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Philips SPC530NC VGA Webcam 1.3MP Face Tracking
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Excellent product, skype suitable, easy to install
(5 out of 5) by Mark D - Son of one on Oct 14, 2009 (Scotland)I bought this for a family member specifically to do video calls using Skype. It was very simple to install using the cd supplied and only required a few manual tweaks of the camera front to get the focus right for a brilliant picture. Would recommend this as a mid-budget camera with good quality picture - it is as good as my more expensive webcam (boo-hoo!). Phillips webcams in this series in my experience are easy to install and use, and provide a good quality picture.
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Philips SPC530NC Webcam
(5 out of 5) by Mr. D. R. Smith on Sep 13, 2009 (Plymouth, Devon)Very impressed with the quality of this product. My existing webcam did not work on Ubuntu 9.04, and the driver for Windows 7 was not available, so was interested in a "driverless" webcam.
I have a Toshiba Tecra M1 laptop, and the versatile clip enables the webcam to clip onto the top of the screen. On Windows 7 the webcam worked out the box with Skype, giving very good quality pictures and sound with the built-in microphone. On the downside don't bother with the software on the supplied disc.
Using the Ubuntu 9.04 on the same laptop, I installed the "Cheese" application, this enables the webcam to take still shots, and video clips. Again the webcam worked straight out of the box, without a driver. Skype works well in Ubuntu, and the webcam was detected straight away.
I would recommend this driverless webcam, for Windows 7, should work with Vista, and definately works with Linux Ubuntu 9.04, should work with most other Linux distros as well.
I have a Toshiba Tecra M1 laptop, and the versatile clip enables the webcam to clip onto the top of the screen. On Windows 7 the webcam worked out the box with Skype, giving very good quality pictures and sound with the built-in microphone. On the downside don't bother with the software on the supplied disc.
Using the Ubuntu 9.04 on the same laptop, I installed the "Cheese" application, this enables the webcam to take still shots, and video clips. Again the webcam worked straight out of the box, without a driver. Skype works well in Ubuntu, and the webcam was detected straight away.
I would recommend this driverless webcam, for Windows 7, should work with Vista, and definately works with Linux Ubuntu 9.04, should work with most other Linux distros as well.