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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
 

When 640x480 doesn't mean 640x480

by skintigh , May 20 '02
Pros: Works ok
Cons: Doesn't do what the box says it can do
The side of the box leads one to expect that this camera can do 640x480 video at up to 30 fps, but don't be tricked. A closer look (which you'll do after taking it home and being VERY disapointed) shows that the exact wording is:

"VGA(640...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 1.0
 

IBM PC Camera

by kimbonovich , Feb 09 '02
Pros: Easy to use.
Cons: Difficult installation if you ever change operating systems. Not very good software.
I've had my IBM PC Camera for almost 2 years now. It's a pretty durable piece of equipment. I have moved several times, and have dropped it even more times (I don't like putting sticky stuff on my monitor, so it falls) and it keeps on ticking.
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
 

IBM PC Camera -- good for videoconferencing and not much more.

by kurt_g , Dec 30 '01
Pros: Easy to use and set up, USB connection, software CD has a lot of stuff
Cons: Only functions well as a videoconferencing device
For Christmas of 2000, my mother gave me the IBM PC Camera. My stepfather, who is a techie like myself, had recommended it. It wasn't totally an altruistic gift. It was intended so that we could use videoconferencing so that she would be able to...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0
 

You get what you pay for!

by aurigus , Dec 02 '01
Pros: Cheap, Easy to install
Cons: Poor framerate, Poor Quality
Let me start out straight out: this camera was an impulse buy on my part, and I will never do that again! I thought, $30 for a webcam!? How can you go wrong? Well, I did. It really is true, "you get what you pay for."

This camera is meant for...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Download the latest Software!!!

by akshun172 , Nov 17 '01
Pros: Inexpensive and easy to install.
Cons: Software/Drivers on CD don't allow camera to work properly.
I decided to by a webcam after seeing a friend of mine use his while chatting on Yahoo Instant Messenger. I thought it was the coolest thing. So I decided to buy a webcam but didn't want to pay too much. I found the IBM PC Camera on sale for $20. ...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0
 

Okay for chat room lurkers

by hey_melanie , Sep 12 '01
Pros: Low price - suitable for basic "show me what you look like" application
Cons: Many software bugs - quick to shut a computer down
This cam was an impulse purchase for me, thought it might be a nice toy to have. I was wrong.

The instructions which accompanied the cam were vague (at best) and very brief. On many issues the user is left to "figure it out for himself,"...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 1.0
 

Don't bother with this camera

by jayp39 , Sep 06 '01
Pros: None
Cons: Generic, crappy, poor image quality, overpriced, drivers crash
I don't care what price you find this camera selling for, it is a rip off. The camera has poor image quality (especially in low light), is not compatible with many basic webcam software (it wouldn't work with netmeeting), and the drivers cause other...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Yes, a Webcam! Show Us Your Tits!

by emptywishes Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 1000, Jul 06 '01
Pros: it's a webcam (and a darn affordable one at that).
Cons: comes with useless software.
Yeah, my website gets no hits. Right now I don't really mind too much (I haven't been updating all that regularly and have began to work on a redesign recently), but there was a time where I was updating every day and getting no hits to show for it! So...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 1.0
 

Unless you want to waste your money..

by rashmi338 , Jun 30 '01
Pros: Cheap??
Cons: Fuzzy pictures.
Bought it for $29 at Walmart. Returned it after one day. As some wiseman once said, if it doesn't do the job, no matter what you paid for it, it's very expensive. I think, this analogy applies very well for this IBM webcam.

This is a very...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
 

Cheap and easy!

by Niccolle , Mar 15 '01
Pros: Great camera for Ebay photos
Cons: Hard to focus
This camera is cheap and easy to use. I use it solely for Ebay. I take pictures of items I am selling and it works great for that purpose.

The software was easy to install and I was using the camera within 10 minutes. You just point the...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
 

Not great but it could be worst.

by jamesdax , Feb 18 '01
Pros: Inexpensive. Looks good in both brite and low light.
Cons: So So software package.
I've had my IBM PC Cam for about 6mos now and I have enjoyed it. There are much better(and more expensive)cams out there but if your on a budget this one does the job. I get good quality video as long as there is a good light source and compared to the...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 1.0
 

Pretty simple: it's bad

by Dearmad , Jan 20 '01
Pros: Price
Cons: Picture quality, software
There's no excuse for this bad a PC camera to so successful in the market except maybe that it's so cheap. In my case it was free, but...

The Hidden Cost
The software it comes with is wicked and must be installed in a precise...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 1.0
 

Especially bad low-light performance

by martinek , Jan 06 '01
Pros: None
Cons: Unusable for video-conferencing
I can second the experiences others have had with this camera - you get what you pay for. The camera has horrible performance (5 fps or so) under anything other than full bright light, and even then any lighter areas (such as you face) will become...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 1.0
 

Great Name, Poor Everything

by buckiscool , Dec 31 '00
Pros: Price
Cons: Quality, Software and Everything else
I can’t believe IBM slip this badly! I had been looking for a second PC camera for a while. Among many choices, the IBM PC Camera was reasonably priced with comparable features. Since I am a die-hard IBM fun, I decided to go with it. Then the horror...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
 

Worth it's price...FREE ;)

by rikkigirl , Dec 21 '00
Pros: cheap, easy to use
Cons: limited options, not the best quality
The only reason I got this camera was because it was free after rebate, so I can't really complain. But it did help me with some e-selling on eBay. Since I don't own a digicam, I used this to take pictures of products I was selling and, well, it did it's...
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