RE: [OT] Webcams (USB cameras)
Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910 with 1080p Video. 80 bucks at Amazon. Use it for video conferencing all day long. Excellent quality. Drivers installed automatically on Win7. Warm regards, Stu -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 9:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: [OT] Webcams (USB cameras) Hi all, Anyone here care to comment on brands/models for a webcam? That is, a small, USB-attached camera, suitable for mounting on top of an LCD monitor. The owner wants to do video conferencing, so that's my problem now. All he wants to do is use it with the Skype, MSN and/or AIM chat clients. We have a Logitech QuickCam from another project. It is okay, but the software is crap: Bloated, slow, buggy, confusing UI, fancy UI skin instead of conventional UI widgets, needs a Windows service and a couple of startup items, etc., etc. Probably full of security holes too. I'm wondering if anyone else's offerings are better, or if that's just what to expect in this product space. advTHANKSance -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin .. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: [OT] Webcams (USB cameras)
That's the model I have, too, and Stu's right - it displays a gorgeous, high resolution picture. It replaced a Logitech 9000 Pro, which I thought was good until I saw the output of the C910. The audio quality of the built-in microphone is also very good. DEBRA LITTLEJOHN SHINDER, MVP (Enterprise Security) Editor, WXPnews and Win7News Lead Author, WindowSecurity.com and ISAserver.org d...@shinder.net | www.debshinder.com Never enter a battle of wits unarmed -Original Message- From: Stu Sjouwerman [mailto:s...@sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 8:16 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: [OT] Webcams (USB cameras) Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910 with 1080p Video. 80 bucks at Amazon. Use it for video conferencing all day long. Excellent quality. Drivers installed automatically on Win7. Warm regards, Stu -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 9:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: [OT] Webcams (USB cameras) Hi all, Anyone here care to comment on brands/models for a webcam? That is, a small, USB-attached camera, suitable for mounting on top of an LCD monitor. The owner wants to do video conferencing, so that's my problem now. All he wants to do is use it with the Skype, MSN and/or AIM chat clients. We have a Logitech QuickCam from another project. It is okay, but the software is crap: Bloated, slow, buggy, confusing UI, fancy UI skin instead of conventional UI widgets, needs a Windows service and a couple of startup items, etc., etc. Probably full of security holes too. I'm wondering if anyone else's offerings are better, or if that's just what to expect in this product space. advTHANKSance -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt- software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin .. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt- software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: [OT] Webcams (USB cameras)
Since it's already marked off-topic, I thought I would mention a totally unrelated camera. It by no means suits the OP's original request, but it's a great camera that my family and I have had a blast with. It's the GoPro HD Helmet cam. We use it everytime we go snowmachining or 4 wheeling. Here's a couple of examples I put together when I first got it. (I screwed up the resolution while editing): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4JUqciwKl8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Uay306cpk Vendor Site: http://www.goprocamera.com/ On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 7:10 AM, Deb Shinder d...@shinder.net wrote: That's the model I have, too, and Stu's right - it displays a gorgeous, high resolution picture. It replaced a Logitech 9000 Pro, which I thought was good until I saw the output of the C910. The audio quality of the built-in microphone is also very good. DEBRA LITTLEJOHN SHINDER, MVP (Enterprise Security) Editor, WXPnews and Win7News Lead Author, WindowSecurity.com and ISAserver.org d...@shinder.net | www.debshinder.com Never enter a battle of wits unarmed -Original Message- From: Stu Sjouwerman [mailto:s...@sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 8:16 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: [OT] Webcams (USB cameras) Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910 with 1080p Video. 80 bucks at Amazon. Use it for video conferencing all day long. Excellent quality. Drivers installed automatically on Win7. Warm regards, Stu -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 9:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: [OT] Webcams (USB cameras) Hi all, Anyone here care to comment on brands/models for a webcam? That is, a small, USB-attached camera, suitable for mounting on top of an LCD monitor. The owner wants to do video conferencing, so that's my problem now. All he wants to do is use it with the Skype, MSN and/or AIM chat clients. We have a Logitech QuickCam from another project. It is okay, but the software is crap: Bloated, slow, buggy, confusing UI, fancy UI skin instead of conventional UI widgets, needs a Windows service and a couple of startup items, etc., etc. Probably full of security holes too. I'm wondering if anyone else's offerings are better, or if that's just what to expect in this product space. advTHANKSance -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt- software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin .. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt- software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: [OT] Webcams (USB cameras)
I have one of the Microsoft Cameras and just plugged it in my USB slot. No bloat On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 9:04 PM, James Hill james.h...@superamart.com.auwrote: If you can't easily extract just the driver sometimes you can use one from http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/ -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, 10 September 2010 1:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: [OT] Webcams (USB cameras) [aggregate reply to multiple people] On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 10:39 PM, Andrew S. Baker asbz...@gmail.com wrote: Like James said, don't install the bloat. Just the driver and you should be good. With the one Logitech gizmo we have, the driver and the bloat appeared to be tightly integrated. I didn't try too hard to pick it apart; I'll take another look at it. On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 10:18 PM, James Hill james.h...@superamart.com.au wrote: But for Video conferencing at work ... While this is for work in the sense that I'm doing it and they're paying, it isn't really for work in that the owner mainly wants to talk to his kids while they're away at college. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
[OT] Webcams (USB cameras)
Hi all, Anyone here care to comment on brands/models for a webcam? That is, a small, USB-attached camera, suitable for mounting on top of an LCD monitor. The owner wants to do video conferencing, so that's my problem now. All he wants to do is use it with the Skype, MSN and/or AIM chat clients. We have a Logitech QuickCam from another project. It is okay, but the software is crap: Bloated, slow, buggy, confusing UI, fancy UI skin instead of conventional UI widgets, needs a Windows service and a couple of startup items, etc., etc. Probably full of security holes too. I'm wondering if anyone else's offerings are better, or if that's just what to expect in this product space. advTHANKSance -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: [OT] Webcams (USB cameras)
They all seem to come with bloat. On our laptops that have built-in webcams I've just installed the driver only. Then let Skype etc do the rest. I have used a number of Microsoft LifeCams that seem to do a good enough job for consumer use. But for Video conferencing at work I've always used the bigger kit from Polycom and Tandberg. -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, 10 September 2010 11:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: [OT] Webcams (USB cameras) Hi all, Anyone here care to comment on brands/models for a webcam? That is, a small, USB-attached camera, suitable for mounting on top of an LCD monitor. The owner wants to do video conferencing, so that's my problem now. All he wants to do is use it with the Skype, MSN and/or AIM chat clients. We have a Logitech QuickCam from another project. It is okay, but the software is crap: Bloated, slow, buggy, confusing UI, fancy UI skin instead of conventional UI widgets, needs a Windows service and a couple of startup items, etc., etc. Probably full of security holes too. I'm wondering if anyone else's offerings are better, or if that's just what to expect in this product space. advTHANKSance -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: [OT] Webcams (USB cameras)
Like James said, don't install the bloat. Just the driver and you should be good. The Logitech stuff seems to be pretty good. Look for devices that expressly claim to work well with Skype. *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 9:54 PM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Anyone here care to comment on brands/models for a webcam? That is, a small, USB-attached camera, suitable for mounting on top of an LCD monitor. The owner wants to do video conferencing, so that's my problem now. All he wants to do is use it with the Skype, MSN and/or AIM chat clients. We have a Logitech QuickCam from another project. It is okay, but the software is crap: Bloated, slow, buggy, confusing UI, fancy UI skin instead of conventional UI widgets, needs a Windows service and a couple of startup items, etc., etc. Probably full of security holes too. I'm wondering if anyone else's offerings are better, or if that's just what to expect in this product space. advTHANKSance -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: [OT] Webcams (USB cameras)
[aggregate reply to multiple people] On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 10:39 PM, Andrew S. Baker asbz...@gmail.com wrote: Like James said, don't install the bloat. Just the driver and you should be good. With the one Logitech gizmo we have, the driver and the bloat appeared to be tightly integrated. I didn't try too hard to pick it apart; I'll take another look at it. On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 10:18 PM, James Hill james.h...@superamart.com.au wrote: But for Video conferencing at work ... While this is for work in the sense that I'm doing it and they're paying, it isn't really for work in that the owner mainly wants to talk to his kids while they're away at college. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: [OT] Webcams (USB cameras)
If you can't easily extract just the driver sometimes you can use one from http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/ -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, 10 September 2010 1:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: [OT] Webcams (USB cameras) [aggregate reply to multiple people] On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 10:39 PM, Andrew S. Baker asbz...@gmail.com wrote: Like James said, don't install the bloat. Just the driver and you should be good. With the one Logitech gizmo we have, the driver and the bloat appeared to be tightly integrated. I didn't try too hard to pick it apart; I'll take another look at it. On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 10:18 PM, James Hill james.h...@superamart.com.au wrote: But for Video conferencing at work ... While this is for work in the sense that I'm doing it and they're paying, it isn't really for work in that the owner mainly wants to talk to his kids while they're away at college. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
