Good, but if you're going with a Philips...
Written: Sep 06 '01
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Pros: High image quality, tripod holds camera well
Cons: The rubber foot base is a poor design, Philips has a better camera available now
The Bottom Line: Great camera, but Philips has made the best webcam in the world (ToUCam Pro), and it's less expensive. So don't buy this camera.
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| jayp39's Full Review: Philips PC Camera |
...then get the ToUCam Pro. It's cheaper and better. If you can find it.
The Philips Vesta Pro Scan is a good camera, it works well in all lighting situations if you don't mind fiddling with the camera controls. I rank it within the top 5 of the 30 or so webcams I have tested for my company.
However, Philips is phasing out the Vesta Scan Pro in favor of something better, the ToUCam Pro, which is selling for $70 at staples. Unfortunately, it is difficult to find it for sale anywhere other than staples, and the install software is buggy - it crashed on me midway through the install (fortunately it had already installed the drivers at that point). I expect that Philips will have a better installer soon, so this would still be my webcam of choice, it ranked #1 out of the 30 or so cameras I tested. The image quality is superb, and the framerate is unbelievable.
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