5.0 Megapixel USB PC Webcam Camera for PC Laptop Notebook- Blue
Published: June 6th, 2010
Category: Chatting Devices
- Software included
- 4 LED lights for night vision viewing; 5.0 MP still image capture
- Swivel head design for full 360 degree rotation with suction base
- Automatic brightness adjustment and color compensation
- Compatible with Windows 2000 / NT / Me / XP / Vista
Product Description
Connect with your world day or night using our Webcam with Night Vision. 4 bright LEDs will illuminate the darkness, with automatic brightness adjustment and color compensation. A handy scroll wheel on the webcam cord controls the LEDs. Great for Skype, ICQ, AIM, MSN, Yahoo, or net meetings!
Compatible with Windows 7, Vista, XP
5.0 Megapixel USB PC Webcam Camera for PC Laptop Notebook- Blue
June 6th, 2010 at 6:10 pm
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1D8O3MJX2HX4J This is a wonderful webcam. Many users seem to have had trouble with this or have had complaints about the image quality so I decided to make a video review with this camera to show you how well it does work. The Camera looks toy-ish in the picture, but it does not feel cheap at all. I am very happy with this webcam, and it is great for the 7.00 price tag. By the way, when Put the border around the picture with the German flag colors in the corner, I am saying I speak German (Ich spreche deutsch). The programs I mentioned are both free, and are called Debut Video Capture Software and ManyCam. I hope the video itself will put to rest any concerns you have about image quality and compatibility, at least with Windows Vista.
Rating: 5 / 5
June 6th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
This is a great little USB web cam for very little money. When testing a dozen or so different web cams, I found this the easiest to use and the least expensive.
This cam does not come with software, and does not have fancy features like zoom, autofocus, and subject tracking. It is fixed focal length and focus, like a cheap still camera.
I found the lack of software to be a plus, as most all webcam software borders on being malware with its invasive and obnoxious effects on Windows. I have not tried it with Linux yet, but will update this review when I do.
This camera worked out of the box on standard Windows camera drivers, and for simple web conferencing, it is great. I have used it with the Elluminate service, and it functions quite adequately.
If you need a basic, generic, USB webcam and don’t want to shell out nearly $100 for a good one, give this beastie a try. It isn’t fancy, but it works.
UPDATE FEB. 2009
I have also now tried this camera on the MSI Wind Barebone computer running Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. It works well with Linux, too.
UPDATE July 2009
I recently got my 5th one of these cameras, and it arrived damaged (poor packaging). I emailed HDE through Amazon and immediately got a response and they sent a new camera. Customer service like that is just darned hard to find. Good job!
Rating: 4 / 5
June 6th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Brought this camera to chat with my husband in Iraq. Camera works GREAT! Very clear picture. Im actually buying another one for my husband so he doesnt have to share. The only thing to make this better would be a built in mic.
Rating: 5 / 5
June 7th, 2010 at 1:17 am
I purchased this webcam solely because I wanted the 5 mega pixel capability. However, I never had any indication that it was capable or more than 640×480 (0.3 mega pixels). I was provided a driver file by email but the installation program did not recognize the camera and aborted. The manufacturer isn’t identified and I had no luck Googling information from the USB info(0C45_62F0). It was Returned. Similar low resolution cameras can be found for less money.
Rating: 1 / 5
June 7th, 2010 at 2:38 am
We ordered one of these as a “test” — the price & claim was too good to pass up.
Tested it w/o custom drivers (Windows XP) and it was recognized & was perfect. Quality was awesome — focused fast.
Worked in low lights; and in really low lights there’s a rheostat switch on the cable to increase the lights (visible white LED)
Works well. We ordered 2 more for a video conference test.
Pending results & what my client says — we will order more for his company in-house conferencing system.
The “windows” drivers recognize it and works out of the box — no drivers came with it; images at 640×480 only with our software… Hopefully the custom drivers will increase that.
Recommended — for the price, you can’t go wrong!
Update: There are no custom drivers for this; so you’re stuck with whatever windows recognizes it as, in my case (on 3 os’s) it’s 640×480.
Rating: 5 / 5