An external camera to use with Skype

My built in camera works just fine with Skype when I am in my office. However our team is beginning to have video conferences and I am wondering if I can purchase an external camera so that it could pickup all the folks around the table. Is there a particular type/model/brand that is available? Thanks for any info.

For the time being no camera...but keep your eyes open for it.
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