Product Description

Microsoft LifeCam NX-3000 for Notebooks Win USB Port English United States

Product Details

• Brand: Microsoft
• Model: WTB-00001
• Platform: Windows
• Format: CD
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.91" h x 2.84" w x 6.77" l, 3.00 pounds
• Native resolution: 1280 x 960

Features

• Share and swap photos in real time with your friends and family using Windows Live Messenger-right in the video call window!
• See the smiles clearly with 640 x 480 pixel video resolution
• High Definition 1.3 Megapixel Still Photos
• The built-in microphone automatically picks up your voice with remarkable clarity
• The pan and tilt functionality make it a snap to capture the big picture, however you want to see it

From the Manufacturer
Experience ultra-compact video calling with Microsoft® LifeCam NX-3000 - wherever you are. Staying in touch with friends, family, and business associates is easy with the Microsoft LifeCam NX-3000. This ultra-compact, reliable webcam was designed especially for notebook computers. Delivering superior video quality and crystal-clear audio, it comes with a built-in microphone, built-in Windows Live™ Call Button for easy calling, a carrying case, and more!

Product Features:

See Clearly VGA video resolution (640 x 480 pixels)* High definition 1.3-megapixel still photos (1280 x 960 pixels, interpolated)** Pan, tilt, and zoom Automatic face tracking
Hear More Crystal-clear audio Built-in unidirectional microphone with acoustic noise cancellation Automatic audio control for enhanced sound clarity
Notebook Mobility Lens swivels up and down for a perfect view Clip adjusts to most notebooks*** Carrying case included
Optimized for Windows Live Photo Swap: Share and swap photos live during a video call Windows Live Call Button: The easy way to start a video call LifeCam Dashboard: Controls built into the conversation window One-Touch Blogging: Add photos to Windows Live Spaces
*Lower resolution available when sending video via instant messaging. **One megapixel (MP) = 1,000,000 pixels. ***Fits on notebook screens 4-15 millimeters thick.

How to Make a Video Call:

With a simple calling interface and integration with Microsoft LifeCams, you'll find that video calling is the next best thing to being there. It's easy, it's free, and you can get started today. All you need is a PC, an Internet connection, an ISP, a webcam, and a friend. Then follow the steps below to make a video call.

Step 1 Buy and install a LifeCam. Don't have one? Start shopping.		Step 2 Sign in to your Windows Live™ Messenger account or other messenger service that supports video calls.		Step 3 Once you are signed in you can either choose a contact on the Instant Messenger window, or press the video call button on your webcam. Then click the Video link to start a video call.

Find a Webcam That's Right for You:

Best: Better: Good:
Webcam	LifeCam Cinema	LifeCam Show	LifeCam VX-5500	LifeCam NX-3000	LifeCam VX-5000	LifeCam VX-2000
Video Sensor	720p HD	2.0 MP	VGA	VGA	VGA	VGA
Photo Size	8 MP	8 MP	1.3 MP	1.3 MP	1.3 MP	1.3 MP
Focus Type - Always Focused means that no fine tuning is needed as the webcam is always in focus from a depth of 21" to 60"	Auto Focus	Always Focused	Always Focused	Always Focused	Always Focused	Fixed Focus
Digital Zoom - delivers realistic, up-close-and-personal video, so you can see the contours of every smile	5x	5x	3x	3x	3x	3x
Wide-Angle Lens - the 71 degree wide angle lens ensures no one gets left out of the pictures	Yes	Yes
Built-In Microphone - a built-in unidirectional microphone cancels out acoustic noise and echo for crystal-clear audio	Digital, Noise-Cancelling	Noise-Cancelling	Noise-Cancelling	Noise-Cancelling	Noise-Cancelling	Noise-Cancelling
Fits Laptops or PCs	Both	Both	Both	Laptops only	Both	Both

LifeCam NX-3000 System Requirements: Windows 7®, Windows Vista® or Windows® XP Home/Pro/Media Center Edition/Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later Intel Pentium® III 700 MHz (Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz recommended) or later 128 MB of RAM (256 MB of RAM recommended) or higher 300–700 MB free Sound card with speakers or headphones USB 1.1 (USB 2.0 recommended); USB 2.0 required for 1.3 MP video CD drive Internet functions (post to Windows Live Spaces, send in e-mail, video calls) also require: Broadband (cable, DSL, or other) modem

Recommended Accessories:

Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000 Headset		Microsoft LifeChat LX-2000 Headset		Microsoft LifeChat LX-1000 Headset

Customer Reviews

works, if it fits
This webcam does have good video quality, but the clipping mechanism to hook it onto your laptop LCD is about the junkiest I've ever beheld. If your screen bezel is not absolutely flat or squared off (my Thinkpad has a little lip on it) you'll do all sorts of interesting contortions to find a way to hold it where it's usable.

If you're not sure this will clip on to your laptop screen based on that description, then I'd suggest you pass on this one.

Great portable webcam
I bought this for my frequent trips to Korea so I can keep in touch with my wife and daughter. The picture quality is very clear. The clip mechanism held on my Thinkpad T60p with no issues. I would prefer if the mechanism wasn't springloaded because I think this will break eventually, but that's hard to tell. The neoprene travel case is very useful for protecting the camera in my laptop bag. The camera worked flawlessly with Windows Live Messenger.

Mounting clip is tiny!!!
I have a Toshiba Sattelite notebook, but when I bought it, I didn't think a webcam was really necessary, but recently I have found that it is something I wanted, so I found a great deal for this little number on ebay. I looked it up and checked some reviews, but I didn't read anything about this. The clip is made for a screen less than a 1/4 inch wide. Checking with my friends here at school, none of them have a screen that thin; my screen is just about a 1/2 inch wide at the top, where it is supposed to clip onto. Right now, I'm working on trying to make something similar to the mount on the Logitech QuickCam Communicate MP (Black), but right now, I'm using something I rigged up using a nylon cord, a piece of foam, two paper clamps, and the two tabs that lock the screen closed onto my laptop, so I can say the camera works well enough for what I use it for if you're clever enough to mount it in place.