Logitech QuickCam Orbit AF by Logitech
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Digital camera reviews of Logitech QuickCam Orbit AF
Digital camera Review: Follow me Facial Tracking
Summary: 4 Stars
For some reason the camera seems more interested in my crotch than in my face. Hardly flattering.
Had a horrible time getting reliable delivery in Canada.
Digital camera Review: Fun to use!
Summary: 5 Stars
I use this camera to both have some fun and for surveillance of my front door... works wonderfully for both! Once you see the beautiful image that you get on this camera, the "standard" webcams are really lousy and you might even become a web-cam snob :D
Works with all the standard im programs.
I like it so much, I'm buying 2 more!
Digital camera Review: GREAT Camera!
Summary: 5 Stars
Camera works great! Does everything its supposed to do. The auto-tracking, auto-focus, clarity, rwesolution performed as advertised.
I would highly recommend this product to anyone.
Digital camera Review: Good Basic Webcam, Not Sure About Some of the Features
Summary: 3 Stars
Starting with the good, the video and audio quality of this webcam is great. I use it for Skype video & audio calls and it has not failed to provide good output, even in low light conditions. It is certainly way better than the integrated webcam in my laptop. Additionally, Logitech have worked with Skype to enable 'high definition' video calls which improves the picture quality further if both people on the call have a good internet connection. Lastly, the camera is well built and the heavy base ensures that it is difficult to accidentally knock over.
On the bad side, the autofocus feature is next to useless in my experience. I ended up shutting it off because it would constantly lose focus on my face during a call. The same goes for the tracking option which has not managed to reliably follow me around yet. The Logitech software is a bit intrusive for my tastes and most of the non-control features are novelty items rather than essential.
In general, while this does a good job of being a simple webcam, I would probably recommend others to go for one of Logitech's cheaper cameras like the Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 / QuickCam Pro 9000 which has a similar image quality but dispenses with the motorized lens.
Digital camera Review: Good Buy
Summary: 4 Stars
I have owned many web cams from Logitech, Creative, Microsoft et al and I always buy the camera with the best specs,nothing cheap. This camera performs very well as a video chat camera with very good images, a wide field and a great microphone. I use it regularly with Live Messenger with friends and family all over the world and they have all commented on how clear and crisp the picture is and that the sound is clear and audible. It also takes very good still photographs for sending by e-mail (I haven't tried printing them but I would imagine they would be very acceptable at standard (4x6) size. The face tracking is adequate but I find with my setup (I sit four to six feet from the camera) this is not really important. The microphone pickup works very well at this distance.
One draw back is the stand is far too short for standing behind a monitor (where the camera should be) and I had to make up my own extension. Logitech might want to look into selling a stand with an adjustable feature like a tripod (one leg from an old one is what I used for making my stand). I would rate this a good investment for sending sharp video and clear audio.