amazon Microsoft LifeCam HD-6000 reviews
With a square, light weight, and wide-angle lens, the LifeCam HD-6000 webcam from Microsoft is ideal for use with laptops. This webcam can rotate 360 degrees and tilt up or down a bit. The dipstick is used to attach the webcam to the top or sides of the laptop screen, but not to most desktop LCDs. At the top of the webcam, there is a button to power up and boot up Windows Live Messenger software (HD-6000 also works with other video services like Skype).
Installation starts by loading Microsoft LifeCam and Windows Live Messenger software from the supplied CD-ROM. After installation is complete, the software prompts you to connect the HD-6000 with a USB cable attached to the webcam.
To chat HD video with the HD-6000 webcam, your computer must be running Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later, Intel Dual-core processor running at 1.6GHz or higher, and at least 1GB of RAM. Since there is no video processor on board, this webcam can not support HD video chatting with Skype.
The only way to adjust the settings of the webcam is to use Microsoft LifeCam software. This webcam can capture images in various sizes and quality levels ranging from 160×120 to 1,280×720 HD.
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The HD-6000 automatically adjusts the ambient light to give the most vivid colors. You can also turn off the TrueColor feature and manually adjust the elements for brightness, contrast, saturation, sharpness, white balance, and background. You can also use the controls located on the main display window of the LifeCam software to zoom in / out. When zooming in, you can drag the image left, right, up or down to focus on a particular object. But when in HD mode, you can not use the zoom feature.
In the experiment, some details seemed faded in HD mode, particles appearing in monochromatic areas. In general, the TrueColor feature makes the image brighter – this is good for low light conditions, but not good in well-lit rooms. During testing, brightness was adjusted below default.
The autofocus feature of this webcam catches up and adjusts with every move. This makes you chat sometimes feel uncomfortable because the image is very clear and normal, sometimes blurry and green, although the chat sitting and very little movement.
Chat can be heard clearly when the speaker is sitting in front of the camera, but when turning or moving a little to the side, the sound quality is reduced.