Microsoft Microsoft LifeCam VX3000 Personal Web Camera Reviews

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This camera worked great right out of the box, but so far ONLY with Microsoft MSN Messenger, not (so far) with Trillian, Yahoo IM or AIM. Still working with it. from Buy.com The quality of video and sound is good, especially for the price. The problem is that it's Microsoft and it's optimized for Microsoft Live, which I don't use. Great for Skype, though. from Buy.com I bought this camera for submissions to youtube. I soon learned that recording using the software that came with the camera produced videos with the sound out of synch. Microsoft, who are a software company, has produced video software that is nearly useless. I'm shocked. from Buy.com This webcam served its purpose. It was fairly easy to install and fairly easy for my mother to use. from Buy.com "Very easy setup, working perfectly on my computer and my dad's computer for video calls. Very good video quality even though we both have lower speed DSL connections. He has the VX-5000. I am very pleased with the product and at 44$ it is cheap!! from Bestbuy.com What's great about it:?Price for Value is incredible, video quality is outstanding, built in mic is a bonus What's not so great:?Not Compatibile with Windows 7, Mic is a little quiet "I absoloutly love this Webcam! it does everything and is very cheap for what you get in a microsoft product! i would definately recommend it to anybody! from Bestbuy.com ProsIt doesn't work on my computer which was purchased December 2009. ConsI don't have anything good to say about my VX-3000 LifeCam. Additional ThoughtsI have tried to get Dell technicians to fix it and they want me to pay the software technicians to fix a place to install it. from Dell.com Second one had horrible video quality, and michrophone that did not work. I returned that one also and steped up to a logitec which I am very happy with. I do not recomend this camera, you are getting what you paid for, and it has set the tone for me of what to expect for the rest of the Microsoft brand of cameras. Other Thoughts: Neweggs' customer service was great during the return process (both times). from Newegg.com Poor light sensitivity. Lousy picture quality. Requires software installation w/ crapware (come on microsoft) Settings/dashboard controls are pathetic. Other Thoughts: My computer is plenty fast and I was surprised to see a one second (+or-) latency. from Newegg.com The "Microsoft LifeCam VX-3000" is a great little webcam that installs fairly quickly (on my Vista PC) and provides good video and audio quality. This webcam was very easy to install and setup, taking less than a half hour so before I was able to make my first test shots. from Amazon.com

Released	over 3 years ago
Web Camera Type	Personal Web Camera
Interface Type	USB 2.0
Audio Support	Built In Microphone
Special Features	Automatic Face-Tracking
Compatibility	Windows PC
Digital Video Capture Speed	30 frames per second
MPN	68A00002
Rotation	Automatic Pan Automatic Tilt
Still Image Capture Resolution	640 x 480
UPC	882224581639
Video Capture Resolution	640 x 480

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