Logitech’s HD Webcams Raise The Bar July 1, 2007
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My own Webcam is made by a firm called Mikomi and it’s a piece of crap. It’s key feature would have to be BlurryVision, followed closely by SoundLess. That’s why I want one of the new Logitech Webcams, boasting high-definition (HD) resolutions and superb clarity thanks to the use of renowned Carl Zeiss lenses. Yes, real glass, and good glass at that.
The new Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 and the Logitech QuickCam Pro for Notebooks will cost around £70 from next month. They sport a Carl Zeiss Tessar lens, as well as an auto-focus system that claims to refocus images in less than three seconds and which will retain clarity of objects as close as 10cm.
Both record video at up to 30 frames per second and support 720p resolutions at 960 by 720 pixels. Photos can be taken at 2MP. They will come bundled with RightSound and RightLight 2 software for sorting out background noise and poor lighting issues.
Jump now for a pic of both.-Martin Lynch
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These aren't 'HD' cams as everyone keeps saying. The 720p standard - the minimum for HD - is a resolution of 1280x720 pixels with progressive frames at a rate of 50 or 60fps. These have a resolution of 960x720 pixels with progressive frames at a rate of only 30fps. They are high resolution, but they're not HD and you'll note that Logitech itself doesn't claim they are.
Could of done this camera last week at my Beer 2.0 meeting. I setup my desktop camera to automatically take pictures and upload them to flickr.