Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000

I love it! Clear picture, good quality! Easily adjustable, doesn’t take up much space, and is very nice

Got this for $25 and the picture is great. It installed it very quickly and Skype instantly recognized it (on Windows 7). The picture quality is fantastic even at night under normal house lights. The kids loved the special effects that the camera can generate with stretched faces, hats, cats faces etc which are also transmitted through to the other person on Skype....that has given plenty of amusement already. My daughter (11) so loved it, that she actually parted with her own money to buy herself one which speaks volumes.The flex mount works well for my monitor and her laptop. The lead is slightly shorter than my old webcam but is still long enough.

For the price, this is one great little webcam. I use it for Google Hangouts and it really does the job - it's clear and smooth and works remarkably well in my low light environment. The audio pick up is very good too - I actually remote to my PC via my Android phone (using PhoneMyPC) and "listen" into my house. I can hear several rooms; great to check on the babysitter or just to make sure everything is ok. As usual, these Microsoft cameras require a big bulky LifeCam software installer but it is really the only negative thing I have to say about it.

Used at work for years,, simple, basic, plug, play, perfect picture. Small compact,, great travel camera thar works with anything.

Had I seen this camera on its own, I might have given it a higher rating. However, it loses out in a head-to-head competition with my Logi C270 webcam.This camera isn't as good in low light, the picture is slightly blurrier and it has an exceptionally wide angle view. The latter isn't a complaint, it's a personal preference. When I am on a video conference, I like to be the center of attention and not have to compete with everything else in the room.It is not a bad webcam; it's just that there are better ones out there for the same price.

The Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000 is really cool. The lighting inside my house is not too bright and I tried video chatting with an ipad as well as with the inbuilt web cam on my laptop. However the image was mostly blurry and not bright. With the Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000 the image is much brighter and of superb HD quality. It serves my needs perfectly. No installation hassles, I just plugged it in and my laptop recognized it immediately.The cord is sufficiently long and the whole arm is adjustable, so you can place it on the top of your laptop or sitting flat on your desk. The head of the web cam even moves side to side so its easy to adjust to any angle.Overall, extremely happy with my purchase!

The widescreen is great. Had no issues setting it up (literally took like a minute). The included software is pretty neat, what with the graphic effects and overlays. The design makes it to where it sits just fine on my 32 inch tv that I use as a monitor, or It sits just fine on my desk. It would be nice if the cord was a little longer (it's about 4 ft), but that's not a major gripe. Definitely a great product for the price.

I rate this camera 5 stars because it does what it says it will do. It easily connected with my Dell laptop and I have no issues using it with Zoom or Teams. You have to have reasonable expectations for quality and performance at this price point - if picture quality is critical then you need to spend more money to get that but for a work or family video call this works more than adequately.