Testseek.com have collected 20 expert reviews of the Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000 and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000.
July 2008
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The editors liked
Good performance for the price
Integrated microphone
Flexible stand doubles as laptop clamp
Sometimes I like the low-light sensitivity
And then I remember that there is a $17 night-vision cam on Newegg.
Bright and clear video feed. Very easy install. Cool rubber grip. Good bundled software.
Attractive design
Decent image quality
Streamlined software
Unique contouring base
Relatively cheap.
Excellent image quality
Especially in low light
Flexible rubber stand provides a stable and versatile base.
Small Size
Moldable base that can be placed almost anywhere on a desk
1.3 Mega Pixel camera and VGA (640x480) video recording
Excellent picture quality and color accuracy in video chat
Low video and image noise in all areas
Simple to use LifeCam s...
Simple Install
Small and easy to position
User friendly
The editors didn't like
Some complaints about bundled software
Annoying button placement
High price
And non-motorized movement.
A few minor crashes. A few features work only with Windows Live Messenger. Audio quality only passable.
Primitive special effects
Doesn’t adjust well to changes in brightness
Black holes and rainbows
Proprietary features.
LifeCam application is lackluster
Not compatible with Macs.
Highly compressed photos at 1.3 mega pixels and fairly compressed video
Abstract: Because Sometimes You Like To See Who You Are Talking To... Spending that left over Christmas money is always a pain, and when youre looking for a visual solution for IM applications that actually preforms to the price on the box you might as well th...
Simple Install, Small and easy to position, User friendly
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The Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000 is a great webcam with a range of video settings from 160 x 120 up to 640 x 420 resolution. The video and images recorded on this camera are of excellent quality even in low light situations. The videos that the hardware-...
Abstract: The Lifecam VX-5000, Microsofts latest webcam promises good low-light performance – useful if youre video calling people from a dark room, we suppose. The camera was easy enough to install, although the program refused to install without first updati...
Primitive special effects, Doesn’t adjust well to changes in brightness
Your notebook says a lot about you, and the accessories you buy for it should be just as stylish. Microsoft’s $49.95 LifeCam VX-5000 is the most attractive webcam we’ve seen in awhile, and it delivers smooth video quality and decent 1.3-MP pho...
The fact that the word 'fun' is mentioned several times on the Microsoft LifeCam VX5000's specifications page should tell you all you need to know. This is a light, compact and easy to use webcam which doesn't go beyond the basics, but does those well. It...
While still not for everyone, webcams now enjoy a much more broad user base. With more bandwidth, wide messenger support, and sites like youtube, the uses for a webcam have grown exponentially. With their growing popularity prices have dropped, and qua...
Small Size, Moldable base that can be placed almost anywhere on a desk, 1.3 Mega Pixel camera and VGA (640x480) video recording, Excellent picture quality and color accuracy in video chat, Low video and image noise in all areas, Simple to use LifeCam s...
Highly compressed photos at 1.3 mega pixels and fairly compressed video, 640x480 video runs at 15fps, LifeCam software wasnt particularly configurable
The LifeCams packaging was very nice but came with a rather spartan accompany of materials. However, Microsofts software support was particularly good and the appropriate software, drivers and chat program were all terribly easy to find, install and ...
Bright and clear video feed. Very easy install. Cool rubber grip. Good bundled software.
A few minor crashes. A few features work only with Windows Live Messenger. Audio quality only passable.
This functional webcam makes video chats look bright and crisp, thanks to a new low-light sensor with an extra software program. Still, we had a few minor crashes....
