Microsoft Lifecam Cinema HD 720p Widescreen Webcam --- Amazon --- £39.94 delivered
Microsoft H5D-00003 Lifecam Cinema Webcam
Shoots in HD 720p (1280x720 resolution) 16:9 widscreen, at 30fps
Aluminum body
Glass lens
CCD Sensor
Amazon info:
HD Widescreen Video - 720p sensor captures HD quality video at up to 30 frames per second
World-class Optics - With Auto Focus and a high-precision glass element lens
Clear, High-quality Video - ClearFrame Technology for smooth, detailed video
Crystal-clear Audio - Digital, noise-canceling microphone helps improve speech quality
Aluminum Body
Flexible Stand - Fits any notebook and desktop PCs
If you are thinking of spending £12 or more from "CBC computers" then you can get this webcam for £38.81 (free delivery for orders over £50 at CBC computers)
http://store.cbccomputers.com/products.asp?partno=H5D-00003
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My only reservation would be that the 2 Lifecams a couple of our schools have bought come with phenomenally bad drivers.. Well, it's not that they're bad, so much as utterly blummin' massive - 100+ MB for a webcam? I think not.
Also, we had to copy the installer CD to a folder on the PC, and install it from there to allow other users to use the camera. Nasty!
My only reservation would be that the 2 Lifecams a couple of our schools have bought come with phenomenally bad drivers.. Well, it's not that they're bad, so much as utterly blummin' massive - 100+ MB for a webcam? I think not.
Also, we had to copy the installer CD to a folder on the PC, and install it from there to allow other users to use the camera. Nasty!
http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/6/6/6663B667-3D5E-4637-A615-80EC6BA1E4AC/LifeCam3.0.exe
Windows 7 32bit and 64bit 30.2mb, thats about normal right. I'm sure the driver it self is actually about 1mb or something the rest is the software? (I maybe wrong)
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I remember that video, what a dummy.
:thumbsup: just to make it clear I'm not the guy in the video :p he should have copyrighted it before his good friends posted it on youtube ;-)
:thumbsup: oh wicked, do I get a prize :-D just kidding ;-)
Would have got my gf one of these, but she doesn't want it, she only live down the street :p
there was one big thing I forgot to mention about the muvi is battery life is about 2 to 3 hours and the 2gb card that comes with it takes about 2 hours recording (upgradeable to 8gb). It does have a voice activated recording, but I don't think that is any good to you.
I just found it, it could also be used as a web cam.
The colour encoding system (PAL, SECAM, NTSC) has nothing to do with the line or frame rate, sound carrier offset or applicable frequency bands. The latter four are denoted by the system code (A, B, I, K, M, etc.) As an example, System M (525 lines, 29.97 frames ps, 4.5MHz sound) is used with both NTSC (e.g. Canada) and PAL (e.g. Brazil).
It's also worth mentioning interlacing. Although our television service is 25frames ps, it is actually 50fields ps. The picture updates 50 times a second, although each single part of the picture will be updated only once every 25th of a second. This results in smoother motion on pans and greater detail on static shots -- humans don't generally notice the loss of vertical resolution during pans or fast movement.
:-(
It's also worth mentioning interlacing. Although our television service is 25frames ps, it is actually 50fields ps. The picture updates 50 times a second, although each single part of the picture will be updated only once every 25th of a second. This results in smoother motion on pans and greater detail on static shots -- humans don't generally notice the loss of vertical resolution during pans or fast movement.
Yeah, appreciate that... I really really really wish I hadn't said a thing as all I really wanted to say was that 30fps (or 29.97!) is fine for a webcam. Some posters were saying it's rubbish rate but it's certainly better than most webcams at 15fps.
Note to self, keep it simple :p
:-(
I thought there were supposed to be loads of places selling this for the same price :p for those who has been questioning about this deal, I think this is the answer.
I was hoping to order mine mid this month after the statement been sent out, what the hell. Just purchased four from CBC computers, I have used them twice before, items arrived very quickly.
If anyone is still interested in this CBC Computers = £41.58 delivered for 1 item
or £38.81 each if you spend over £50 free delivery
have a problem though, the picture breaks up , at the bottom, not flickering but breaking up, very odd.
edit: sorted it , tried a single usb2 slot, not from my monitor hub, perfect now
have a problem though, the picture breaks up , at the bottom, not flickering but breaking up, very odd.
edit: sorted it , tried a single usb2 slot, not from my monitor hub, perfect now
I guess a shared usb port doesn't have enough bandwidth for the high resolution ;-)
CBC shipped mine yesterday (Friday) so should get them on Monday :-D