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Labtec webcam
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works great, good value
(4 out of 5) by Richard Shephard on May 30, 2005 (Solihull, UK)A good value camera. I've used it with windows 98, 2000 and XP with no problem. The included software can record video clips, take stills, email them etc. It also has a motion detector, which starts recording when something moves in the frame. Fun but not much practical use! It works great with MSN messenger though, to talk to your friends over your new broadband connection!
Picture quality is normal for a webcam. People don't seem to realise it has more to do with lighting than the camera. Don't sit with your back to a window, and try to get some light on your face if it's night-time!
We've also used it with windows media encoder to stream video over the office network as a CCTV camera.
The only thing that's less than perfect is the base. It sits on a rubber foot rather than having some sort of clip, so it can slide around. But a bit of blue tack will keep it still on top of your monitor.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
Wonderful webcam
(5 out of 5) by Narfymayella on Jun 2, 2006Great webcam. Very cheap and has a very good picture. Perfect for MSN messenger and it also alllows you to fiidle around with advanced options such as hue (i like to turn myself green in particular) and contrast. also useful for anyone who wants a cheap webcam for animation (such as me!), as its small, easy to manually focus and the software included allows for very simple, fast shots to be taken one after the other. Overall i would just advise you to stop umming and ahhing and BUY IT!
48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent Webcam
(5 out of 5) by rich on Nov 28, 2005 (UK)This webcam is great! There is absolutely no need to spend any more money on a webcam - the quality of image is excellent, the software is very useful and all the settings are totally customisable.
A breeze to install and run on xp, and it is actually an attractive silver colour as opposed to the white one displayed... and for under £10, you can't go wrong!
96 of 103 people found the following review helpful:
really wicked!!!
(5 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Apr 12, 2004it's a cheap webcam but don't let that put you off!!!
it is excellent for communicating over MSN Messenger and works just as well over Windows Messenger! its got loads of pixels letting your friends see you as if you were really there. it's an excellent thing to buy for beginners and a brilliant idea for seeing my friends which live in Austrailia! 5/5
it is excellent for communicating over MSN Messenger and works just as well over Windows Messenger! its got loads of pixels letting your friends see you as if you were really there. it's an excellent thing to buy for beginners and a brilliant idea for seeing my friends which live in Austrailia! 5/5
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
Not bad for the cash.
(4 out of 5) by I. Murdoch on Jul 22, 2006 (Scotland)Just bought this for my first web cam.Instalation could not be simpler,even to a novis like myself.Simple to focus but not too clear at any distance away from moniter, seems to work better with much clearer image if room is well lit.Dont think I Would take many still photos with it but for using with MSN it is ideal,for a first cam and value for money it will take some beating.