Product Description Experience instant messaging in a whole new way. Communicate with friends and family as if they were in the room with you. 1.3 megapixels high Definition video and 5.0 megapixels photos interpolated shows you in the best light. The built-in microphone automatically picks up your voice with remarkable clarity. Just press this button and select an Online Contact to start a video call. The 71-degree wide angle lens ensures no one gets left out of the picture. The pan and tilt functionality make it a snap to capture the big picture, however you want to see it. The long, flexible cable gives you more room to move. The zoom delivers realistic, up-close-and-personal video, so you can see the contours of every smile. The new USB 2.0 enables much higher connection speeds, so you can experience life in real-time. Surprise your friends with cool video effects, accessible right from the Windows Live Messenger Window. LifeCams capture life at 30 frames per second, which means the video images you see are smooth and seamless. Windows Vista or Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) required.
Amazon.com Product Description Putting the power of Windows Live Messenger at your fingertips, the Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000 takes instant messaging with family and friends to a new level of sight and sound by offering great video and crystal-clear audio with acoustic noise cancellation.
The LifeCam VX-6000 features one-touch access to Windows Live Messenger.
Enjoy megapixel resolution, a wide angle lens, and a 3x digital zoom.
Plus, you get advanced features, such as automatic face tracking software and low-light adjustment, so you feel like you're right there. The VX-6000 also adds several key enhancements over the LifeCam VX-3000, including high definition video capabilities, a wide angle lens, a 3x digital zoom, and a high-speed USB connection. View a comparison of the LifeCam VX-3000 and VX-6000.
The Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000 is optimized for Windows Live Messenger, which is used by the largest worldwide instant messenger community with over 200 million users. Three key features give you a superior Windows Live Experience. First, the Windows Live Call Button makes it easy to start a video call. Simply press the button to see who's online, and you're on your way to a video call. Second, with the LifeCam Dashboard you can access video effects and control your webcam from the Windows Live Messenger window. Lastly, with One-Touch Blogging, a single click allows you to upload to Windows Live Spaces, an "online scrapbook" that lets you easily post blogs, photo albums, and personal music lists.
The VX-6000's automatic face tracking software, which takes advantage of the camera's pan, tilt, and zoom controls, follows you so you don't disappear off-screen. The VX-6000's wide angle lens lets you fit more people on screen so everyone can join in the fun. Alternatively, the 3x digital zoom brings you so close that it's almost like sitting opposite the other person. The camera's high definition sensor makes it possible to experience true 1.3 megapixel video and 5.0 interpolated megapixel photos.
The camera automatically adjusts for low-light conditions for improved video quality, and a built-in unidirectional microphone with acoustic noise cancellation provides crystal-clear audio. Video effects give you a fun way to express yourself, and last but not least, the camera's universal attachment base fits on most monitors, including flat screens. Alternatively, the camera can sit directly on your desk.
Note that while the VX-6000 is optimized for use with Windows Live Messenger, Microsoft LifeCams also work with other instant messaging programs, such as Yahoo Messenger and AOL Instant Messenger.
There's better out there for less moneyJanuary 9, 2009 Any judgment on the quality of a webcam depends in part on what the camera is being used for, so let me start by saying that i was looking for a camera to record videos of myself playing acoustic guitar a la "youtube" as opposed to using it to chat. BOTTOM LINE: Don't waste your money. Even if picture and sound quality are not a big concern for your purposes, there are still better cameras out there for the money (or for even less).
I got a Logitech webcam in my stocking this Christmas, but unfortunately the Logitech had one problem: the picture was a little jumpy. So i took it back and got the Microsoft VX-6000, which cost twice as much and works about half as well. The software took 10-15 minutes to install, which I was hoping meant this camera would have decent settings and a usable UI. In the end, I prefer the Logitech UI.
The picture is slightly less jumpy than the Logitech (sorry, don't recall the model for the Logitech), it tracked my movements slightly better without getting blurry - but all of this is only true until you actually try to record something. Upon playing back a recording, i found that the sound and picture were unsynchronized, movements were more jumpy. There was a lot of background noise (hissing, static sounds) and, unlike the Logitech camera, I couldn't find any settings to help eliminate this noise.
My biggest problem with the Microsoft camera was that the picture was TERRIBLE. Absolutely awful. There was a lot of static and pixelation happening. Additionally, even with all the settings for hue, saturation, brightness, contrast, etc, my face looked slightly distorted (a little bit of a fish-eye lens effect), and the contrast was still off. With the camera focused as well as possible, the picture still looked too fuzzy (messing with the sharpness in settings did not help).
Maybe I had unreasonable expectations for this camera, but because of the significant problems with the image quality, I cannot imagine using the VX-6000 for any purpose.
Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000 What a great device!!!January 9, 2009 I ordered two of the Microsoft webcams for Christmas gifts this year. They were new and reasonably priced compared to the retail stores prices. I am very pleased with the product and its features. I would recommend this product to anyone interested in a webcam.
It works with Vista x64 Ultimate! but...January 6, 2009 but > I had to download the latest drivers from [...] making sure it was vista x64. It was ver.2.04 to be exact. The drivers that came with it was insufficient needless to say dont use it. Besides the new driver/software is better and has more dashboard effects which are far more enjoyable. The camera quality is couple of notches better than the vx-3000 which I also have but gave away to my folks. But@ 640x480 resolution they are very similar maybe its just me or maybe I just dont notice the wide angle at that setting. either way both of them are great cams. I bought a $20 offbrand webcam it was great but when I got the vx3000 I noticed it was slow on refresh. I also tinkered with the registry to modify the cam button to launch Yahoo Messenger (its tricky). I tried to regedit launch Skype to but failed. Anyways a great cam / too bad I didnt buy it from Amazon as I got it half off elsewhere.
WorthlessJanuary 6, 2009 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I gave this product one star because thats the lowest rating allowable...
I bought this webcam because it was on sale and as I was just starting Grad school, funds were tight. I needed a webcam for video chats with the Prof and classmates. I should have spent the extra money on the webcam I recommended to a friend (a Logitech). The Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000 worked exactly twice, and no more.
So, even on sale from my local Best Buy, this POS webcam failed to give me even minimal funtion or use...
Caveat emptor, it IS a Microsoft-branded product.
Not as great as I thought...December 21, 2008 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I think this is Not a New WebCam....so that's why the Video quality is so poor...// I won't recommend it from this store...
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