which the customer is alone with the model.

The average rate for a private show is 2.99 on average, which is the price offered by 90% of the girls. But if you look a little further, you can find a few models for 1.99. We would like to see lower prices, but the beauty of the girls is worth it.

Almost all the webcams are HD quality. Overall the image definition is very good, and the women use good lighting, but I could see a little lack of clarity in some. This is likely because of cams that aren’t truly high definition and lack resolution, which create slightly blurry images. There are higher frame rates and I didn’t notice any lagging or choppy movement. This is a testament to the models’ adequate internet connection speeds.



Site Navigation

Navigation has been minimised so as not to overwhelm the customer with countless features; only what’s necessary has been kept. While the navigation is most certainly simplified and enjoyable, we regret, however, the inability to sort webcams by body type, ethnicity, age, sexual attributes, or other features to make it easier to search a specific kind of model.

The search engine is poorly designed. It simply searched for our requested keyword from within all the models’ usernames. When entered “hot blonde”, for example, the search engine returned all the usernames containing those specific keywords. But it completely overlooked all the blonde women whose usernames didn’t contain their hair colour. The site’s developers should improve the result relevance by including descriptions and tags of the models within the scope of the search parameters.

You can use the new models tab to see the newest arrivals to the site. Besides the novelty factor, which is very exciting, you will also find the lowest rates amongst these girls, which is 1.99 per minute in private. If you have a limited budget, this is where you need to go.

23 categories illustrated by images are used to classify the girls. You can choose an ethnicity, such as European, Latinas, Asians, blacks etc., physical attributes such as blondes, large women, big butts, large breasts, by style, like alternative girls, and by sexuality such as interracial, trios, couples, etc.



The Girls


European women between the ages of 18-25 represent 90% of the hostesses. They are very beautiful plastic dream women with perfect faces and great curves, some of whom rival Victoria’s Secret models. Models from Europe are the overwhelming majority, while Black girls, Latinas or Asians are extremely rare and hard to find. About 120 girls are online, on average, so the site certainly doesn’t rival the industry giants in terms of the amount of girls available, but it compensates for this with scrupulously screening for high quality cam girls who wish to sign up on their platform.

On the negative side, I noticed that the girls don’t interact very much. There is no spoken conversation in the public chats – there is relatively little personal involvement which is a little disappointing. Also the girls often listen to loud music on the free chats which drowns everything out, which I find very annoying. A little light music in the background might be useful to create a more welcoming atmosphere.



Video Chat


The webcam video quality is generally very good. The movement is fluid, and the definition is appropriate. Some cams may appear slightly blurry with a slight lack of sharpness, likely because of a lower resolution camera. Even though all the girls indicate HD quality, not all of them truly have HD-quality video feeds.

A nice surprise is the ability to turn on your camera in free chat without having to pay anything extra. Only the hostess can see you, and the other members are unable to see your feed. In my opinion, this is a move that improves the interaction between the customer and the hostess.

Whispering means that your messages on the video chat will be private and only able to be read by the model. Other members can’t read your messages, so this enables you to chat privately with the girl without any curious onlookers or voyeurs.

The toggle function is used to automatically adjust the video chat image size to fit the width of your screen. The adjustment is continuous and optimal. If you reduce the size of your browser window, then the chat video image shrinks to fit it.

Beside the chat window tab, there’s a tab featuring a woman’s bust which allows you to access the hostess’ profile to see further information like her rates, a detailed physical description, her personal expressions, sexual tastes and preferences. I noted that some information was missing like the country of origin, but it’s overall quite complete. A second tab featuring a video-streaming icon is used to access the girl’s photo and video galleries. Their suggestive poses, sexy outfits and beautiful settings add a bit more excitement and are very captivating to watch as the girls’ beauty is showcased very well. Many models use photographers in order to post professional-looking photos.

Lastly, the Tip Jar indicates how many tips the model has received. If you give a 5-credit tip, for example, you will see the model’s virtual tip jar increase by that amount. The more tokens members give the model, the more her virtual jar will contain. This is a good indicator of her popularity, because the more a girl is appreciated by her customers, the more credits she’ll receive.



The Shows

The traditional provide one-on-one show is the only mode available. The site promotes the exclusivity of its models for customers in private. Currently no group shows are available, nor are tip shows in the public chats. The site has chosen to target the premium segment, and doesn’t want to give away its girls’ shows for nothing. This strategy is understandable but financially it doesn’t benefit the customer, as private exclusive shows are quite expensive (2.99 per minute, on average). Group shows are much more affordable, which is why their absence is disappointing.



Member Account

You can be notified when your favourite models login. By checking the appropriate box to activate this functionality, you will receive an email notification when your favourite girls are online.

Private messaging is available so you can send messages to your favourite models. You are unable to add attachments such as photos; only text messages are permitted.

Your purchase history recounts every detail of your prior transactions. Everything is listed, including credit card expenses, tokens spent on video chat or in private. You can find details about all credit purchases, tokens donated, or the amounts spent in private and the specific date and time, the description, amount and even the IP address associated with it.

Would you like to be a VIP member so you can have higher spending limits and appear in the chat rooms with your name in a more prominent colour? The process is somewhat tedious, as you must complete a form including your personal information, a partial credit card number, your site log in ID, and then sign it and mail it to customer service. They don’t make this easy for you. A fully digital procedure requiring an electronic signature would have made this much simpler.



Rates and Payment Methods

Private show rates begin at 1.99 per minute, but the average rate is closer to 2.99. The price is a little high, but the site makes up for it by having far more beautiful models than most other live shows. The site seems to preferring offering a better quality selection of girls to merely quantity. We're disappointed that the prices are not a little lower, as then there would be better value for your money.

As a new member you will get an offer of 10 credits for only €1.39. But the site does offer other deals like 25 extra free credits when you purchase a package of 100 credits, 10 bonus credits for a package of 50 credits, and 15 extra credits when you purchase a package of 75 credits.

Only credit cards are accepted as payment. You do not have the ability to choose any other payment processor.