Hercules Deluxe Optical Glass Webcam

by Hercules

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 4 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0012KB34O
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 4780466
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Hercules Deluxe Optical Glass Webcam (4780466) VGA sensor with glass lens: for enhanced optical performance and even clearer images. 4 lighting LEDs for images that are not only clearer but also more fluid, even in low-light conditions. Integrated microphone and included headset. Photo resolution: 1.3 megapixels with interpolation. Video resolution 800x600 (with interpolation), optimised for popular instant messaging applications such as MSN Messenger, Skype, etc. operating with a resolution of 320x240. 3X digital zoom with automatic face-tracking thanks to the Hercules Zoom Controller application. Universal and adaptable attachment system: clamp for flat screens or laptop displays and base for CRT screens. 360 Degree horizontal rotation and 60 Degree vertical rotation angles. Included user-friendly software Hercules Webcam Station Evolution SE offers the following features: Photo capture in 3 modes: simple, continuous, timer. One-click video capture. Automatic conversion and resizing of captures for email attachments. Compatible with videoconferencing applications (Windows LiveTM Messenger, MSN Messenger, SkypeTM, Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, etc.). Minimum configuration: Windows XP SP2 / Vista Intel Pentium III/AMD Athlon 1.1 GHz 256 MB RAM

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hercules webcam review, March 12, 2009

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Zeeman350 (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hercules Deluxe Optical Glass Webcam (Personal Computers)

The webcam works very well. The picture is clear,the video is smooth when the internet connection is adequate and the added light source does a good job of sensing poor light conditions and turning on automatically to bighten the picture. The color is also good. My only complaint is that I ordered a new camera and evidently I received a used one since the the camera had obviously been repackaged.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great camera for a great price, January 20, 2009

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V. Didwania (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hercules Deluxe Optical Glass Webcam (Personal Computers)

This is a great camera for general video chatting. I initially bought it for $35 but now it's available for $20 on other websites. I've tried using it mostly with the new video chat in GMail and it works great. the quality is like TV quality and it's fast with a great microphone that can easily pick up your voice and the built in LED lights really help in a room that's not well lit. It works best on a faster computer but it works pretty well even on my laptop which is about 3 years old. So for basic video chatting I would highly recommend this camera and it's so cheap!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great price., January 5, 2009

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J. Loh - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hercules Deluxe Optical Glass Webcam (Personal Computers)

It has an automatic light that can be turned on in low (no) light situations. It can of course be always turned on or off. The disadvantage of this is the sensor is in the lens so when the lens is covered the automatic lights come on.
You'll probably have to adjust the camera so that you or your victim is in focus but that is easy enough to to do by turning the lens.
This does not come with a driver disk so you may have to download it from Hercules.
If you look around you can get this for less than $20.