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Logitech QuickCam Pro

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from www.tigerdirect.com
it has a 3' cord advertised, however, it's only 30'' from camera to the tip of the usb plug.
from www.datavis.com
also the usb wire is a bit short for me, but then again it's a notebook webcam and a short usb wire is expected.
from PhilL from Tampa, FL, www.circuitcity.com
i simply plugged it in (usb) and it worked.
from A Customer from Austin, TX, clickfrom.buy.com
however, the usb cable is rather short, since it's designed to slip onto your notebook.
from www.bestbuy.com
only problem is it's short usb cord.

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Positives: Good Performance, Easy To Use, Excellent Picture Quality

2 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for USB

Microsoft LifeCam VX-5500 Personal

Microsoft Microsoft LifeCam VX-5500 (White) Personal Web Camera

$48.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
as a note since i didn't use the install disk it shows up on my computer as "usb video device" and isn't listed as a vx-5500 but all the settings are there and it works perfectly.
from www.amazon.com
the idea of the webcam being able to fold up was also an interesting decision because while it already doesn't take up much space it fits in well with my other usb devices now perfectly.
from www.amazon.com
it is important for the software to be installed first, and microsoft even has a sticker over the usb plug.
from www.amazon.com
the directions clearly state to install the software first before connecting the usb cable.
from www.amazon.com
then i plugged the webcam into one of my usb ports.

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Positives: Excellent Performance, Easy To Use, Excellent Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera

3 RECOMMENDED by 9 people for USB

Logitech Quickcam Orbit AF

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from crhylove, www.newegg.com
it in again, which is a real pain since you have to plug direct into the back of the machine as it is usb 2.0, and usb extensions seem to deprecate that and therefore not work well for this camera.
from www.amazon.com
i had hardtime mounting that on that stick with the usb socket provided but finally overcame that and it works really well.
from www.amazon.com
it has a built-in microphone and supports both usb 2.0 and 1.1.
from www.amazon.com
the stick extension is a fantastic idea for desktops and is a mini-usb cable incased in a hard plastic tube.
from www.amazon.com
this is especially 'do-able' as the usb cable of this webcam is a decent length.

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Positives: Nice Performance, Easy To Use, Excellent Picture Quality

4 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for USB

Creative Technology Cam Optia AF Personal

$95.00 Est. at Amazon

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* it is backwards compatible with usb 1.1 for older pc's
from www.amazon.com
the a20p has one usb 1.1 port and the camera software would not install on this laptop, despite the fact that processor, ram and os requirements were met.
from www.amazon.com
this cam plugs right into the usb and programs such as ichat, skype, and imovie had no problem using this.
from www.amazon.com
this unit was plugged into a usb port on a dell monitor connected to a mac pro running os x version 10.5.6.
from www.amazon.com
be sure not to connect the cam to your usb port until prompted, other than that, no worries and i was up and running in 10min.

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Positives: Great Performance, Easy To Use, Great Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera

5 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for USB

Creative Labs Live! Cam Laptop

$42.00 Est. at Amazon

from A Customer from California, clickfrom.buy.com
it came with a short cord that's only able to connect from the laptop usb port to the lid, which is too short to use for your pc (can't make it from your pc tower to your desk at all).
from Albert Hook from Colorado Springs, Colorado, clickfrom.buy.com
every time we have tried to hook it back up to the usb, we get an install prompt from vista.
from A Customer from MA, clickfrom.buy.com
negative specs are as following: 1)usb cable is short 2)it has a clip that helps you attach your webcam on the monitor, however it works only if you have a notebook.
from A Customer from red wing mn, clickfrom.buy.com
i ordered this webcam knowing it is for a notebook but i use it on my desktop, the shorter cable isn't a problem because i have a usb hub within easy reach and a little velcro secures it in place
from A Customer from Phoenix, AZ, clickfrom.buy.com
the logitech is perfect for my laptop with its short usb cable and carrying case.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Performance, Good Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera

Logitech Quickcam Communicate Deluxe

$89.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.mwave.com
the first time to set up, it need to use software first and plug in the usb.
from CamScott from Olive Branch, MS, www.circuitcity.com
you will not get good results using this camera without usb 2.0 drivers.5.
from drgold2000 from San Antonio, clickfrom.buy.com
buy.com has the logitech quickcam deluxe for notebooks webcam - silver, black - cmos - usb - 960-000043 on sale for $10 after a $30 rebate and my son says the webcam results are a little better than
from Sean from Morrisville, PA, clickfrom.buy.com
works well with skype for linux, just had to change the audio source for the usb microphone.
from www.amazon.com
i received it quickly and as soon as i plugged it into the usb port, it pulled up the skype program and i was good to go!

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Performance, Nice Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera

Creative Technology Live Camera Video IM Pro EF:

$58.00 Est. at Amazon

from Matt from Arlington, VA, clickfrom.buy.com
usb cord weighs more than the cam itself so it could twist the camera from its clipped-on space.
from Pong from Columbia, MO, clickfrom.buy.com
it's easy to use, just plug usb and use it.
from Kalyan from Iowa, clickfrom.buy.com
i was previously using a frontech webcam and it used to freeze in the middle of video conversations, but i didn't have tat problem with this and it also has a usb phone option with a good powerful
from A Customer from California, clickfrom.buy.com
it came with a short cord that's only able to connect from the laptop usb port to the lid, which is too short to use for your pc (can't make it from your pc tower to your desk at all).
from Albert Hook from Colorado Springs, Colorado, clickfrom.buy.com
every time we have tried to hook it back up to the usb, we get an install prompt from vista.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Performance, Excellent Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera

Logitech QuickCam Vision Pro Personal

$123.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
a simple plugin of the usb cable and it's ready to go.
from www.amazon.com
the camera needs a usb2 connection and only works with os x version 10.4.11 and up.
from www.amazon.com
other than it being usb and not firewire (no way to dump video into imovie-yet) this is a high value add-on for a mac set-up.
from www.amazon.com
just plug it into your usb port.
from www.amazon.com
i opened the box, plugged it in the usb port, set it on my monitor and voila!

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Performance, Nice Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera

Unibrain Fire-i Personal

$114.00 Est. at Amazon

from Xerolooper, www.newegg.com
wish it was usb and included a monitor grip like my other ccd camera from logitech.
from www.amazon.com
i bought it because i had a couple of firewire ports without use and the wider availability of usb webcams would force me to buy a usb port multiplier.
from www.amazon.com
the image quality is much better than the usb webcam that i used previously.

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Positives: Excellent Performance, Great Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera, Interface Type: Firewire

Microsoft Life Cam Vx-5000 Usb Green In Personal

$56.00 Est. at Amazon

from Kenny, www.newegg.com
the camera is unobtrusive (major plus) with a minimal outline, very lightweight (portable) and the usb cable that is attached to it (permanently, i should add) is plenty long to not be an issue.
from www.amazon.com
just connect to usb cable and it will start automatically when you initiate the connection through skype or other im software.
from Gotit, www.newegg.com
plugging the vx-5000 into the usb port cause linux to see the device and skype picked it up too.i also like that it sits a little lower than some cams.
from skype-user, www.newegg.com
plugged into usb port of a laptop running xp and it lit up.
from MegaGeekZ, www.newegg.com
i used a usb port that connects directly to the motherboard (vice an adapter that connected to a usb header and had several other items plugged into it) for best performance.

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Positives: Nice Performance, Easy To Use, Nice Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera

Philips SPC600NC Personal

$39.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the fact that you can unplug the camera from the usb base and use the usb port that is integrated into the base for something else is very conveient.
from www.amazon.com
it's a usb stand as well in case you needed to plug anything else in.
from www.amazon.com
a laptop with an external unpowered usb hub might not supply enough current to run any webcam - eliminate the hub.
from www.amazon.com
i purchased the philips vga cmos sensor 30fps usb 2.00 compatible webcam to test with our video interviewing system [www.interviewondemand.com] and can report that it worked flawlessly on my system

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Positives: Excellent Performance, Excellent Picture Quality, Easy To Use, Personal Web Camera

Pico Macom Ecamm Network iMage USB Webcam

$55.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
however, since it is a usb cam and the transfer rate of usb is rather slow the picture quality isn't that high but its better than nothing.
from www.amazon.com
have all the updates that you need (i have an apple - so i needed to update quicktime -recs if u have quicktime pro - camera works thru that - had to make certain i had 2.0 usb and 10.4 mac os x).
from www.amazon.com
it's very easy to use just plug in into the usb cord and it works.
from www.amazon.com
it does wiggle slightly in the usb port but who really cares.
from www.amazon.com
instead i decided to try ecamm's image usb webcam, designed to work with macs and windows and linux systems.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Performance, Good Range

Creative Technology Live! Cam Video IM VF0350

$35.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
just plug into the usb port and it works.
from www.amazon.com
the instructions are short and simple: just insert the installation cd, follow the on-screen instructions to plug in the camera into a usb 2.0 port and then complete the installation by allowing
from www.amazon.com
cpu usage was tame - about 5% to capture 640x480 30 fps through the usb 2.0 port.
from www.amazon.com
hardware installation: connect it to your usb port and hang it on your laptop behind the screen.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Picture Quality, Nice Performance, Personal Web Camera

Logitech QuickCam Connect Personal

$20.00 Est. at Amazon

from A Customer from Bethlehem, PA, clickfrom.buy.com
took 5 minutes to unpack, load cd software, plug-in usb cable and start using skype.
from www.amazon.com
it, like most of the cameras, will function, but not well, using usb 1.1.
from www.amazon.com
i use it with my laptop, just plug it into usb port and clip on.
from www.amazon.com
logitech quickcam pro 9000 - web camera - color - audio - hi-speed usb great product,,great price,,bought other logitech products also,,,same results,,, excellent

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Performance, Great Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera

HP VGA Mobile Webcam

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from justice from Central NY, www.circuitcity.com
i have it at 320x240 and i have usb 2.0 on the computer with a lot of ram...
from czoliver from Minneapolis, MN, www.circuitcity.com
needed to restart the computer and after that just plugged the webcam in to the usb port.

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Positives: Good Picture Quality, Easy To Use

Trendware INTERNATIONAL TVIP312W: WIRELESS 2-WAY AUDIO DAY/NIGHT INTERNET CAMERA SERVER

$180.00 Est. at Amazon

from TheDave1022, www.newegg.com
you can hook up a computer speaker to it and power off the usb.
from Syd999, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: haven't used the mic, speaker, or usb option yet.
from cosno, www.newegg.com
pros: good quality, night quality, wireless, wpa2, 2-way audio, usb storage, records remotely to mpeg4.

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Positives: Excellent Range, Nice Picture Quality, Easy To Use, Network Camera

Microsoft LifeCam Show Webcam

$66.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
although, for my use, someday i will find a small usb-capable point and shoot camera with a larger sensor and better optics.
from www.amazon.com
the one thing that i do not like is the length of the usb cord.
from www.amazon.com
the usb cord is about 2.5 feet long.
from www.amazon.com
the usb cable on the unit is about 3-feet long.
from www.amazon.com
that was when i noticed that the camera's permanent usb cable was about 3 feet long in total length.

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Positives: Nice Picture Quality, Easy To Use, Nice Performance, Personal Web Camera

Microsoft NX-6000 Personal

$63.00 Est. at Amazon

from AW from Lancaster, PA, www.circuitcity.com
but you must remember which usb port you first plugged in.
from www.amazon.com
i had to use tape to attach it to the top of my flat panel display and i had to use a usb extension cord to reach the pc under my desk.
from www.amazon.com
it does exactly what we need it to do and it is tiny and can mount anywhere you want with the sticky tape - i'm fortunate - i have a usb port on the side of my monitor.
from www.amazon.com
(note) if you don't have a usb 2.0 connection the video resolution is very bad, but if you have it just works great.
from www.amazon.com
the usb cable has a identifier tag next to the plug which is handy when several usb devices are plugged into a hub.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Performance, Nice Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera

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