Product Description

No question about it, your notebook computer is big part of your daily life. Email, the Web, and IM keep you connected with friends and family?but what if you could see and hear them, too? Video IM is the way to go, and the QuickCam® for Notebooks adds that dimension to your Internet experience. It works with all popular IM and video calling services, and provides super clear VGA video and integrated audio. See your friends and family with crisp VGA images Add live video to your favorite instant messenger: MSN® Messenger, AOL® Instant Messenger? (AIM®), Yahoo!® Messenger, and Windows® Messenger Speak and be heard with the integrated microphone; no extra parts to connect or lose Get started quickly with Logitech´s easy set-up Attach to any notebook with the adjustable clip (14mm max), and rotate to almost any angle Take 1.3 megapixel* still pictures with the integrated snapshot button Keep images sharp regardless of distance with the adjustable focus ring Know when you´re ?live? with the illuminated activity light Protect the camera with the included neoprene travel case Benefit from Logitech´s wealth of experience?we make the world´s best-selling WebCams! *Interpolated

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3875 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Logitech
• Model: 961404-0914
• Released on: 2007-09-06
• Platform: Windows
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .39" h x .39" w x .39" l, .61 pounds

Features

• Webcam for use with laptop/notebook computers. Features 640x480 video resolution for sharp images, snapshot button for 1.3 megapixel pictures, manuel focus lens with 42 degrees field of view, integrated microphone, activity light & travel case.

Manufacturer's Description
No question about it, your notebook computer is big part of your daily life. Email, the Web, and IM keep you connected with friends and family - but what if you could see and hear them, too? Video IM is the way to go, and the QuickCam for Notebooks adds that dimension to your Internet experience. It works with all popular IM and video calling services, and provides super clear VGA video and integrated audio.

Customer Reviews

Poor quality webcam, and painful installation
I bought this as it looked a very good value webcam. But unfortunately it looks like I got what I paid for.

As another reviewer has noted, installation was painful. I just dumped the CD in the bin, as it just couldn't be read by the computer, and grabbed the installation files from the Logitech website. However, this wasn't straightforward, as it wasn't clear which model I had, and had to download a couple of install packages before I got the right one.

When I did get it working, I was very disappointed in the quality. Under optimal light conditions, the picture is pretty grainy, and quite choppy.

And if the room isn't completely bright, then you can barely see the camera image. I'm not being picky here - it struggles with what I would call an ordinary level of lighting in a room.

In summary - steer clear. It's just not worth going for this to save a few pounds....

Worked straight out of the box but image quality isn't brilliant
Although I have yet to use the webcam in anger, the installation went as well as could be hoped for, and the software once installed has good functionality. The camera itself looks good, however the image is littered with bright dots, suggesting defects in the CCD. Still, for the price of the camera, and given that it's only for MSN/Skype I can't fault it.

Such a shame!
When I ordered this webcam I was very impressed with what it appeared to offer for the price, and now I have it I am not totally dissatisfied. It grips nicely to the top of the laptop screen, is easy to use and was definitely value for money. But man did it take a long time to get to that. The installation disc provided with the product was terrible. Quite simply, it did not work. The only way to get it to install everything properly, was to keep taking the disc out of the disc drive and putting it back in again. This was the only way that the disc would keep working. It kept stopping every so many seconds, and taking it out and putting it back in again was the only way to kick it off working again. Can you get any worse than that? I think you'll be hard pushed to do so. It took me over 2 hours of doing this to force the disc to finally work and install the software and get the camera going. The camera at 1.3 megapixels is quite jumpy and doesn't like to take smooth flowing videos which I fear will be annoying and hard going on the person viewing the image when video chatting online. The price of the product was great, although Amazon's delivery estimate was wrong and it took longer to come than suggested. But this is a basic webcam. I'm still not knocking it for the money though. But the software, well, let me put it this way, I hope I don't ever have to install this webcam on a different computer. I don't want to suffer another few hours of having to keep taking the disc out and putting it back in to keep it running. Think of suffering two hours or more of listening to a CD skipping, and that's the type of frustration the installation disc with this product will give you. If you want to give this ago, by all means go ahead. Once you get the webcam going I'm sure you'll think it's good for the money. But heed this warning if you're not that patient, then steer clear. The manufacturer has some problems to solve with the product, or more specifically, the installation of the software.