Logitech Webcam C300 – 1.3MP
Posted by Notcot on May 29, 2010 in Peripherals & Accessories |
- Logitech C300 Webcam Built-In Micrphone Universal Clip Rightsound Technology Ref 960-000354
• True 1.3-megapixel sensor: delivers rich, vibrant images and fluid video• 5-megapixel photo capture: lets you take high-resolution snapshots (soft
I noticed this webcam and it’s probably Logitech’s best value webcam. It’s fairly cheap but the video quality is superb. There’s a little bit of motion blur when things are speedy but I think it is easily ignored. The sound quality seems good enough that I’ve been able to throw my headset away and replace it with this.
It’s a pretty standard webcam, it has a manual focus ring and Logitech’s software packaged with it which allows you to add some effects to the video/images. Not too many but it can be amusing at first.
Anyway, I took a plunge a few months ago to test it (there weren’t very many reviews around), and just recently bought my long-distance girlfriend one as a christmas gift as I’m so impressed with it. :3
If you go to youtube and search “logitech C300″ you can see a couple of tests to evaluate the quality. The review from daanbrg is a pretty good example of how well the camera does.
EDIT: Now I want to mention how awesome Logitech is as a company. The C300 I bought kind of broke after a few months. Something seemed to happen to the wire which made it so my computers stopped recognising it. However, after talking to Logitech support, I got a replacement sent directly to me from the Netherlands (I live in the UK) without having to send my old one back to them at all. The information I supplied was enough. Thanks Logitech!
Rating: 5 / 5
Just as you’d expect from Logitech the installation (on my old IBM T40 laptop running up-to-date XP) was smooth and trouble-free and the camera worked immediately in Skype. Both the image quality and the microphone sound quality are very good – it basically does exactly what it says on the tin.
Rating: 5 / 5
I am using this on Windows VISTA 32bit.
I can honestly say it’s really simple to use. Just put in the disk and the computer reads the drivers, then insert the USB web cam when on-screen prompted…..That’s it!
I then downloaded SKYPE, tested the microphone/speaker settings and away I went. Easy as that.
The Web cam gives an excellent picture and sound (much better with a built in microphone – less messing about, just plug in the USB).
Overall if you are looking for a web cam to use with SKYPE or something similar, then I would highly advise this one.
Remember it’s worth paying a little extra for a better quality web cam…….You get what you pay for!
Rating: 5 / 5
Excellent – easy to install and use. Was on it in less that 5 minutes talking to my son in Spain.
Rating: 5 / 5
I loaded the software, plugged in the camera It worked first time. Good images No problems 5*
Rating: 5 / 5