Microsoft LifeCam VX-3000 Webcam - Black by Microsoft
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Digital camera reviews of Microsoft LifeCam VX-3000 Webcam - Black
Digital camera Review: As expected
Summary: 5 Stars
This web cam is what was expected and exactly as presented. The opened box was not a problem as everything was there. I plugged in the usb end of the cord, put the CD Disk in and vola - everything worked.Digital camera Review: Awesome Webcam!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this webcam! It is definitely an upgrade from the Microsoft LifeCam VX-1000! The features are so easy to use and it's very idiot-friendly ... even my 6-year old niece knew how to use it! The picture is very clear, it seems like I bought a $100.00 webcam. For what I paid for, it is a gem!Digital camera Review: Awful Product
Summary: 1 Stars
This is an awful product. While chatting over, the person on the other side would have a hard time distinguishing you from your dog. The microphone works well in comparison to the picture quality. But when you compare it with other descent webcams, it fails miserably. If your mic is even somewhere near your speakers, it produces a very bad interference.
To sum up, I will just say, I have already ordered a return receipt from amazon, after using the webcam for not even a week.
Digital camera Review: Bad Mic
Summary: 3 Stars
I haven't really used the built-in mic coming with this web cam until today when I found an annoying background noise with it. You know I'm a PC fan and IT professional. I'm very familiar with PC and its peripherals and how to trouble shoot them. The thing is: the built-in mic of my PC works perfectly, which means you just can't blame the sound card or its driver. I searched online and found quite some complaint against VX-3000's noise. Seems my unit is broken: the advertised noise-canceling doesn't work at all!
It's not a big deal because every PC has a mic port now, but the bad thing is: you THOUGHT it work as advertised, with noise-canceling offering crystal clear recording, bluh, bluh, bluh, when in reality it doesn't work that way, and you got pissed off :-)
Why they want to put a mic there inside a webcam? The common sense is those "x-in-1" things are more prone to problems than devices with dedicated features. I won't buy any webcam+mic any more.
Digital camera Review: Bad picture quality
Summary: 1 Stars
I ordered two of these for christmas, one for me and the kids and one for my parents so they could see the kids. The picture quality is terrible. My face looked like one of those weird grainy blobs you see in the government espionage movies before the high tech guy comes in and crystallizes the picture. Eyes, Mouth, hair, and red green or purpley skin. Awful awful awful. I was disappointed because the description microsoft gives of the product is for use as a webcam for windows live. But then when you get the box it says "Offline performance only" in regards to pixel resolution. They advertised it improperly online. Anyway, if you're looking to use this for live video don't get it. I didn't try to see what the resolution in the picture capture or the video messenger was like, where you tape a message and then send it. That resolution was supposed to be a bit better. Live video is always less vivid, but shouldn't be THIS poor. I'm returning them ASAP.