- Includes new Logitech Vid software-dramatically simplifies video calling
- Motorized tracking follows your every move for the ultimate video-calling freedom
- High-precision AutoFocus with Carl Zeiss optics for sharper, smoother video
- True 2-megapixel sensor and RightLight2 Technology for vivid video and up to 8-megapixel photos, even in dim light
- Integrated premium microphone with RightSound Technology for ultra-clear chats
QuickCam Orbit AF features motorized tracking that follows your every move, keeping you right in the middle of the picture. Enjoy sharper, smoother high-clarity video with premium Carl Zeiss optics, AutoFocus and the true 2-megaxpixel sensor. RightLight2 Technology automatically corrects for poor lighting, even dim or harsh light. The integrated premium microphone with RightSound Technology cancels background noise for crystal-clear conversations. Logitech Video Effects like animated avatars add fun to your video conversations. And with included Logitech Vid software, clear and crisp video calling is finally fast, free and easy.
Below is product reviews from an user:
“I got one of these recently and we’re going to get another, it is fantastic. Great picture, you can adjust the rate to either 50 or 60 MHz and there are lots of different preset picture sizes. Very clear, sharp and the face tracking works well but not perfectly. (Animation and tracking are not active at the same time, btw.) The built-in mike is also very good and has background noise suppression. The stick extension is a fantastic idea for desktops and is a mini-USB cable encased in a hard plastic tube. It’s sort of creepy when this `eyeball’ moves on the end of its stick as it tracks you. The active light is noticeable. There is a manual control via software, too. The unit can be setup for snapping photos or short videos based on motion detection. Its RightLight tech works well when you are not lit correctly but isn’t good enough or effective/enabled to run calibrations for the animations. It is not a camera for very low lighting situations.
The included Animations are very funny, they have three kinds, one is a full animation, but you have to be very expressive (that is animated :-0 ) to make the characters move from side to side, really open their mouths. Everything from dinosaurs, aliens, wizards, lots of animals or SIM type avatars are available. The second type is ‘video add-ons’ so if you want to add a goatee, pig’s nose, a crown or an arrow through your own head, that type is available, here you DON’T want to move too much (but this might vary by your computer’s processing powers). The third type is picture masks; want to be a talking Mona Lisa, a kitty, a pair of baby foxes? You can, your eyes and lips will be superimposed on the photo. Here, again, you can’t move forward/back and side to side too much. Only a few of each kind are bundled with the software, but there are lots more on the Logitech website, each with processing requirements. Additionally there are some photoshop type filters too, mosaic, fisheye, slow motion blurring, neon edges (that one is very kewl), and various styles of cartooning you and your surrounding available.
Animations and some of the other filters require calibration. A window is displayed asking you to hold your head still in a superimposed box, don’t smile and the computer determines where you eyes, mouth and nose are. You need to be well lit and hold still for it work well.
Of 3 computers we tested on, one needed an updated MS Script update installed to run the CD or the downloaded software (error 1720), and this was one of our newer computers, XP Media on a AMD-X2-64. The hardware/software is rated for a P4 2.4. One laptop is such a P4 and it installed without updates and works flawlessly, except for some animations which have higher processing requirements.
Software to communicate is an entirely different issue. I have not tried Skype yet, but did try AIM and Trillian. These two are not inter-compatible, using the latest AIM 6.5 and Trillian Pro (the only version that supports video); an error occurred each time. When AIM 6.5 was installed on both PCs, it did work together. Interesting to point out on AIM, that if set it to auto-accept video on from Buddies, then the display windows DOESN’T pop up, but the camera turns on. That must be an AIM issue, IMHO.
Your mileage with video software is going to vary based on the computer. The desktop AMD-X2-64 with XP Media, was able with integrated graphics to show both the outgoing and incoming video at the same time at the sizes recorded at. A laptop AMD-X2-64 with Vista Home Premium (Toshiba A215-S6804 – a budget laptop) with integrated graphics could not, and the incoming video was very dark. AIM had no controls to correct it only the volume and speaker volume.
All in all, I like this, the auto-focus, the tracking, the ability to make videos or snapshots suitable for blogging, etc.”
List Price: $ 129.99
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