Advantages: Relatively cheap and robust Disadvantages: Poor picture quality
The PhilipsSPC 200N PC Webcam, I only recommend it as a budget camera!
The Camera's User guide is VERY easy to follow - only two pages of instruction in each of 8 languages! Installation takes minutes.
Camera (about 4X6X8 cm and as light as a feather) plugs into a USB so does not require an extra power supply. It is very robust, but being so light it tends to be dragged to the side by the weight of its own wire!
Flat base so cannot be mounted onto a laptop or speakers. Looks just like the image on the box?
Picture quality is painfully bad, and cannot cope with ANY movement, but most budget webcams are like that?
Microphone not inbuilt but a massive one you have to keep right in front of your moth is included.
Software you can use to take videos with the camera is included in the installation CD, but video quality is ...
Advantages: Looks good, good quality, not too expensive Disadvantages: Lighting
Packaging
It comes in a nice, small, solid box with a picture of it on the outside.
Appearance
It is small and compact. It is silver and black with a green light which comes on when in use. It has a rubber base which means it is easy to stand.
Software
It comes with a progamme on a cd called Labtec webcam. This includes quickcapture which is a small progamme which you use to take pictures and reasonably long videos. You can also use it on windows messenging,msn and yahoo messenging from Labtec Webcam. It also has picture e-mailing which means you can send videos in emails. You can also make you own digital photo albums which makes it easier to sort out all you photos.There are other features as well including 'make your own webcam' and 'motion detector'.
Features
It has a built in microphone which you can use either ...
Advantages: Cheap, clear images (sometimes) Disadvantages: Bad for picking up light and vice versa
This a great little webcam for those who don't want to splash out a lot of money on the more expensive range which can be found on the market.
This particular webcam comes bundled with its own software, however I do recommend that if you purchase the camera you upgrade the software by downloading it from the labtec website.
This is a nice webcam which is foolproof and easy to install. Within a matter of seconds I had this hooked up to one of my USB ports and XP automatically installed the relevant drivers (however I did install the software beforehand). It works fine with all my applications, in particular windows live messenger where I use it a lot to hold video conversations with friends and family via the use of its built-in microphone which picks up rather well suprisingly. Another good little feature is the photo button ...
Product Information for "Philips SPC 1330NC Webcam pro" »
Image sensor
Type
CMOS
Lens construction
Lens Iris
F/2.0
Focus Adjustment
Automatic
Interfaces
Computer Interface
USB
Manufacturer's product description
Webcam pro SPC1330NC changes your perception of video calling. It features HD video quality with true 2.0 megapixels video, 8.0 megapixels photo, 90 frames per second video and autofocus, and ultra-clear stereo sound with two built-in microphones.
