LifeCam Studio Full HD 1080p

This is a "cheap" Webcam which I specifically bought because I don't want anything special and just needed a Webcam. It worked well as a camera and fit my needs perfectly. Its doesn't have a ton of extra bells and whistles but the stand is great and flexible.

This product is used for zoom meetings

Good product for a good price.

Total white out picture quality. No adjustments in software settings.

Not a good camera.

Ich habe die Cam jetzt eine Woche und bin sehr begeistert. Die Bildquallität ist echt erst sahne doch mit 1080p Auflösung werden auch einige Anforderungen an den Computer gestellt, damit er das Material verarbeiten und wiedergeben kann. Der Ton ist sehr gut und hat auch eine angenehme Läutstärke, selbst wenn man bist zu 2m entfernt ist. Installation verlief problemlos, anstöpseln Win7 hat die Cam sofort erkannt und Treiber und Software installiert. Die Software von MS liefert grundlegende Einstellungen zur Bildqualität und Bildeigenschaften (Kontrast,Schärfe,..) bietet als nette Spielerei einige echtzeit Videofeatures an, z.B Verzerrungen und Kopfbedeckungen. Als kleines Manko habe ich das die an sich auch sehr gut durchdachte, formbare Halterung bei sehr dicken Monitoren schlecht zu befestigen ist, da sie dafür etwas zu klein ist. Positiv ist aber andererseits das ein Gewinde für Camerahalterungen in dem Fuß mit integriert ist, was die Camera auch für etwas Professionellere Einsatzzwecke gut geeignet.

Questa webcam rappresenta al momento la migliore che abbia provato. Alta definizione, ottima messa a fuoco e regolazione della luminosità; il formato wide screen mi permette di usarla sul televisore del salotto ed inquadrare tutta la sala con un'ottima resa indipendentemente dalle condizioni di luce e dal movimento delle persone presenti. Vale tutta la spesa. Unica nota: con Skype su OSX a volte durante la videoconferenza la videocamera scompare, ma con FaceTime non sembra succedere e d'altronde OSX non è nell'elenco dei sistemi supportati.

This webcam is pretty awesome. Once you manage to prise it out of Microsoft's iron-clad bomb-proof armored packaging (seriously, it took about seven minutes and a pair of scissors to work it out! Oh, and you might take a while to find the little black rubber lens cap, which is inside the white paper drivers-'n'-documents box), it actually seems surprisingly small and light. Getting it to work also requires Microsoft's annoying proprietary drivers and an internet connection, which I assume is because the ones on the disk are out of date and so I was treated to an agonizing 80MB download. However, once it's up and running it's easy to see why it commands the price it does and why you'll learn to put up with all the slightly annoying drivers and the impossible package. Also of note is that new firmware is available for the camera, which is meant to make it better, faster, shinier and generally something you should do; I can't comment on whether this is true, because I installed it before I used it. Whether the result of the update or not, the camera seems to work pretty well. The drivers too aren't too bad to use if you can bear the download time; as well as letting you zoom the picture (fairly cool, and doesn't seem to affect quality either), there's a few effects you can apply to the video output even during a video call. Some of them, such as the hats, face distortions, and actually fairly cool background blurring rely on face detection (which is surprisingly reliable), while others overlay filters - black & white, sepia, posterise and so on. The driver interface isn't bad either, with a little icon in the task bar allowing you to change zoom, effects and settings quite easily. The quality of the camera is outstanding; even at the low resolutions imposed by Skype, the video is bright, clear and without graininess. This is pretty good going, given that my desk isn't exactly photo-lit! Along with the autofocus (which, although it doesn't seem like too much of a big thing at first, has convinced me never to go back to manual), the camera also automatically adjusts the brightness and colour of the picture. I've noticed that sitting in front of my computer at 9pm illuminated only by my screen (lightbulbs tend to fail more often then monitors, it seems) doesn't look too far detached from a sun-lit seat on a nice day. I suppose that I shouldn't let this get too sugar-coated though, so I must say that the Lifecam Studio is not without flaws. Firstly, the autofocus occasionally goes a little out of whack, and either picks up the background or some invisible subject a few inches from the camera. This isn't too bad though, because it can usually be solved by holding a hand close to the lens for a few seconds to initiate a re-focusing, then move it away so it picks you up again. Secondly, the camera's colour-adjusting magic sometimes goes a little crazy and whites you out or blacks everything out, but it's always temporary (it'll go back to normal in about a second) and usually happens if you do something like giving picking up a sheet of paper or move a dark object near the camera. Thirdly, this camera gets hot. In the product video on amazon.com for this, a few Microsoft hardware engineers discuss the design of the Studio, and reveal that they're pretty chuffed with the tidiness of the overall design and how well it all fits together; they give an example of the aluminium body not only looking strong and shiny and being pretty overall, but also doubling as a convenient passive heatsink. It shows (Well, obviously not literally - I think it'd probably be difficult to heat the whole thing to incandescent temperatures from the 2.5w of electricity you can pull from a USB socket), but after using it for a while it quickly becomes quite warm to the touch, and reaches perhaps 40-45C during extended use. This is probably fine for the camera and I'm sure that it doesn't mind too much (Microsoft peripherals maybe don't boast the 4000K survivability of technologies from vendors like Aperture Science, I've not seen many electronics datasheets that complain too about temperately below about 80C), but it's something that you should maybe be aware of; it's probably not broken, just meant to be like that. Overall, it's a pretty great camera and I'm glad that I bought it; the price could be a little high if you're only an occasional user, but if you're prepared to pay the price then you're rewarded with a good, high-quality piece of kit. It does have its flaws, but then I'm certain that there's no webcam without them and in the scheme of things they're fairly minor. I would definitely recommend giving it a try.

La camara es discreta por su tamaño, ideal si no quieres que se vea, la calidad de su imagen va de acuerdo a su precio. Claro que si te interesa algo de alta calidad tendras que adquirir una camara de alta gama. A mi me funciono muy bien

Decent video quality compared to other webcams I've seen. Not sure if other top class cameras are better though, like Logitech, so on. Pros: -Decent picture resolution up to 720p. Over that you don't get much more detail. It's a pitty SKype is not capable of taking advantage - it compresses the picture and details are lost. -Very good low light performance at manual exposure. It is able to capture pictures that look ligher than what I see with naked eye and still have high frame-rate. -8Mp photo capture. Haven't printed one yet but could be useful. -Software with funny faces and effects. -Ver good build quality and picture and good video quality Cons: -Auto exposure settings have some strong weaknesses. Auto exposure oriented towards low noise, good colours picture. Consequently you always have nice looking image but very blurry videos. This seems to hurt the auto-focus making it even slower and sometimes incorrect. I was able to get very responsive video with quick autofocus using manual settings at resolutions up to 960x544 but not at 720p. Not sure if a more powerful processor would improve the Auto settings performance. -Dynamic range could be better -Auto white-balance not perfect with mixed lighting