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 Good quality and OS X (>10.4.9) support October 18, 2007
C. Roden (Los Angeles)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This webcam is vastly better than the MacAlly webcam I bought before I got this one. It works with Mac OS X 10.4.9 and greater without installing any software. My only wish is that it actually came with OS X software to adjust the brightness and contrast, because it really doesn't work well in low light without some adjustment. Fortunately, I already had a piece of software that will adjust those settings. I have recommended this camera to several friends, and I haven't heard any complaints yet.
 Poor driver software and outdoor images saturated November 26, 2007
Stein (San Diego, CA United States)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I have had this camera for a few months now, and I'm really quite disappointed by Logitech.
First of all, the driver software is poorly written: it is huge (35 MBytes!) and unstable -- it crashes easily, and kills the computer (blue screen of death).
Next, the image quality is great indoors, but outdoors everything is saturated. I tried to adjust everything, contacted customer support, sent them photos taken with the camera, but nobody seems to be able to help.
I give it just a little more than 1 star because when it does happen to work, it works nicely.
Great little webcam November 4, 2007
Sally Hahn (Lynchburg, VA United States)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have never bought one before but read the reviews and purchased this. I really like the camera. It is a bit big but it comes with a small little carrying bag. I like the software. It did take me a bit to figure it out but when it is installed it worked great with Skype. That is the main reason I bought it. Buy it!
Works on a Mac w/Skype April 28, 2008
Constantin (US)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I like this camera because it is quite small, portable - it fits in the palm of your hand. As the name implies, it is intended for clipping onto laptop screens - there is no good way to get it onto a tripod like some of the desktop models. The portable factor also means a short USB cable - good for travel, not so great if you wanted to clip this thing on your flatscreen at home with a desktop. In that case, you'll need a male-female USB extension cord. A small mesh sack rounds out the package, allowing you to store the cam safely during travel.
I am very happy to report that this camera works fine with Skype on an Intel Mac running OS X 10.5.2 - I did install the free sourceforge Mac Cam driver but that may have been unnecessary. Skype found the camera (See Preferences / Video) and the only other thing then to do is to tell Skype to use the microphone on the Camera (See Preferences / Audio) instead of a line-in microphone. Thus, even a mac mini can be turned into a conference center.
Like most web-cams, the picture quality is so-so, particularly if you are in a high-contrast environment (i.e. it's daytime with a window behind you). The logitech software allegedly can do something about that but since this camera is not officially supported, I didn't even bother. Instead, I opted to invest in iGlasses, a very functional and easy-to-use piece of shareware that adjusts contrast, brightness, etc. for most web-cams very, very well.
So, overall I am happy with this product. What would make it a 5-star is if Logitech abandoned its in-house software and bundled iGlasses with its Mac-centric stuff instead.
 Not Really Skype-Compatible January 18, 2008
Rick G (California)
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Both Logitech and Skype endorse this product for use with Skype for video calling. But not so fast....
The install disc carries the Camera driver and the Logitech Software, which includes neat features like anti-echo and video fx. But...to work with Skype you must uninstall the Logitech Software (leaving the driver installed). Otherwise, when Skype attempts to access the camera for a video call, it will be unable to, as the Logitech software is in the way and Skype will request that you to turn off "any devices or programs that are using the camera." You cannot turn off the Logitech software independant of the camera, nor turn on the camera without invoking the software.
Once I uninstalled the software, video calling was automatic with Skype, which will detect whether the party you are calling is video-enabled and show a video calling option if they are. But of course, the camera itself is now an inert device that must be driven by some other webcam software (like Skype).
Other than that, it is a fine camera and decent mike in a nice compact package and comes with a handy travel pouch.
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