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Summary: I've been happy with it
Review: This isn't any worldbeater, but if you just want to take some vain pictures of yourself and send the odd v-mail -- which is all I do -- this camera should be adequate. If you're looking for a video conferencing beastie, look elsewhere.The model I have is, evidently, the 33L4890, instead of the '89. I can't imagine there's much difference -- whichever one of IBM's camera's you pick, you won't get much support from Big Blue; it's outsourced to the hodgepodge of hardware and software developers who contributed to the package. If you don't expect too much, you'll be happy. If you need the damn thing to do as you tell it, spend more money.
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Summary: Is not the greatest web cam but it work for me.
Review: To put it bluntly: This camera is awful. I immediatly returned it after buying it. When I tested it, I waved my hands in front of the thing. Ten seconds later, a 1 fps blur appeared on my screen. I bought a logitech camera for a few dollars less, and it works wonderfully.
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Summary: You can get something better for less money
Review: To put it bluntly: This camera is awful. I immediatly returned it after buying it. When I tested it, I waved my hands in front of the thing. Ten seconds later, a 1 fps blur appeared on my screen. I bought a logitech camera for a few dollars less, and it works wonderfully.
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Summary: tried & returned!
Review: Video quality of this camera was extremely poor, no matter what lighting situation was tried. If you make a movement, you will see it seconds later instead seeing it as you are moving. Constant attempts for the camera to focus seem to be the problem--even trying to sit very still it did the same thing. Still photos looked better than a couple of other pc cameras I have tried, but only if you held your breath and absolutely DID NOT MOVE while taking picture. Have tried 3 other cameras in this price range, this has the worst video quality--extremely jittery and annoying, sort of like the old home movies we had in the 60's. Much better video performance can be had for same $$ or less. No trouble with installation, though!
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Summary: Amazed this made it to market
Review: Well, the quality of the picture from IBM's line of PC cameras is decent enough, but the software that comes with it has all sorts of problems. There's a high probability you'll have to get updated software/drivers and serviceability instructions. The video drivers are very finicky; your own system setup (OS release, patches and software installed), number and type of other USB devices installed all contribute to possibilities of the software and camera not working together. Also, I don't know if this is typical for webcams, but there's a good 1/2 second to second delay between live action and what's show on the computer. This may or may not be important for your purposes. However, if you are able to get one of these cameras for dirt cheap (read: almost free), then as I said, the quality if it works is good enough to at least give it a shot.
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Summary: Is not the greatest web cam but it work for me.
Review: When i first turned it on the picture was very dark blury then i figure it out to move the lens the image clear.
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Summary: piece of crap. not worth it!
Review: when it's the cheap there bound to be something wrong. and there was. this is not a web cam. meaning you can't hook it up to a web page and broadcast it. it's for video conferencing one on one (netmetting). the pictures were just horrible. you see more of the nasty diffuse then you could see yourself. ... suggestion: i would purchase the intel pocket pc camera. this cam has clear pics. and is a webcam & digital cam.
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Summary: You get what you pay for....
Review: You would think IBM would put a little more quality into something they put their name on. This camera, is the worst I have ever owned or seen in use. When I could get the buggy program and drivers it came with to work, the image quality stunk. I would not recommend this product to anybody, it's a waste of time and money. Stick to a more reputable company like Logitech.
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