... The Logitech sphere happens to be one of them.
I purchased this webcam for around £72 from amazon which may sound pricey, but several other shops are charging £100. A decent webcam would normally set you back £40-50 so the extra £30 is definetly worth it. Works with Msn messenger, windows ... Read review
Move freely. Logitech QuickCam Sphere AF uses a motorised lens and intelligent ... more
face-tracking to keep you in the picture. Capture true-to-life videos and 8-megapixel images (interpolated) with Carl Zeiss optics and autofocus. RightLight 2 technology ens...
Postage & Packaging: £6.95 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
You've never seen anything like the unique combination of form and function of the ... more
QuickCam Sphere. It features a black, ball-shaped camera that sits atop a nine-inch-high stand at your eye level. Why? So that you'll get optimal face time during your v...
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Advantages: Great image quality (for a webcam) Disadvantages: Disappointing face tracking feature
...products at the moment. The Logitech sphere happens to be one of them.
I purchased this webcam for around £72 from amazon which may sound pricey, but several other shops are charging £100. A decent webcam would normally set you back £40-50 so the extra £30 is definetly worth it. Works with Msn messenger, windows messenger, yahoo messenger and AOL Instant messaging.
Pros:
Pan, tilt and zoom
Integrated microphone (THAT ... ...60 degress either up or down (if face tracking is on you can now throw yourself across the room)
Easy instalation
Cons:
Face tracking, can be good but only if you move.....reallly.....sloooowly..... , also the noise the motor makes whilst tracking can be 'slightly' annoying, eg, sometimes i want to just snap the cam in half!
May have to download drivers for the 'cam at www.logitech.com
The guys at the logitch factory seem to be churning out great products at the moment. The Logitech sphere happens to be one of them. I purchased this webcam for around £72 from amazon which may sound pricey, but several other shops are charging £100. A decent webcam would normally set you back £40-50 so the extra £30 is definetly worth it. Works with Msn messenger, windows messenger, yahoo messenger and AOL Instant messaging. Pros: Pan, tilt and zoom Integrated microphone (THAT ACTUALLY WORKS!) Can turn 180 degrees either side and 60 degress either up or down (if face tracking is on you can now throw yourself across the room) Easy instalation
Cons: Face tracking, can be good but only if you move.....reallly.....sloooowly..... , also the noise the motor makes whilst tracking can be 'slightly' annoying, eg, sometimes i want to just snap the cam in half! May have to download drivers for the 'cam at www.logitech.com
It works with windows 2000, ME, XP and Mac Os 10.1.5 Includes a 23 cm stand (not longer proping cams on monitors or desks)
Another feature that i find useful is the ability to adjust the brightness as the sun shines onto my webcam rather alot, which would consequently blind my goth friends...
Anyway, a must buy for all those avid Instant messengers.
Advantages: Probely a webcam 1st, good quality, nice zoom/tilt etc Disadvantages: Drivers are a pain, face tracking isn't as good as hoped
...easiest place is probely the Logitech website. The face tracking does work, but it does get a bit confused when another person comes in and it trys to follow them at the same time. The zoom is impressive and the movement is good. It comes with an extra stand (9 inch) which you can use to get a different view of you beaming face, it is really easy to change, just pull out the camera top and attach it to the stick. It has a little control panel that ... ...to move it and zoom and it also has a large "reset" button that makes the camera turn back to its straight on view. There is a small microphone in the base of the camera that is very good quality and is very useful on msn with voice conversations.The camera costs around £70, but it hasn't gone down in price a lot since I bought one (about a year ago). It is a good camera, but it is slightly on the expensive side so it is only good if you want a really ...
faultymonkey5894 30.01.2006
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Advantages: Pan and tilt, face tracking, ditical zoom, 1.3 megapixel, very small!!! Disadvantages: Not yet find disadvantages...
It's the best webcamera so far!!!!
It is small with face tracking, pan and tilt, 1.3 megapixel, have stand to see directly your eyes!
BEST BEST BEST and Logitech!!!
Try it...
I bought 145 euro at about 1 month ago!
Have special design it's like a tennis ball!!!
Have 1.3 maegapixel.
Have programs to configure colour, brightness!!!
You can use as it is or you can connect it with a special stand coming with this camera and can directly looki ...
crash21 11.02.2005
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Image sensor
Type
CCD
Interfaces
Computer Interface
USB
Manufacturer's product description
You've never seen anything like the unique combination of form and function of the QuickCam Sphere. It features a black, ball-shaped camera that sits atop a nine-inch-high stand at your eye level. Why? So that you'll get optimal face time during your video calls or video instant messaging (IM) sessions. And when you move, it actually follows you around! The QuickCam Sphere mechanically and automatically turns left and right for almost a 180-degree horizontal view or up and down for almost 90-degree top-to-bottom view. So your smiling face will always stay in the picture.
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