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Logitech Webcam C500 (Silver)
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Quality Hardware
(4 out of 5) by J. I. McGyver on Aug 27, 2009The quest for a good replacement webcam can come to an end with the mid level Logitech C500. The thing that appealed to me primarily were the simple features. With a two tone silver finish, the glass lens C500 is packed with an attached 6' USB cable, software CD, instructions and a two year product warranty.
The expandable clip easily attaches to my LCD monitor or it can free stand on the desk. I found that the webcam installs perfectly with or without the enclosed Logitech software. Just plug and play. It paired well with both Meebo and Google's Gmail "G Chat" without stalling or interruptions.
I was very impressed by the clarity and sharpness of image transmission. The microphone picks up even the faintest of whispers. The jury is out on the product's RightLight technology. I did not see that much difference in lighting over my older Logitech webcam. The manually operated privacy shutter is a nice add on.
The much hyped Logitech video calling network software package with its special effects and avatars is probably an okay add on for some but not for us. Personally I find it too intrusive. As I have mentioned earlier, its not required to get the webcam up and running. Other chat networks work fine without it.
Overall for the price and features, I find the Logitech C500 Webcam to be a step up over other internet communication tools in the same category. The C500 delivers on the basics and more.
The expandable clip easily attaches to my LCD monitor or it can free stand on the desk. I found that the webcam installs perfectly with or without the enclosed Logitech software. Just plug and play. It paired well with both Meebo and Google's Gmail "G Chat" without stalling or interruptions.
I was very impressed by the clarity and sharpness of image transmission. The microphone picks up even the faintest of whispers. The jury is out on the product's RightLight technology. I did not see that much difference in lighting over my older Logitech webcam. The manually operated privacy shutter is a nice add on.
The much hyped Logitech video calling network software package with its special effects and avatars is probably an okay add on for some but not for us. Personally I find it too intrusive. As I have mentioned earlier, its not required to get the webcam up and running. Other chat networks work fine without it.
Overall for the price and features, I find the Logitech C500 Webcam to be a step up over other internet communication tools in the same category. The C500 delivers on the basics and more.
14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5 Stars By A Hair
(5 out of 5) by A. D. Lum on Aug 31, 2009 (Honolulu, Hawaii)Actually, if I had nothing else in the product line to compare this with, I would give it four stars for less than satisfactory video quality. But that would not be fair. You get what you pay for. There are other models in the Logitech line that have better video quality for a higher price. If video quality is really important to you, shell out more bucks for a better model. Otherwise, you'll be very happy with this one. For communication purposes, this is fine for me. If I were making stuff to post on YouTube, I would go for a model with the highest quality video.
I like the automatic face tracking. When it is on, the camera tracks your face. If your face moves, it pans to follow. It also zooms to keep your face at a good proportion to the field of view. In other words, whether you move closer or farther from the camera, it compensates by zooming in or out.
The physical shade is nice, but I also like the software's "privacy shade" feature. Basically, you can select a photo to be displayed when you don't want to be seen. There are other things that you can use to toy with your image - avatars and distortions. You can select automatic "fine tuning" (white balance, brightness, contrast, color intensity aka saturation, etc.). You can also adjust exposure and gain, or have the software set it automatically. I find the automatic settings to be quite fine - exactly what I would select myself or close to it.
There are other settings to tinker with and third party software tie-ins (YouTube, Skype, etc.).
Before this, I used webcams from the computing stone age, so the built in microphone is nice to have.
As I said, if you want to communicate with your friends and family, save yourself some bucks and get this one. If you want to post video, get the highest quality model. Online video is going to HD so you want to publish the best quality video that you can.
I like the automatic face tracking. When it is on, the camera tracks your face. If your face moves, it pans to follow. It also zooms to keep your face at a good proportion to the field of view. In other words, whether you move closer or farther from the camera, it compensates by zooming in or out.
The physical shade is nice, but I also like the software's "privacy shade" feature. Basically, you can select a photo to be displayed when you don't want to be seen. There are other things that you can use to toy with your image - avatars and distortions. You can select automatic "fine tuning" (white balance, brightness, contrast, color intensity aka saturation, etc.). You can also adjust exposure and gain, or have the software set it automatically. I find the automatic settings to be quite fine - exactly what I would select myself or close to it.
There are other settings to tinker with and third party software tie-ins (YouTube, Skype, etc.).
Before this, I used webcams from the computing stone age, so the built in microphone is nice to have.
As I said, if you want to communicate with your friends and family, save yourself some bucks and get this one. If you want to post video, get the highest quality model. Online video is going to HD so you want to publish the best quality video that you can.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Easy to have my sister install remotely
(5 out of 5) by David A. Merriweather on Nov 13, 2009 (Minnetrista, MN United States)I had this sent to my sister, 800 miles away, to install on my mother's computer so we could set her up with Skype. I wanted something very easy to install and operate and it was a piece of cake. Everyone is impressed with the picture quality.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
GREAT WEBCAM
(5 out of 5) by Grimreaper49 on Oct 3, 2009 (Alabama)I bought this webcam to keep in visual contact with my daughter who goes to college in Scotland. The picture quality is fantastic and so is the sound. I am going to buy a 2nd one to install on the 2nd PC we have in our house.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Good, middle of the road cam
(4 out of 5) by Matthew Carruth on Sep 17, 2009 (Plano, TX United States)I've been using the Logitech Pro 9000 and was curious to see how this new mid-range cam would stack up against it. After running some tests, I would say that the cam is better than average, but not in the same league as the Pro 9000. The resolution and color rendition are just not as good. If you're interested in paying a little less and don't need the best, then this cam may be for you.
Logitech Vid looks interesting, but I was unable to get it to work. I would say this is probably because I'm in an enterprise environment with UDP ports blocked. If I get a chance, I'll try it from my home network.
Logitech Vid looks interesting, but I was unable to get it to work. I would say this is probably because I'm in an enterprise environment with UDP ports blocked. If I get a chance, I'll try it from my home network.