Advantages: Works on Vista, Good clarity Disadvantages: Driver disc supplied wont run under Vista
My only piece of non Dell PC kit. This webcam is excellent for the price, good picture quality and the built in Mic is responsive. Brilliant for all Instant messengers and VOIP. It is also nice to have a black webcam. I know that sounds silly but most PC's these days have black on them some where so it helps towards unity. The only minor issue with this product is that the supplied Driver disc wont install on Windows Vista. Instead you are directed to a download link where you can download the appropriate driver. I found this odd as it being a Microsoft product and a fairly new one to. The funny thing is it says on the box Windows Vista certified. A bit inacurrate considering the supplied driver disc wont run. ...
Advantages: Good picture quality Disadvantages: No end of trouble with Windows Live Messenger
Introduction
Since the late 90s at work, we have always used webcams to provide the photo identity for our ID cards. We have never had any preference to a particular make meaning we have tried 3Com, Creative and Logitech in the past. Now it was Microsoft's turn in the form of the Lifecam VX-3000. This camera was supposedly a middle of the range camera at its time of release, higher in spec than the VX-1000, but lower than the VX-6000.
In the box
Considering the size of this webcam and the fact there wasn't a user manual included in paper form, I found the box to be very bulky. In typical Microsoft fashion the box was big and bold and was definitely the brainchild of the Microsoft marketing department as a box half the size would surely have been sufficient. Along with the webcam was a quickstart guide and a CD ...
Advantages: Good value, Good picture Disadvantages: Gamma and colour correction can play up
This little webcam is a very good office / general home use webcam, not only does it have very good picture quality but you can also manually focus by twising the lens itself.
The camera itself is 1.3 megapixels which gives a clear picture which can offer a very attractive output and along with settings you can change in MSN for instance you can create a rustique look by making it look grainy, black and white for that old field of simply tweak the settings for your desired effect.
The video and mic function is very useful espcially if you want a cheap solution to making video blogs/ youtube entries for example as the video itself has a fairly reasonable resoulution of 640x 480 @30fps which is a fairly smooth.
As a final note it comes with drivers which are easy to install and a lifecam software which allows you to add all ...
Product Information for "Microsoft LifeCam Cinema" »
General
MPN
H5D-00003, U9D-00001
Device Type
Web camera
Packaged Quantity
60 (specifications are for single item)
Localisation
Asia Pacific, Europe
Camera
Type
Colour
Audio Support
Yes : built-in microphone
Lens construction
Focus Adjustment
Automatic
Interfaces
Computer Interface
USB 2.0
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces
1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
Miscellaneous
Compatible with Windows 7
"Compatible with Windows 7" software and devices carry Microsoft’s assurance that these products have passed tests for compatibility and reliability with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7.
Software / system requirements
OS Required
Apple MacOS X 10.2 or later, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista
Peripheral / Interface Devices
USB port
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support
3 years warranty
Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - 3 years
Manufacturer's product description
Widescreen technology is everywhere these days, built into virtually every new notebook, desktop monitor and flat-panel TV, and today Microsoft Hardware sets a new standard for webcams with the launch of LifeCam Cinema, the first consumer webcam on the PC to offer widescreen video with a native 720p sensor. The timing couldn't be better, with more and more people going online to share videos with friends and family; in fact, more than 10 million videos are uploaded each month to Facebook alone. LifeCam Cinema webcam's 720p widescreen sensor will deliver clear, quality videos - without leaving anyone out of the shot.
