Customer Reviews

D-Link DSB-C100 PC Camera (USB)

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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.

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.

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!

I got this webcam because I wanted an inexpensive webcam. The driver that came with the webcam does not work. I tried downloading the driver from D-Link's site. The driver still doesn't work. I tried calling D-Link, and the 800 number is not in service for that product. If I don't get this thing working by tomorrow I'm returning it(...) It's frustrating to have a product not work out of the box. I'm installing this on Windows98 Second Edition. It's via USB, so no power cord necessary.

Well being a virgin to online buying i just clicked and off I was to the checkout. After all that I went back and saw the review section and I was worried with the bad reviews. After a week or so I got the cam(did I say I am in Germany and with the U.S. Army). I went home and pluged it in and it didn't work but hold on. the instructions say to start Windows then plug it in(don't do it). Plug it in first then start the computer and it will work fine. I have Windows ME and a slow computer but it works just great.I am using it to take some pics and video for a website to let the family keep tabs on us. Hope this helps and remember 40 Bucks is a great price for this webcam.

If you're like me, and have a Mac ( Not OSX ), You'll search high and low for a decent cam that you dun have to spend [alot] for ( the apple site's no help either )... well this one's it. It's easy to set up, you just have to install some extentions. Now... the plus side... it's easy to use, and works with most Photoshops and Photodeluxe, not to mention Graphics Converter and quicktime. The bad side... the picture quality isn't the best and the zoom isn't good at all ( it has none ). You need ALOT of light for the pictures to come out right. For casual use, it's great, but anything else... spend the money. Unfortunatly, this cam doesn't work with Yahoo for some reason and I couldn't get a straight answer from their Help site ( suprise suprise ). It does work with I-vist and CuSeeMe ( the older version ). It also works on a PC and with Virtual PC pretty well. You just have to re-install the drivers and make sure to add the cam in in preff's.

Very Good camera in a small price