Logitech QuickCam Pro for Notebooks: An Excellent Web Cam

As a member of Amazon's Vine program and a top reviewer there, I had the opportunity to review The Logitech Quickcam Pro for Notebooks, a product touted as a high-performance Webcam with Autofocus, special effects for video and photos and other special features. The camera is specifically designed to be compatable with Windows Vista, and computers must have Windows XP and a minimum of a Pentium 4.14 GHz or AMD Athlon processor plus 125 MB RAM. It comes with a 2-year limited warranty. Laptops or notebooks must also have a 1.1 or 2.0 USB port, OS compatable sound card and speaker and 16-bit color display adapter as well as a CD-ROM drive and 200-MG hard drive available. This would be an excellent Christmas, birthday or holiday gift for someone this year.

Here is my personal experience and analysis.

Product Details:

Here is what you get with the Logitech Quickcam Pro package: a webcam which can be use alone or set in the middle of your laptop by attaching it to the top screen, a travel case for holding the camera, a stand if you want to take photos or videos of yourself or other things at eye level, a CD for easy setup and the start guide.

Setup and installation:

This was a breeze. I do not consider myself a pro when it comes to technology or add-ons but this was simply a matter of inserting the accompanying CD and letting it go to work. I have since learned that you can also download the more experienced users but the CD was fine with me. It tested audio levels, automatically linked to our computer system and tested out performance of video and audio before it completed installation. We were extremely pleased with how easy this was. Within minutes, we were using the Webcam. It could not have been simpler.

Ease of use and Performance:

My son, a teen, absolutely fell in love with this and so did I. Within minutes, we were shooting videos and photos and having so much fun with the special effects and other options. The User's Guide is very short but completely informative about the camera features, including location of a snapshot button, notebook clip, autofocus lens system and the microphone.