Logitech Quickcam Orbit WebCam

by Logitech

Product Details

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• Item Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000DBMKK
• Item model number: 961310-0403
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 16, 2003

Product Description

Logitech QuickCam Orbit - With the proliferation of high-speed DSL and Cable Modem Internet connections, fast data ports like USB 2.0, and great webcams like the QuickCam Orbit - high-quality video conferencing is now a reality! And with the Orbit, you get a webcam experience like no other! Unlike most other webcams, the Orbit has automatic face-tracking, digital zoom and mechanical pan & tilt! So no matter where you move your head, the camera tracks you to always keep your whole face in frame! Up to 30 frames per second Capture 1.3 Megapixel photos up to 1280x960 Send video e-mail with one click Ability to update your website with webcam images Works with video-enabled Yahoo! Messenger & Windows Messenger, as well as Microsoft NetMeeting Connects to a PC or Macintosh via USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 (USB 2.0 is recommended for optimal performance) Windows Support - Windows Me, 2000, or XP Macintosh Support - Mac OS 10.1.5 or higher

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

72 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Logitech Quckcam Orbit Problem Fixed Tilt Pan, March 20, 2004

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"gregkaleta" (Lexington Park, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Logitech Quickcam Orbit WebCam (Personal Computers)

I am a seasoned pc user, I found the features to be great. The problems started as soon as I installed the camera though. First I plugged it in... Windows XP didn't find any drivers. I unplugged the camera and installed the software from Logitech (newly downloaded of course). I always chuck the original cd, newest drivers are always on line. The computer restarted and locked up (Windows XP). Turns out this camera likes a powered usb hub, I moved it to the powered hub. I restarted again and all was working... BUT
Using the pan and tilt features I found the camera only moved a smidge at a time, although the demo had the thing zipping around freely. I read that the software should be reinstalled, NOT... after the uninstall process Norton 2004 password manager crashed. I reinstalled the software and had the same pan and tilt problem, but Norton was alive again. It dawned on me that the data transfer must be intensive and I switched the usb connector from the 1.1 hub to the 2.0 card (guess that's what the long cable is for, NICE, my computer is in the closet). Now it works PERFECTLY, I am IMPRESSED and I will keep it!

107 of 120 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Please note that USB 2 here does not mean USB 2 high speed!, December 10, 2003

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Stephen Prior (Danbury, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Logitech Quickcam Orbit WebCam (Personal Computers)

This is not mentioned online anywhere, but I've seen the box first hand and while the camera will connect to a USB 2 port, it does not function at the USB 2 high speed, rather it works only at the USB 1.1 speed. I believe this means that you are NOT going to be able to do 640x480 at 30FPS. Otherwise the resolution specs are nice and it's probably a good camera. As long as you aren't fooled into thinking that it's a USB 2 high speed device and expect too much, you will probably not be disappointed.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Face tracker kind of works...., October 10, 2005

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Lummie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Logitech Quickcam Orbit WebCam (Personal Computers)

This is the first webcam I've owned, so I thought I'd pay that bit extra to ensure it was of good quality. The pictures are excellent. The face tracking does work, it's just that our office is in the basement and if the face tracker loses me, then it focuses on the ceiling light and stays there! I bought one of these for my family in the UK as well, and the webcam images are brilliant. The only microphone we have is the one in the webcam, and the sound is perfect. I would definitely recommend this webcam to anyone - even my 10 year old daughter can use it!