If I could give this product six stars, I would. I've purchased a couple of webcams over the years. All turned out to be just hard enough to use and just low enough quality that they eventually went in a drawer. Then, three weeks ago, before a trip to India and China, I decided to give webcams another try so that I could stay in touch with home. Based on Amazon reviews and previous good experiences with other Logitech products, I purchased a Logitech QuickCam Pro for Notebooks for my laptop and a Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 for the home computer.
Both cameras are beautifully designed. The notebook version is very small (even smaller than it looks in the picture) and takes up about as much space than my mobile phone in my briefcase. Both units fit onto the monitors very easily (the Notebook version clips on, while the 9000 just sits on top of the monitor with a counterweight in the back). Installation of the software was a breeze -- took just a few minutes and installed without a hitch.
The real news for me, though, is the Logitech Vid software. At first, I didn't load the software, because it wasn't on the CD (I had to download it). However, after trying video chat on gmail (which was a bit confusing and kept crashing my computer), I downloaded the Logitech Vid software on both my laptop and my home computer. It's incredibly easy to use. All I had to do was register an email address on each computer, after which call from system to system was as easy as clicking on the picture of the person on the other system. No exaggeration, it was easier than dialing a phone number.
For the last two weeks, I used the Logitech Quickcam to call home nightly from both India and China, using the regular internet access from the hotels. The process was incredibly simple -- a few seconds after clicking on the icon for the other computer, I was connected with home. The video quality was excellent, even in very poor lighting conditions, and the autofocus worked very well to keep us both sharp. The audio quality was also very clear; in fact, it was clearer than phone calls back to the States.
Given that calls back to the States normally cost $1 to $3 a minute from Asia, I figure I made back the cost of the cameras in a single trip. Since the video calls involved no incremental cost, I was able to talk as long as I wanted. Also, being able to see the family, rather than just hear them, was huge.
In a nutshell, I couldn't be more pleased. I promptly bought two more cameras for someone who works for me and also travels a lot internationally. I'll soon be ordering a camera for the grandparents; installation and use was simple enough that I'm confident my 80-something parents will have no problem setting it up and using it.
As I mentioned at the outset, I've tried webcams several times before, without success. Maybe they've simply gotten better since the last time I tried, or maybe Logitech finally cracked the code of extreme ease-of-use combined with very high picture and sound quality. In any case, the outcome was a true blessing for me when traveling internationally. I highly, highly recommend this camera to anyone who wants to stay in touch with family and friends who are far away and who wants a solution that's as easy as (or actually easier than) a phone call. I couldn't be more pleased with this product.
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I bought this a year ago, Dec of 2013. I have used it exclusively for making crochet how to videos. So camera is about 15"- 18" from the subject. The quality is excellent for what I need it for. You can see how it records by looking at samples on my You Tube site,(Crafty Chrystal) Quality and amount of light will effect the colors that show up on screen. On pictures below, see the difference with poor light at 5' away and good light at 17" away. It can record well in such low light that it shows up on screen as well lit, while I, the instructor, struggle to see my work in the dim light. I just found out there is more than one way to adjust the brightness. And am having better results than I did at first.For the sound, It will record everything very well. I live on a very busy street and sometimes the traffic in the background make those sounds kind of ripple, but my voice comes through just fine. Even when i leave my work area and go to get something I want to show. My voice is lower, but still distinct.I am very happy with this web cam, and I am sure any problems I have had are due to my error rather than the cam. The problems seem to go away as I become more experienced in video work..Down side is how to put it where you want it....The clip will not fit on a flat monitor unless it is a thin lap top one. It does not swivel side to side, but does adjust up and down a small bit. Enough , maybe 15 -20 degrees, for height adjustment. No way to put it on a tripod unless you wire or tape it on. Duct tape and a thin piece of metal or cardboard sticking up behind you monitor will work, As for my purposes, I use an angle iron hung from the wall to clip my web cam to.I do suggest, if you are going to make videos, that you purchase an extra extension USB cord. It doesn't seem to loose any integrity from added cords.The extended ability to use it as a monitor cam depends only on how much room you have on your computer. Turn it on and either watch on your computer monitor, or minimize it and know that it is doing its job while you are busy doing something else.Hope that covered most of it, and that it helped.
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