Product Description

Enjoy image-perfect detail and clarity plus motorized tracking. Motorized tracking automatically follows your every move, keeping you right in the middle of the picture. Get more detail and clarity from Logitech's glass lens designed in collaboration with Carl Zeiss, the global leader in camera optics. Your images stay razor sharp, even in closeups. HD video and images have never looked so real at 960 by 720 pixels. A true 2-Megapixel sensor, with up to 8-megapixel photos. RightLight 2 Technology adjusts intelligently to produce the best possible images in dim or poorly backlight settings. Integrated microphone with RightSound Technology lets you enjoy crystal clear conversations, free from annoying background noise. Ultra-high resolution 2-megapixel sensor with RightLight 2 Technology Color depth - 24-bit true color Video capture - Up to 1600 by 1200 pixels (HD quality) Frame rate - Up to 30 frames per second Still-image capture - 8-Megapixels with software enhancement Built-in microphone with RightSound Technology System Requirements - Windows XP, Pentium 4 or compatible processor 1.4 GHz, 128 MB RAM, 200 MB free space, 16-bit color display adapter, Windows-compatible sound card and speakers (full-duplex sound card recommended), USB port and CD-ROM drive

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #401 in Consumer Electronics
• Color: Black
• Brand: Logitech
• Model: 960-000111
• Dimensions: 8.86" h x 7.56" w x 4.57" l, 4.00 pounds
• Native resolution: 1600x1200

Features

• Box Contents - Logitech QuickCam Orbit AF, 9 eye-level stand, USB cable (6-feet), QuickCam Software CD including Logitech Video Effects, one-click video e-mail, QuickCapture for photos, Windows Live Messenger, Skype with free full-screen video calling, video-enabled AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, HP Photosmart Essential application for capturing, editing, customizing, and printing images (Web download required) and Quick-start guide
• Logitech Video Effects - Personalize your conversations with hundreds of avatars and face accessories that mirror expressions and motion using Fun Filters to add playful photographic effects such as fisheye, '50s Movie Reel, neonize, and more
• Video Masks - Adds personality to your video calls
• Carl Zeiss optics
• Autofocus system

From the Manufacturer

Experience the ultimate in video-calling freedom.

Enjoy image-perfect detail and clarity plus motorized tracking. Carl Zeiss® optics and autofocus keep images razor sharp, even in extreme close-ups.

Features

		Performance Motorized tracking: Automatically follows your every move, keeping you right in the middle of the picture. Carl Zeiss® optics: Get more detail and clarity from Logitech’s glass lens designed in collaboration with Carl Zeiss, the global leader in camera optics. Premium autofocus: Your images stay razor sharp, even in closeups. HD video: Video and images have never looked so real at 960 by 720 pixels. Higher-megapixel performance: A true 2-megapixel sensor, with up to 8-megapixel* photos (enhanced). RightLight™ 2 Technology: Adjusts intelligently to produce true-to-life clear images in dim or poorly backlighted settings. Integrated microphone with RightSound™ Technology: Enjoy crystal clear conversations, free from annoying background noise.
		Convenience and Style Logitech® Video Effects™: Personalize your conversations with hundreds of avatars and face accessories that mirror expressions and motion. Use Fun Filters to add playful photographic effects such as fisheye, ‘50s Movie Reel, neonize, and more. Video Masks: Transform yourself. New Logitech Video Masks add personality to your video calls. Pair your eyes and mouth with the Mona Lisa, a lion, clouds, and much more. Bonus software: Use bundled HP Photosmart Essential software to capture, edit, customize, and print images. 9-inch stand: Brings the webcam up to eye level. Activity Light: Lets you know when you're "live." Works with your favorite IM application: Use QuickCam® Orbit AF with Skype™, Windows Live™ Messenger, Yahoo!® Messenger, AOL® Instant Messenger (AIM®), and other popular instant messaging applications.

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System Requirements

Windows® XP

• Pentium® 4 (or compatible) processor, 1.4 GHz (2.4 GHz recommended)
• 128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended)
• 200 MB available hard disk space
• 16-bit color display adapter
• Windows®-compatible sound card and speakers (full-duplex sound card recommended)
• USB port
• CD-ROM drive

Windows Vista™

• Pentium® 4 (or compatible) processor, 2.4 GHz (2.8 GHz recommended)
• 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
• 200 MB available hard disk space
• 16-bit color display adapter
• Windows®-compatible sound card and speakers (full-duplex sound card recommended)
• USB port
• CD-ROM drive

Technical Specifications

• Carl Zeiss® optics
• Autofocus system
• Ultra-high resolution 2-megapixel sensor with RightLight™ 2 Technology
• Color depth: 24-bit true color
• Video capture: Up to 1600 by 1200 pixels (HD quality)
• Frame rate: Up to 30 frames per second
• Still-image capture: 8 megapixels (with software enhancement)
• Built-in microphone with RightSound™ Technology

Package Contents

• Logitech® QuickCam® Orbit AF
• 9-inch eye-level stand
• USB cable (6-feet)
• QuickCam® Software CD, including:
  Logitech® QuickCam® applications—Logitech® Video Effects™, one-click video e-mail, QuickCapture for photos, webcamming software Applications for Windows®—Windows Live™ Messenger, Skype™ with free full-screen video calling, video-enabled AIM®, Yahoo!® Messenger with free video calling Bonus software—HP Photosmart Essential application for capturing, editing, customizing, and printing images (Web download required)
• Quick-start guide
• 2-year limited hardware warranty

Customer Reviews

Way too expensive for Skype
This is a high-end webcam in Logitech's lineup. The quality seems ok to me, although it is still made of plastic like every other webcam.

The big gimmick here is the motorized auto-tracking capability, which turns out to work quite poorly. It is not a problem of the facial recognition software. I can see it identifying my eyes and mouth correctly. Instead, the motor seems rather clumsy and inconsistent at following my movement. Logitech will do well by upgrading to better mechanical components.

The camera itself has a decent resolution. Unfortunately, none of the people I skype has the bandwidth to receive HD images, so the feature is again wasted.

Considering the nearly $100 price, I cannot say this camera represents good value. Logitech is never cheap, but this one really comes close to being a rip-off. The built-in camera with my notebooks work just as well for Skype. Perhaps the QuickCam Orbit makes sense for people doing a lot of video-blogging, but for the rest of us, a built-in camera in the monitor actually takes up less space and costs significantly less too.

Logitech QuickCam Orbit AF
Great WebCam. Be sure to check Logitech website to download updated drivers BEFORE loading the software drivers from the (included) CD.
Video, Audio performance 4-5 star. This, coupled with the usual expert ordering and delivery services of Amazon.com made this an enjoyable purchase.

SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!
I bought this camera a week ago and I just contacted technical support about it. Althoug it does offer great visual quality, it does not follow you at a 360 degree angle. It follows you at a 180 degree MANUALLY. By itself, using the 'follow me/face tracking' automatic mode it takes a long time for it to follow you, sometimes does not follow you at all (without getting up of your chair) or if it does, it focuses your body, not your face, or it may get focused on your previous position and not move to your new one AT ALL. NOT WORTH THE MONEY. I'M ABOUT TO RETURN IT.