Customer Reviews

Ezonics EZ Video Chat Kit (EZ-388)

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

I bought the webcam, tempted by my GoldBox offer. I read all three reviews and figured 2 out of 3 wasn't bad. I wonder whether I'd be better off without a webcam than with one that works when it feels like it. It comes with little to no instructions and when you click Help on one of Ezonics' programs, a little pop up screen comes up telling you that it's Version 1.something or the other. There is no help feature if I'm having trouble and I find troubleshooting difficult. It is easy to install, but that's the only EZ part of Ezonics. I got this for [a little money]. Hold your dinero and save up for a better camera, that may be more expensive but much more user friendly. Also it has a bad habit of freezing my computer when loading.
P.S. If you're looking for a video function, it's not so bad, but mere snapshots (like webcam still pics) are hard to do. I need to use the handle of a broom to take a picture of myself from a distance!

Oh man, what a load of poo this cam is! all the footage it takes has a green tint to it no matter how good the lighting, you literally have to shine it into a bright light to get it to go to a normal tone. the software is horrible. it freezes after about 15 seconds of recording, then you have to shut the program down via Alt+Ctrl+Del and the cams light stays on afterwards. so THEN you have to comPLETELY restart your pc. this happens anytime the cam freezes. this is a COMPLETE waste of money!

I was given this camera as a gift, so I can't complain, but I haven't been very happy with it. The image is always GREEN, and unless I have a blinding light nearby the image is always DARK. The software has been incredibly buggy and useless, and the hosting site I used was difficult to manage and eventually locked me out for some reason. I wouldn't recommend this webcam to anyone else.

this is obviously WHY ITS THE CHEAPEST WEBCAM ON AMAZON. almost all of the time i turn it on and its green so i have to go change the settings on it (which take about 10 or 15 minutes to get where its the best but its never good) and when i turn it on it boots me or a couple minutes or seconds later the computer boots) and at night its so dark you cant see your face. all that can be changed by going to the setting/ prefences but it only helps a little bit. THIS IS A WASTE OF $MONEY$!!!!!!! DONT BUY THIS IF YOUR LOOKING FOR A CAM

This thing sucks...the only reason i gave it two stars is because i finally got it to work on aim and can talk to my gf. The software is horrible!!! Buy something else unless your really poor.

I HATE THIS WEBCAM! i bought it and i tried it out, didn't work. Installing the software was easy, when the program starts running, then it's really bad. It freezes up my whole computer. I was only able to get about 30 seconds of activity from it then it froze up.It's absolutely useless. Don't buy this, it's a waste of your money.

Yep. I just bought this thing last night & will be returning it today because:

A. The headsets that came with it are so cheap, one broke within the first 5 minutes of me trying to get it on my ear.

B. The video is always green. Not a nice subtle green either. At first I thought it was night vision or something because it was at night, but today it's still showing a dark green preview. I've fiddled with the options & it's not helping. (I'm a webmaster, so it's not like I'm a computer-tard or anything).

Seriously, if they were selling these things for $5 a pop I'd still turn it down. Save yourself some time & money because you WILL want to return it.

This is a great web cam. Very easy to set up & use. I was up & going inside of 10 minutes. Easily compatible with web based programs such as ivisit.com. Great way to stay in contact!

Not only did it not work but it also destroyed my operating system. I have a Windows 98 operating system and I installed the software that comes along with the camera without any instructions and the PC I was using for 5 years, quit loading Windows 98. This is the worst web cam someone ever developed. I bought it thinking it was a good deal in the goldbox offer but it ruined my Operating system.
My recommendation to you is DO NOT BUY THIS USELESS WEBCAM.

I bought the Ezonics and find the image quality very good.

The lens is a bit "long" for chatting and you always feel like it should be a bit farther.

Build quality is very good.