Logitech QuickCam Zoom (USB) 961238-0403

by Logitech

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• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006HMPI
• Item model number: 961238-0403
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 2, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Freeze the frame on your favorite memories, or just make a bright smile brighter. The QuickCam Zoom delivers true VGA 640 x 480 pixel video and still images you can easily edit and post on the Web or send to friends. The digital zoom lets you capture special moments with more clarity. You can also add live video to your favorite instant messenger, conduct video calls and conferences, and say what's on your mind with live audio and video thanks to the built-in microphone.

The QuickCam Zoom is compatible with Windows 98, 2000, Me, and XP, and has a two-year limited hardware warranty.

From the Manufacturer

Freeze the frame on your favorite memories. Or just make a bright smile brighter. The QuickCam Zoom delivers true VGA 640 x 480 video and still images that you can easily edit and post on the Web or send to your friends. The digital zoom lets you capture special moments with more clarity. You can also add live video to your favorite instant messenger, conduct video calls and conferences, and say what's on your mind with live audio and video thanks to the built-in microphone.

Control the digital zoom with your mouse or keyboard. Send live video to mobile phones with Logitech Mobile Video. Add live video to Yahoo! Messenger with the integrated software. Use Logitech's free IM Video Companion to add live video to MSN Messenger and AOL Instant Messenger. Plus, create your own animations with easy-to-use software.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

47 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific!, October 25, 2002

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Kathryn Carney (Onalaska, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This little Quick Cam Zoom is instantly user friendly. I installed and had it up and running in less than 15 minutes. It's great for quick pictures and awesome for home videos to email to friends and family. What's fun is making the video, then instantly, at the click of a button, emailing it out. The video is very sharp, the audio supurb. I'd recommend it to anyone wanting this fun addition for your computer.

23 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So small and yet so powerful, March 14, 2003

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Joseph Albanese "The Joe Show" (New York, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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I was skeptical about how something quite so small (it must weigh two ounces!) could be something useful.

Installing the QuickCam is a snap. If you can hook up a USB cord and run the setup disk, then you're all set. Three minutes maximum time.

This is a small camera but, believe me, it has many options and could be quite useful.

There is a microphone built in so gone are the days of having to juggle one or pinning one to your shirt pocket. And the built-in microphone picks up from a few feet away so you don't have to have the QuickCam sitting right on top of you. As it has a zoom lens, this makes it practical and you don't need it on your desk top to add to the clutter that may already be there.

You can create .avi files, save them, and e-mail them to friends and family. OK, the picture quality isn't exactly a masterpiece but it is quite clear. The lens is also generous in the surrounding area and you don't need such bright lights to get a very good video.

The camera can take still pictures (something you won't use every day but it will be handy), web broadcasts and works with Yahoo and AOL messengers.

It's futuristic design does remind you of something out of Star Wars. Keep in mind: the lens can be covered with the sliding blue shield so that you won't be caught in any act.

As I said, it is very, very small; extremely lightweight; inexpensive enough so that you don't have to justify the purchase by feeling it is something you have to use every day; and . . . it's fun!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome little cam!!, January 13, 2004

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Chris Rodgers "Pumperzmamma" (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews
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the people who find this hard to install must have brain damage - it is plug and play at its simplest and best - xp recognizes it in a flash and the software is effortless to install - I tried the similarly priced creative webcam pro and couldn't say the same - the picture quality is not exactly what I get from my coolpix 5700 but for something its size it is really quite extraordinary - the video is totally fun to play with and the mic is really amazing too - I haven't used my headset once with this- the automatic compression for sending the videos is nice too - also the face tracking feature is impressive although there is a little too much zoom for my personal taste - the stop motion animation feature is a bonus and fun to play with - overall a great product for the price - two small complaints - the shield (blue pastic piece) keeps falling off and the base is less than totally sturdy - I use a thin flat-screen monitor and had to jerry-rig a way to keep it in place. For the $60 Canadian I paid during a boxing day sale I feel like I got the best posisble deal - A+