D-Link DSB-C100 PC Camera (USB)

by D-Link

Product Details

Product Manual [519kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004XRCY
• Item model number: DSB-C100
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 15, 2001

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The D-Link DSB-C100 PC camera is a 100K pixel resolution USB digital video camera. The DSB-C100 supports video with 64-million colors at 30 frames per second by using the high bandwidth of USB, and advanced light-sensing CMOS technology. As a fully contained unit, no video capture card or additional hardware is necessary. The unit simply attaches via a standard USB type A connector to a PC or downstream USB hub.

The D-Link DSB-C100 is much more than a PC digital camera; it is a complete video communications system. It combines state of the art optical technology and complete audio visual software all at an affordable price. With the D-Link DSB-C100, you can turn your PC into an Internet video phone. It is the next best thing to being there personally.

The DSB-C100 ships complete, providing the necessary hardware and software for anyone to begin making digital videos immediately. Software is included with the unit to record digital video directly to a PC's hard drive, record digital video for attachment to an e-mail message, capture still frames, and set up motion-sensing video recording.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good camera, October 6, 2000

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Torben Hansen (Vancouver, BC Cananda) - See all my reviews

This review is from: D-Link DSB-C100 PC Camera (USB) (Personal Computers)

The first thing I like about this video camera is thit it looks really cool. First it has a really neat clear baby blue style, with a matching cable. Next I like how small it is, I can place it anywhere. Its got a pritty sharp capture, plus it has a mic biult in! Overall I like how the software works, you just click and its on, and with USB i can bring it to a friends house and lit him use it.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed? Well... maybe. Satisified? ABSOLUTELY NOT!, December 18, 2000

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"f22b1" (Vancouver, BC, CANADA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: D-Link DSB-C100 PC Camera (USB) (Personal Computers)

Just got this cam.. This is not the newer clear case with swing head cam (same as hawking model) that other sells. (NO WONDER THE PICTURE IS NOT SHOWN!!) I was expecting the clear case model from US dlink web page. This is the old hard plastic - blue strip model in the Canadian dlink web page. The driver set that comes with the cam doesn't work in Windows2000 or WindowsMe. It works fine in Windows98. You need to get the new drivers... in order to make it work. Or go to dlink ftp and look for the clear case driver. This cam also doesn't like Aver OR ATI PCI TV tuner card either. When it finally works, the picture quality is definitly better than the older Logitech Quickcam Express USB. And slightly faster than Creative WebCamIII at CIF. Consider it a fair value for a fair price.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars worst service (or lack thereof) possible, February 1, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: D-Link DSB-C100 PC Camera (USB) (Personal Computers)

I did not buy this particular model camera, but I did buy a similar model not sold by here, but I want to do all I can to get the word out to NEVER BUY A PRODUCT FROM D-LINK! The camera I bought came with the wrong cable, so I couldn't connect the camera to my computer. It was a USB cable, and although one end fit into my computer, the other end would not fit into the camera (it was like trying to put a round peg in a square hole). When you call D-link, the only representatives I could talk to were from the sales department. I would call technica; support and would hold for 15 minutes. Then their phone system would transfer me to a voice mail and tell me to leave a message. I left several, and no-one ever returned my call. When I considered simply returning the product, I tried to contact the RMA department. However, I was put on hold there as well, and subsequently transfered to the voice mail again. I finally called the sales department, and they were extremely rude to me, and at one point hung up on me when I ask them not to transfer me to the technical support because I knew no one would answer. Finally, I tried calling their alleged "complaints department", but I got the voice-mail box of a manager who never called me back from a previous message I left! Our capitalist system should drive this company out of business, because it's post-sales service of products is HORRIBLE!