Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
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Review 1
Great camera for the price! Neat features and it easily integrates with video sharing applications(Yahoo Messenger, Microsoft Messenger, etc...). I used it to take a proctored final for my online graduate class and it worked great!
Comment below for people new to web cams like I was:
Regardless of optimizations it still requires plenty of lighting at night, which is understandable. If you have a low light office you will probably need an lamp or additional lighting near your desk for good video quality at night. My overhead light just didn't cut it.
Review 2
I had a Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 that would never work with win7. This worked right out of the box, as I expected it to. I haven't had any issues. I use it to skype and it works perfectly. For the price, this is a very good camera. When the logitech did work (for a minute or so) the quality wasn't as good as this, especially in low light.
Glad I got over the Microsoft label and bought it. Usually, I don't buy Windows if I can help it. But, because of conflicts with win7 and Logitech, I was looking for something stable. This camera is better than I thought it would be and the software less intrusive than I thought it would be. I DO NOT use Windows Live. It is an option. You DO NOT have to use it.
Review 3
First the picture is super clear, second, it looks great because the frame is 16:9 style. I set this up on my PC at the office, I must have sold about 10 of them just by seeing how clear it looks when they are just walking by. Setting up the software is EASY, if you have WIndows 7 you plug it in an you are done. Windows 7 not only recognizes the driver, but it downloads all the software and installs it for you. This is some technology.
Some HD handheld cams I looked at could easily go $3000+, this is a great inexpensive replacement for doing presentions or creating content.
If you have a slow junky PC, you will get a slow junky picture most likely. If you are using an old PC more than 5 years old, replace it because 5 year old PCs and CPUs take up more electricity.
