- 640 x 480 video and photo resolution
- Microphone required for sending audio
- USB 1.1 interface
- Includes driver and utility software for e-mail and netmeetings
- Compatible with Windows 98, 2000, Me, and XP
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Send a video mail message to anyone, anywhere, anytime, or video-conference around the world with this IBM video-conferencing PC camera.
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51 of 54 people found the following review helpful
The camera itself works quite well with focus up to one foot from the object. The software that comes with unit is lacking. Even Microsoft's NetMeeting is more feature rich than what comes bundled. USB bandwidth is acceptable unless you use other high bandwidth devices like scanners or media drives during live video. Plan on scaling your frames and rate down if are multitasking. The hardware installed on all flavors of Microsoft Windows 95 and 98 and also worked on beta versions of upcoming Microsoft operating systems. You will not find this product on IBM's site, it is OEMed from another vendor. The same essential camera was offered to new subscribers of Earthlink but was the serial port version. This one suffered due to serial port bandwidth limitations.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
The camera is OK at best due to poor software. The manufacturer is Xirlink which is an awful company to deal with. Support is poor.
Whatever you do, do not purchase this camera and think that you will receive a rebate. They will not honor it. The rebates are handled by an even worse company, Insight.
Don't buy it!
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
I did get this camera (the writer preceding this review is in error on one part), the USB version as an inducement to subscribe to Earthlink for a short period of time with a penalty for early termination. With the junk camera I received, I'd like to see them "enforce" a penalty! Biggest problem is that it's focus will not improve as well as the lighting problem and both of these problems are mentioned in other reviews. I have a couple of other cameras that are less to purchase if price is a consideration but both are substantially better cameras. My favorite is the QuickCam although mine is the parallel port version that creates a problem for me only because I can't keep my printer and camera connected to my PC at the same time. Hence, the other two are USB with converters to switch them to the serial port if I should desire. I bought my son the Logitech camera (USB). Software program for the Logitech is great also. The IBM installation software gave me a migraine at first but I finally got the thing installed and it works but the picture is really poor quality and no way to fix it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Blurry Blurry Blurry Blurry Motion
The IBM PC Camera is one of those cameras that gives web cameras and video conferencing a bad rap. It hardly qualifies as a "video" web cam because the video produced by this... Read more
Published on February 18, 2005 by TT
Don't EVER buy one of these.
This is possibly the worst "webcam" that has ever existed on this planet. For starters, unless you are using the camera in bright (and I mean solar-flare bright) light, you... Read more
Published on February 27, 2004 by "blass79"
Not worth the money...you could do better!
I purchased the program origionally without doing my homework. At the time it was an 'ok' camera, but I would never buy another one like this. Read more
Published on December 14, 2003
Only Reason I use it, It was Free
and I want my money back.
A friend of mine gave me this for X-mas and It seems to crash Paltalk all of time. Focus is always an issue and it seems to zoom the picture too much
A friend of mine gave me this for X-mas and It seems to crash Paltalk all of time. Focus is always an issue and it seems to zoom the picture too much
Published on June 12, 2003
There are better buys out there
I received this IBM webcam free when I signed up for broadband with Cox. For FREE it's fine. I'm just glad I didn't have to pay for even the shipping on it. Read more
Published on December 1, 2002
You get what you pay for....
You would think IBM would put a little more quality into something they put their name on. This camera, is the worst I have ever owned or seen in use. Read more
Published on August 27, 2002 by Rob Newton
I've been happy with it
This isn't any worldbeater, but if you just want to take some vain pictures of yourself and send the odd v-mail -- which is all I do -- this camera should be adequate. Read more
Published on May 14, 2002 by Ben R.
Is not the greatest web cam but it work for me.
When i first turned it on the picture was very dark blury then i figure it out to move the lens the image clear.
Published on February 19, 2002
You can get something better for less money
To put it bluntly: This camera is awful. I immediatly returned it after buying it. When I tested it, I waved my hands in front of the thing. Read more
Published on December 21, 2001 by "andy_r@wpi.edu"
Poor quality and unstable - I'm getting rid of mine!
I plugged the IBM camera into my USB port and installed the software, and...I could not get an image to appear on the screen. Read more
Published on December 11, 2001 by "minddesign"
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