Kind of dissapointed after all the hype at respectable review sites. Prefer my Logitech 5000 in the end.
Color/Brightness EXCELLENT. The performance of this camera in low-light (a.k.a typical household light, day or night) is amazing -and I mean amazing, considering the many digital video cameras and cameras I own.
The Wide Angle is HORRIBLE. Well, if you want to get 5 people into the shot, it's cool. (and they will need to come within 4 feet of the camera to fill the frame! all five!) But for showing just you, just your face and shoulders, this wide angle means you only have two choices: either show tiny head/tiny shoulders and your lap and half your living room (this is at normal distance from your monitor), or show a face distorting, nose-enlarging fish-eye look. (at 6 inches from the camera -what it takes for your head to fill the frame) I like the angle of the Logitech 5000 much more.
(Yes, I know there is a zoom function. It is a digital zoom, and blurs the pic.)
One more gripe: no way to hard-set the output resolution. (1600x1200 or 640x480 or 320x240) Basically, I have no idea which resolution it is sending to the IM / Video apps, and am wondering if it's sending 1600x1200 (native resolution) and slowing the video down... :-(Get more detail about Logitech Webcam Pro 9000.
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