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The "face follow" feature is a gimmick to me and although it does follow the face quite well, it is more annoying than functional. I've had this camera for over one year now. It does what it's supposed to do without much setup or hassle. Despite this, I still recommend this product mainly because of its ease of use and simplicity.
It clips fine on my Gateway Laptop. I use this cam all the time and most of the time it is good. The mic on it has a few problems so i have to use a different mic to be heard. It is a bit laggy from time to time as well.
Although the form factor is for Laptops, a wider mounting clamp for desktop LCD monitors would improve its usage. I purchased 4 of these Logitech 961400-0403 Quickcams for use with friends over Skype because of the price, performance and features. I had to fabricate one for my desktop.2. I initially purchased a Logitech Orbcam for significantly more but these are so much cheaper with equivalent performance for VoIP that I would choose these any day. The resolution is very good for VOIP, and the face-tracking and special-effects features of the associated software work as advertised. Possible improvements: 1. A side-to-side swivel mount would also improve its usage.
Well the camera is easy to install and get going but the quality is dismal at best.
Lastly, the drivers on Vista actually cause the blue screen of death randomly and fairly regularly. It does not clip to any part of my standard Dell laptop without putting stress on the pastic and it is not worth breaking my laptop for. How did this thing end up with 4 stars. Which is of course super fun when you are trying to talk to someone online. Secondly the cord is so short it is not even funny. First of all I can never find anything to clip this onto. Third of all it does not focus well at all especially when the subject is any real distance away. At this point the only thing to like is the right light feature which does seem to do an o.k.
job of handling low light conditions. I suspect it is about about 3 feet tops. Oh and good luck finding something else in your house that fits it perfectly and can stabilize it. So if you want to move it around to get something a little out of range forget about it. However, if it is all blurry, immobile, and crashes your computer, it doesn't really matter does it.
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