Latest webcams

[Jagriti]

hello there.......
I m being a regular viewer of this website and their technical sections. I am about to buy a new webcam for my desktop computer. My Question to you is
can anyone suggest me about the latest Webcam devices that came in the computer market recently. i need to know various models as well as the companies of the webcam. If you can provide me some technical specification
about these webcam, then it will be great. so can you please help me in this query?
i m waiting for your responses

[Hardwareman]

Microsoft's (MSFT) LifeCam NX-6000

• Microsoft's (MSFT) LifeCam NX-6000, a Webcam featuring unusually high resolution capabilities: up to 2 megapixels for video, and up to 8 megapixels for still photos.
  
• To take advantage of those resolutions, you'll need a computer with USB 2.0 connection capabilities.
• It is been tested that LifeCam on a Dell Latitude D610 Notebook with two USB 2.0 ports, but there were significant jumps in the footage when capturing video at 1.3 megapixels or higher.
  
• At lower resolutions, the NX-6000 performed very well. The images are clear, and it is easy to adjust various picture characteristics, including brightness, color saturation, sharpness, and hue.
  
• The 3X digital zoom is another nice feature that lets you vary the shots from full background to close-up. The zoom is easily controlled from the camera dashboard on the computer, which also lets you pan the shot right or left by clicking arrows in either direction.
  
• This Life Cam also gets high marks for design. The clip fits snuggly at top of your laptop screen whether it's thick or thin. I had no problem clipping it onto a Mac Book, for instance. The camera rotates up to 71 degrees to capture both standing shots and close-ups. The camera's compact rectangular shape is attractive.
  
• The NX-6000's integration with Microsoft's services is a major plus. There's a button on the top of the camera that automatically opens Microsoft's Windows Live video chat software. Videos can be automatically saved to the application for upload to a video blog. There are also built-in controls that let users post a video to a Windows Live blog with the click of a button.

[Maxforu]

DELL Webcam:

Developed by Creative and branded by Dell, Dell Webcam center includes features to maximize your experience with your laptop integrated webcam.

Dell Webcam center has an easy to use and customer friendly interface to perform basic and advanced actions.It supports AVI, BMP, WMV, JPG and JPEG file formats

The basic features such a photo capture and video recording, Dell webcam center has a Motion Detection feature that allows you to record live video if something moves in front of the webcam, also Remote Monitoring will let you take a photo or record video at specific time frames and then save it on the portable or upload it on a website for reporting, very useful for parents that want to know who used their laptop.

Time lapsed video let you enjoy long lasting moments in a shorter time by increasing the frame rate.

Creative Live cam application is bundled with it, giving you the chance to have fun with its cartoons, animals and people pictures that can be placed on your IM or web conference application and make it interact with your face expressions and movements.

The application has an classic click on next until you finish installation process that will install the webcam driver, webcam center and live cam application on one process.

Advantages:

- Simple Installation and Friendly Interface
- Include most of the best creative webcam software features.
- Shipped with an stand alone drivers CD for easy installation.

[Killen]

Hercules Dual pix Infinite Webcam:

Hercules, designer and manufacturer of entertainment hardware is taking its webcam technology to another level with the new high end Hercules Dual pix Infinite webcam.

Hercules Dual pix Infinite is the first webcam to offer a wide-angle auto focus lens in this price category. This is ideal for situations where users wish to film groups of people comfortably keeping them all in the frame.

Hercules Dual pix Infinite incorporates a highly unidirectional microphone with a noise-canceling function. The design of the microphone is reminiscent of those used in recording studios to further convince of its superior performance.

Best Features:


* Exceptional resolution for exceptional image quality
* Pure audio quality, free from background noise
* Wide-angle auto focus lens
* Perfect design featuring scratch-brushed metal and glossy black color
* An unequaled video chat experience
* CMOS sensor featuring 2 million true pixels guaranteeing exceptional image quality, even in low-light conditions.
* Photo resolution: 7.6 million pixels (interpolated mode)
* Video resolution: 2 million pixels
* USB 2.0 Video Class (UVC) interface for high-speed transfers and simple driverless installation
* Up to 30 frames/sec.
* Auto focus lens offering a wide viewing angle: 70-degree field of vision.
* Exceptional capacity to be seen standing
* High-quality microphone guaranteeing pure audio quality, free from background noise Universal attachment system compatible with flat screens, laptop displays and CRT monitors

[T.J.]

Active WebCam 11.3


Active WebCam broadcasts MPEG-4 live video up to 30 fps from any web camera. The captured video can be viewed with any browser. It can be used as a surveillance system; on motion, records video and e-mails you captured images.
Active WebCam captures images up to 30 frames per second from any video device including USB and Analog cameras, TV-boards, Camcorders and Network IP cameras. The program broadcasts live high-quality MPEG-4 video from your computer or uploads JPEG images to your FTP server. Broadcasting can be viewed using any Internet browser; no plug-ins or downloads required.
The program performs simultaneous recording and broadcasting from unlimited number of cameras. Your camera / cameras can be used as surveillance system. When the program detects motion in the monitored area, it sounds alarm, e-mails you captured images, starts broadcasting, or records video.

Live broadcasting as well as recording can be password protected that all video and audio are scrambled and cannot be watched without valid password. The program has features to place image overlays and date/time stamps, adjust picture size / quality, and Pan/Tilt/Zoom control.

[Rawko]

Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 webcam


The Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 has a premium autofocus system for fast, fluid focusing that eliminates the inconvenience of manual focusing. With Logitech’s autofocus system, the webcams compensate for changes in image-edge sharpness. Logitech’s autofocus system refocuses images in less than three seconds and helps ensure that images remain crisp even in extreme close-ups. The QuickCam Pro 9000 create pixel-perfect images that help people make better connections with their friends and families, coworkers and clients.

Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 webcams work effortlessly with popular video messaging applications, including Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger and AIM. For high-definition video capture, the QuickCam Pro 9000 and QuickCam Pro for Notebooks records video at up to 30 frames per second. And because both webcams support the 720p high-definition (HD) video format, recording to disc at a resolution of 960 by 720 pixels, people can capture and view incredibly sharp video clips.
The Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 webcams also feature a true two-megapixel sensor than can capture up to eight-megapixel photos, as well as RightSound and RightLight2 Technology - all working together to enhance the video calling experience.

[deoWo]

IBALL ProCam WebCamera

Product Features : iBall ProCam is an SVGA-format web camera, with 800x600 active pixels resolution and hardware JPEG compression engine, provides smooth video and lets you enjoy the clarity of web video

* Sensor Type: CMOS Sensor.

* Image Format: RGB24.

* Pixels: 480K Pixels.

* Video Capture Frame Rate: 30fps .

* Still Image Capture: 800x600 (SVGA).

* Focus Limit: 3.6mm to infinity.

* Snap Shot Button: Yes.

* Built-In-Microphone: Additional earphone with mic bundled.

* Interface: USB 2.0 and 1.1 compliant.

* Supported Operating Systems: Windows 98SE/ME/XP/2000, MAC OS 9/X.

* Bundled Softwares: Drivers and Surveillance software.

Advantages: Smooth web-video by hardware JPEG engine.
Smart & Flexible base design, can fit atop Monitors, LCDs and Notebooks.Free high quality earphone with Mic.
Surveillance software bundled.
Windows and Mac compatible.