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| Microsoft LifeCam VX-3000 (68A-00001) | 
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| Brand: Microsoft
Category: CE
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $18.90
You Save: $31.09 (62%)
New (37) Used (2) from $18.88
Avg. Customer Rating:  274 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Native Resolution: 640x480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 2.1 x 2.2 x 2.9
Warranty: 3 year warranty
MPN: 68A-00001
Model: 68A-00001
UPC: 882224132367
EAN: 0882224132367
ASIN: B000EVM5DK
Release Date: June 9, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
Good at price point July 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A problem I did have was that the wire was a little stiff so when I place it on my monitor, it has trouble maintaining it's angled down position. It could be just my copy.
Image quality and sound quality is honestly good enough, it's $30! I can't stand the hater reviewers out there. They expect a top of the line product from a $30 web camera. Maybe it's your video card? sound card?
I used this product to video chat with my girl when I was out of town for 8 months. The image quality on this one blew her webcam out the window. I was actually surprised by the image quality from this guy. However, when I recorded a video or took pictures, the quality did seem to be a little ehhhhh but once again..it's $30. As long as my girl can recognize my face on her end and notice that I haven't shaved for a couple days...I can't really complain.
 I paid thirty bucks for this? July 13, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've heard constant reviews about this camera being great AND cheap. So I bought it. Thirty bucks, down the tube. And I thought I was getting something decent.
The sound is horrible, for one. It's completely disconnected from your movements and about two days after I got this, the microphone blew out and stopped working. It was gently handled, and the only sound it had been exposed to was low talking.
There's also the grainy quality and the fact that if you take a picture, you could almost get better quality from a camera phone. It also gets hot after about five minutes of recording.
Overall, this is disappointing, not what it's made out to be. I would suggest a different model to any and everyone.
 Works great for Skype video chatting July 10, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I got this camera so that my kids can video chat with my parents who live in another state. It was simple to install on Windows XP and I haven't had any problems. It works well with Skype. The video quality is decent. The microphone is much clearer and louder than the one built into my laptop. I'm sure there are better cameras out there, but I didn't want to spend too much money. Plus, video quality is usually limited by your internet connection, not the camera. The only gripe, which some others have had, is that the button on top of the camera is easy to bump and it tries to load Microsoft Live Messenger. I changed it to open Skype using another reviewer's suggestion:
Jrverse says:
You can have the large button activate a different app (like Skype) when it's clicked.
This works for me and others on the web (Advanced users only!!!):
1. Open regedit.
2. Navigate to the following key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{6BDD1FC6-810F-11D0-BEC7-08002BE2092F}\????\Settings]
Where ???? is a number like 0000, 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004. You may have a few of these.
3. Under each of the "\????\Settings" folders, look for the entry called "QuickStartPath", and change it from the current value (usually "C:\Program Files\Microsoft LifeCam\icepick.exe") to the path of the program you want to launch when the big button is clicked (like "C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\skype.exe") This works perfectly for me.
 disappointed July 10, 2008
Very impressed with the video, Totally disappointed with the microphone. Am going to return it and try to locate a logitech.
Couldn't be happier July 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this for my dad since he just found out about skype and wanted to talk to his old friends overseas. The picture is great and the software installs very easily. All in all, for the price this is an excellent camera that was painless to install.
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