| Logitech QuickCam Vision Pro for Mac (Black) | 
| Brand: Logitech
Category: CE
List Price: $193.28
Buy New: $94.90
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Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 91
Platform: Mac Os X
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.6 x 3.4
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: 960-000254
Model: 960-000254
UPC: 097855053282
EAN: 0097855053282
ASIN: B001AOK7KI
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | High-definition video | | • | 2-megapixel sensor | | • | Built-in microphone | | • | Up to 30 frames per second live video on Skype and iChat | | • | High-Speed USB 2.0 |
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Product Description
To deliver image-perfect detail and clarity, the Logitech QuickCam Vision Pro webcam combines Logitech's premium autofocus technology with Carl Zeiss optics. The Logitech webcam uses a voice coil motor for its autofocus system, instead of a stepper motor. Focusing is fast and fluid - crisp even in extreme close-ups only 10 cm from the camera lens. Logitech's autofocus system compensates for changes in image-edge sharpness and refocuses images in less than three seconds. And through its exclusive collaboration with Carl Zeiss, Logitech ensures that the lens meets the world-renowned Zeiss standards for design and manufacturing to achieve superior sharpness in a compact, lightweight design.The 2-megapixel sensor helps the Logitech QuickCam Vision Pro webcam capture video images in high resolution. It is assisted by Logitech's RightLight 2 technology, which enables the webcam to adjust intelligently in dim or harshly backlighted situations.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 41 more reviews...
 Plug-and-Play All-in-One WebCam for Mac July 19, 2008
Lee (near Seattle, WA)
26 out of 27 found this review helpful
Very good video and sound quality. Plug-and-Play installation. Easy to test and configure on a Mac using Skype or Yahoo Messenger.
I'm glad I waited for this Logitech QuickCam Vision Pro for Mac instead a Windows cam. All I needed was a quality combined webcam / microphone for my G4 PowerBook - no need for special effects. This cam had to work well in low light conditions, and with slower internet connections when I travel.
I've been using it for 5 days with Skype on DSL, and both my US and international contacts are receiving very good quality sound and image.
Although it has no built-in stand, it can actually be set on a flat surface or gently clipped above the screen. Since there is no driver software, it is missing the face-tracking features of the Pro 9000, and there can be lags with a lot of movement. Not an issue for me since I'm using this in a static setting. It also is missing Logitech's RightSound, but my contacts are hearing me clearly. No snapshot button or digital zoom. HD video can be up to 1600 X 1200 pixels, which may be a little better than the 9000. I haven't tested video recording using third-party software. No travel pouch.
In all - not many extra bells and whistles, but an excellent choice for Mac users who want an instant set-up, quality webcam.
Excellent Mac Web Cam August 14, 2008
Welles Goodrich (Santa Cruz, CA United States)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
First thing is that this is new technology which works with the built in UVC drivers. I know Leopard includes them for Intel Macs, I'm not sure about earlier versions of the OS or Power PC Macs so users of older machines/software are advised to do a bit of research or even post on the Logitech forums. If you have fairly recent hardware and are running Leopard this camera gives the best picture I've ever encountered on a Mac.
I'm using it on my Mac Pro quad core. Excellent picture, as good a frame rate as the using software allows. For iChat that's about 15 fps which is enough for reasonably responsive image. Skype can be better, up to 30 fps but the cost is greater bandwidth needed for transmission. You will find that products which you might expect to work such as PhotoBooth don't or only give you about 5fps. That's because the software was written to use a built in web cam or FireWire and the UVC compliant camera isn't yet fully supported. You can take stills but not movies except with the jerky 5 fps limitation. You can use a third party little app called WebcamTweaker.app to capture movies from this camera.
Prior to this cam I was using a Logitech 9000 Pro which gave an equally good image but lacked the built in auto focus and light adjustments. It was limited to the 5 fps which this QuickCam for Mac has eliminated. We are only limited any more by applications which fail to make use of the abilities built into this cam. For me it was a five star purchase.
So fresh and so clean August 21, 2008
H. Nyquist
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
This camera is excellent. The image it produces is crisper than the one my iSight produces. I am completely satisfied and highly recommend it.
For the people who are having trouble:
The camera needs a usb2 connection and only works with os x version 10.4.11 and up.
Works great September 6, 2008
E. Downey (Minnesota)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Couldn't be simpler. Find a USB port on your Mac. Plug it in and it works. No software to load. No adjustments other than tilting the camera to center on your smiling face.
Also works great with Linux and Windows XP September 10, 2008
Josh Lehan (Castro Valley, CA USA)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
The "Logitech QuickCam Vision Pro for Mac" title is misleading.
It's not Mac only!
In fact, it's the easiest webcam I've ever installed, on XP (Windows XP Pro SP3), and on Linux (Fedora 8 and Fedora 9).
On XP, it has full native support. It's driverless. Windows XP will install it automatically. It has full native support in Windows, including image preview in My Computer, and image capture for changing your account's icon in Control Panel/User Accounts.
On Linux, it was recognized instantly. It uses the "uvcvideo" driver. The "ucview" test program worked, and Skype worked.
The webcam uses the new USB video device class standard. This means that it's generic, like a USB keyboard or USB mouse, and will never require a driver.
Autofocus and autoexposure (light level) is done purely in hardware. There's no software to install. This is different from the earlier Logitech QuickCam 9000, which depended on Windows software to do the focus and exposure, which lowered the price of the webcam, but forced you to use Windows. The microphone is pretty good for a webcam, but you'll still want a headset for clear conversation. Frame rate is very fast and smooth, 30fps at 640x480.
It's not without its disadvantages, though. It's pricey. The included stand is very wobbly, and falls down easily. When set on top of the monitor, gravity's the only thing holding it on, it will slide off easily. Unlike the older Logitech webcams with flexible plastic that could mold into place, this camera has stiff plastic, so it doesn't maintain as good a grip. No zoom. Frame rate gets much slower if resolution is increased beyond 640x480. At 960x720, it's 15fps. At the maximum 1600x1200, it's only 5ps. Anything above 960x720 is just hardware upscaling, as the true optical resolution of the webcam is 960x720.
About the only operating system I haven't yet used the webcam with, is Mac :)
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