Product Description

Staying in touch with friends, family, and business associates is easy with the Microsoft LifeCam NX-3000. This ultra-compact, reliable webcam was designed especially for notebook computers. Delivering superior video quality and crystal-clear audio, it comes with a built-in microphone, built-in Windows Live Call Button for easy calling, and more!The clip adjusts to most notebooks - it fits on notebook screens 4 - 15 mm thick.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1402 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Microsoft
• Model: WTB-00001
• Platform: Windows
• Format: CD
• Dimensions: 7.91" h x 2.84" w x 6.77" l, .40 pounds
• Native resolution: 1280 x 960

Features

• Share and swap photos in real time with your friends and family using Windows Live Messenger-right in the video call window!
• See the smiles clearly with 640 x 480 pixel video resolution
• High Definition 1.3 Megapixel Still Photos
• The built-in microphone automatically picks up your voice with remarkable clarity
• The pan and tilt functionality make it a snap to capture the big picture, however you want to see it

From the Manufacturer
From the Manufacturer

Overview:

Experience ultra-compact video calling with Microsoft® LifeCam NX-3000 - wherever you are. Staying in touch with friends, family, and business associates is easy with the Microsoft LifeCam NX-3000. This ultra-compact, reliable webcam was designed especially for notebook computers. Delivering superior video quality and crystal-clear audio, it comes with a built-in microphone, built-in Windows Live™ Call Button for easy calling, a carrying case, and more!

Features

See Clearly VGA video resolution (640 x 480 pixels)* High definition 1.3-megapixel still photos (1280 x 960 pixels, interpolated)** Pan, tilt, and zoom Automatic face tracking
Hear More Crystal-clear audio Built-in unidirectional microphone with acoustic noise cancellation Automatic audio control for enhanced sound clarity
Notebook Mobility Lens swivels up and down for a perfect view Clip adjusts to most notebooks*** Carrying case included
Optimized for Windows Live Photo Swap: Share and swap photos live during a video call Windows Live Call Button: The easy way to start a video call LifeCam Dashboard: Controls built into the conversation window One-Touch Blogging: Add photos to Windows Live Spaces
*Lower resolution available when sending video via instant messaging. **One megapixel (MP) = 1,000,000 pixels. ***Fits on notebook screens 4-15 millimeters thick.

System Requirements Windows Vista® or Windows® XP Home/Pro/Media Center Edition/Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later Intel Pentium® III 700 MHz (Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz recommended) or later 128 MB of RAM (256 MB of RAM recommended) or higher 300–700 MB free Sound card with speakers or headphones USB 1.1 (USB 2.0 recommended); USB 2.0 required for 1.3 MP video CD drive Internet functions (post to Windows Live™ Spaces, send in e-mail, video calls) also require: Broadband (cable, DSL, or other) modem

Customer Reviews

works, if it fits
This webcam does have good video quality, but the clipping mechanism to hook it onto your laptop LCD is about the junkiest I've ever beheld. If your screen bezel is not absolutely flat or squared off (my Thinkpad has a little lip on it) you'll do all sorts of interesting contortions to find a way to hold it where it's usable.

If you're not sure this will clip on to your laptop screen based on that description, then I'd suggest you pass on this one.

Great portable webcam
I bought this for my frequent trips to Korea so I can keep in touch with my wife and daughter. The picture quality is very clear. The clip mechanism held on my Thinkpad T60p with no issues. I would prefer if the mechanism wasn't springloaded because I think this will break eventually, but that's hard to tell. The neoprene travel case is very useful for protecting the camera in my laptop bag. The camera worked flawlessly with Windows Live Messenger.

Mounting clip is tiny!!!
I have a Toshiba Sattelite notebook, but when I bought it, I didn't think a webcam was really necessary, but recently I have found that it is something I wanted, so I found a great deal for this little number on ebay. I looked it up and checked some reviews, but I didn't read anything about this. The clip is made for a screen less than a 1/4 inch wide. Checking with my friends here at school, none of them have a screen that thin; my screen is just about a 1/2 inch wide at the top, where it is supposed to clip onto. Right now, I'm working on trying to make something similar to the mount on the Logitech QuickCam Communicate MP (Black), but right now, I'm using something I rigged up using a nylon cord, a piece of foam, two paper clamps, and the two tabs that lock the screen closed onto my laptop, so I can say the camera works well enough for what I use it for if you're clever enough to mount it in place.