Logitech QuickCam Deluxe for Notebooks (Silver)

Product Description
With a stylish look and performance to match, QuickCam Deluxe for Notebooks provides a high quality video and audio experience that ensures you always look and sound your best. Logitech's RightLight Technology and RightSound Technology adjusts intelligently to produce the best possible video and audio, even in noisy or dimly-lit rooms.

works great!
This little camera works great! I wish the clip was a little bigger though and maybe had some no slip grips on it because the edge of my Acer laptop is a bit thick for it so it's a bit precarious to get it to stay without slipping off but other than that this camera is terrific. I use it to skype with a friend of mine all the time and never have a problem with it.

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I had this webcam for a long time now and even though iv droped it a few times (well alot) lol.... it still works like new!!! i love this cam!!!!!

Works easily with Mac Leopard
Got the QuickCam Deluxe for my Mac Pro desktop - and to use with my Windows laptop as well.

Nothing to install on the Mac - it just works in Photo Booth, Skype, iChat, etc. There is a manual focusing ring that you'll have to adjust since there is no software to do autofocus. And, you may need to go to System Preferences > Sound to select the camera microphone as the sound input device.

Only trick for Mac desktop users is that the USB cord is short - designed for a laptop after all - and the camera requires a powered port, so the keyboard USB ports are not an option. Plug into a port in your monitor if it has ports (which will likely behave as a powered hub) - or get an extension cable.

Sound quality is "OK" - the microphone is tiny after all. Listening back from the Skype test call or recording in Garage Band, it sounds a bit like you're in a barrel. You would not want to use this for movie voice-overs, but who cares for chatting. (I also got a Logitech ClearChat Comfort USB headset Logitech ClearChat Comfort USB Headset (Black) on sale today - and the sound quality from it is super, so better for voice 'calls', and perfectly fine for voiceovers.)

The confusing reviews and driver compatibility articles about webcams for Macs put me off getting one for over a year. I wish the manufacturers would just state on their packaging if the devices are OS X compatible - you'd think they'd get more sales.

On Windows XP SP3: software installed fine and works well. I don't see any major CPU usage on a single core 2 GHz Pentium M (old) laptop. Around 18 to 22% when the video monitor window is active, otherwise none. The control panel is easy to understand and configure. There are features lacking on the Mac end such as face tracking (pretty nice) and resolution changing. The Logitech software mimics some of the Mac special affects - and also has a 'video muting' function that replaces your video feed with an image if you temporarily need visual privacy. Image quality with the auto white balance was way off - I was happier setting the white balance manually and boosting the color saturation. Sound quality was fine with Skype as soon as I disabled the "cancel echo" function. With "cancel echo" enabled, the sound coming from Skype was garbled.

Great value for a great product
These webcams are excellent. The microphone pickup is crystal clear, and the video streams in a good quality. The pictures could be a little clearer, but are still decent enough.

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