Digital noise was minimal, but we did notice it in dark areas. The QuickCam Pro 5000 performed well in our tests, but bright whites were blown out, especially in dimly lit environments, even when we employed the low-light boost setting. In the less-useful-but-cute department is the Avatars feature, which tracks the movements of your nose, eyebrows, and mouth and applies them to a cartoon character such as an alien or a shark. With low-light-boost and color-boost settings, Logitech helps you achieve optimal performance under different light conditions. You can also change exposure, gain, and ambient-light settings.
The included QuickCam software lets you adjust many settings, including brightness, saturation, contrast, white balance, hue, sharpness, gamma, and backlight. Logitech also includes a headset for better sound recording and voice chat. A small, sensitive microphone built into the front of the camera can record a normal-level conversation from 6 feet away. On top of the Webcam is a large, unlabeled snapshot button, which takes a picture if the QuickCapture software is open. In each case, you merely snap the dislodged item back into place. Also, the camera itself comes off the stand when tilted too far in one direction. The privacy shield isn't securely affixed to the camera, and it comes off too easily.
We don't mind the manual adjustment, however.Īlthough the QuickCam Pro 5000 is easy to position, we did run into a couple of minor snags. All of these adjustments must be made by hand, unlike with the Creative Live Motion, which allows you to control the view via software. We saw the same style of tail on the Logitech QuickCam Fusion, but the Pro 5000's is more flexible and holds its shape better.ĭespite its large size and bulbous shape, the camera is very adjustable: you can tilt it 45 degrees up, 10 degrees down, and 360 degrees to the side.
You can flatten the tail to prop up the camera on a desk.
Instead of a clip-on stand or a claw, the QuickCam Pro 5000 has a flexible tail that allows it to sit atop a CRT or LCD monitor or a laptop display. More advanced users may want to consider the Logitech QuickCam Fusion, which offers similar performance but adds a more modern look and the ability to take megapixel photos. It's also easy to setup, and it works seamlessly with multiple instant-messaging clients. The QuickCam Pro 5000 offers enough image-setting options for most users. Needless to say this is getting on my nerves.The Logitech QuickCam Pro 5000 has a decidedly Webcam 1.0 design, but don't dismiss it as outdated its performance and adjustability are impressive, especially for its $79.99 price. After, it switches and a couple of "USB composite devices" show up. Bringing up the viewer will show me that the LogitechQuickcam is the only device on Before I start a convo. The guaranteed error message that comes up is "USB controller bandwidth exceeded" Curious thing is the camera/mic combo is the only device I have on the USB port physically (USB 2.0 btw). It's pretty much a toss up as to whether video or audio will die. Sometimes like RISTATEJAP, my visual feed will go dead as well. If I start an audio only chat, I can both send and receive audio, but again this has to be done before the screwed up a/v chat. Interestingly no sound will play from any app after I start a video chat. I'm pretty sure my sound card works as I can play music through it before I engage in the video chat. When engaging in a video chat, either through MSN or Skype People can see and hear me, I can see them, but not hear them. Funny little noises in the background can be cured simply by unplugging and plugging back the usb connector and of course, reboot.reboot.
Moved back my heaset (speakers and mic) from the PC to the HUB!.made a video, same problem again: accelerated videos, funny voice. Moved my usb headset to one of my motherboard's USB ports.
Solution, after lots of trial and error, found out some devices do not work well on USB HUBS!. BUT a "hmmm (noise)" in the background remained.
Whole thing, rebooted and now videos play normal lenght. Solution? Uninstalled and re-installed the Were "accelerated." a 20 second clip would playback in 5 seconds! I have always benefited form forums like this so I will give back.īought the same camera about a week ago. = form a post I published in Googles gropus = I use an Altec Lansen Headset ($40) with regular connectors into a USB adapter, so I can connect it to a USB port. What Kind of mike do you use? separate mike? or a headset? USB or regular connectors? if USB do you connect it to a HUB or to your PC? A couple of questions for mine and everyone's benefit.