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Logitech QuickCam Vision Pro Personal

$131.00 Est. at Amazon

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if you're wondering what the difference is between this and the very similar looking logitech quickcam pro 9000, it is that the auto-focus and light balancing features are build into the hardware of
from www.amazon.com
after some research it turns out the difference between this version and the quickcam vision pro 9000 was that the autofocusing is done in the hardware of this camera and not the driver.
from www.amazon.com
unlike the superficially similar but less expensive quickcam pro 9000 they do light balance and focus through camera hardware.
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as another reviewer suggested, however, it is possible that my hardware is the main factor limiting performance.
from www.amazon.com
if you have fairly recent hardware and are running leopard this camera gives the best picture i've ever encountered on a mac.

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

2 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for HARDWARE

Logitech QuickCam Pro

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from www.datavis.com
a few extra dollars spent on quality hardware will soon be forgotten, once you see how well everything works with this.one more piece of advice: follow the installation instructions to the letter.
from www.amazon.com
however, my friend who specilised in the pc hardware strongly suggested it to me and therefore i decided it to give it a try.
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people used to installing plug-and-play hardware will quickly realize what is going on, but some users may be confused by this and start unplugging and plugging the device.
from www.amazon.com
this device arrived quickly, and installed very easily since i followed the directions and installed the software first, then the hardware!
from www.amazon.com
the reason i prefer the logitech webcam is its image and audio qualities, well engineering in both hardware and software.

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for HARDWARE

Creative Technology Cam Optia AF Personal

$88.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
however, if you are looking to start broadcasting hd video and high quality images...stick with your regular hardware...this wont cut it.
from www.amazon.com
furthermore, the camera was not recognized by xp's add new hardware wizard on this laptop.

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

4 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for HARDWARE

Logitech Quickcam Communicate Deluxe

$89.00 Est. at Amazon

from drgold2000 from San Antonio, clickfrom.buy.com
i would probably use a hardware store spring clip on my thick lcd monitor and clip it to that.
from Rod from Midland, TX, clickfrom.buy.com
excellent hardware
from www.compuplus.com
it is higher resolution than most webcams at 1280 x 1024 and has vista driver support.it also has other nicer small features like the privacy switch which covers the lens when you don't want the
from ZeroCool, www.newegg.com
email technical support and was told it was hardware limitation (the point of view of this webcam is smaller than that of other webcams - don't know if it's true).
from www.amazon.com
in protected mode, out of protected mode, install portion of the software first, then the remainder of it, finishing the install with plugging in the hardware, with no other usb devices plugged in,

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

5 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for HARDWARE

Microsoft Life Cam Vx-5000 Usb Green In Personal

$44.00 Est. at Amazon

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in terms of hardware, you get a basic camera that can capture at 640x480 at 15fps, 320x240 at 30fps, or take still photos at 1.3 megapixels (1280x960).
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as always with this kind of hardware/software, it has it's limitations but i thought it worked well enough.
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all technology software/hardware has it's hiccups and once it had an issue when using with skype, but never on its own.
from Carp, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: the software is extraorinarilly bloated and the continual prompts to install live messenger have forced me to resolve to never buy hardware from miscrosoft again!

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

Microsoft LifeCam Show Webcam

$61.00 Est. at Amazon

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overall, it's a small, decent, and attractive piece of hardware.
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the usual hardware installation process goes something like this:
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as is often the case with microsoft hardware the basic design and intended functionality is very good.
from Xztophe, www.newegg.com
the only saving grace is the form factor but the hardware performs so badly, you'd rather find another option than put up with it.

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

Logitech Quickcam Orbit AF

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the hardware and software installed flawlessly and it has been used with skype and windows live messenger.
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the hardware/software is rated for a p4 2.4.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
the "physical" hardware works great and i stand by the 5 rating...
from www.amazon.com
it was clear that logitech wanted to make my system (modern, powerful, lots of memory, etc) the scapegoat without any thought that their hardware/software/firmware might be defective.
from xophere, www.newegg.com
decent hardware.

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

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