The Perfect Web Camera
Posted by Edgar Stokka | Posted in Recommended Product | Posted on 20-01-2010
Tags: LifeCam Cinema HD, Microsoft, Products, WebCam
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I’ve had a few webcams over the years, however, with the new Microsoft LifeCam Cinema HD, I realize that webcams are no longer what they used to be. They have become great photo, audio and video capturing devices! This camera is simply impressive!
I’ve been using this camera on two different PCs, one desktop PC running Windows 7 Ultimate Edition RC 64bit, and one laptop running Windows 7 Enterprise Edition 64bit. It is plug-and-play the way it was always supposed to be. It simply works!
After a decent download your camera is ready to use. The Microsoft LifeCam software package offers all the features you expect, plus a few more. Capture a photo, audio or a video, change video quality and camera settings, and play with the added effects which may very well add a lot of fun to using your webcam.
This device is capable of capturing life in 1,280 x 720 HD resolution at 30 frames per second, with auto focus, 4x digital zoom.
To get a feeling of what you’re in for, sit back and enjoy this great video from T4ShowVideo:
And here is yet another test and comparison with a Logitech webcamera:
Check out the official specifications from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/digitalcommunication/productdetails.aspx?pid=008
Read full review at Engadget:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/microsofts-lifecam-cinema-hd-webcam-lets-you-film-those-youtube/
Updated 21.02.2010:
The Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet concludes that this is a great web camera: http://www.dagbladet.no/2010/02/15/tema/test/data/klikk/teknologi/10408791/