Oct 23 2008
Microsoft LifeCam VX 5500 - One of the Best Low Light Web Cameras
Posted by: Sierra in Reviews

Why not to take a look at some of the other cool gadgets available on the market today, especially when we have a hot new web camera from Microsoft with high-end technologies. We thought you might like it too, and we are happy to cover its details in this article.
Maybe you’ve seen it before and you can recognize it after the external design, but if you want to remember its name too, and know what to ask for at the electronics store, you need to know it’s called Microsoft LifeCam VX-5500.
This web camera uses an advanced technology known as low-light adjustment, which is in charge with controlling the image brightness and display the surroundings clearer compared to the other existent models. Let’s say that this feature has the same importance as the flash light used by digital cameras in low light conditions – if you want to be seen perfectly in low light rooms, you need light boost. More than that, the light adjustment is automatic, so you won’t have to change the settings over and over again during the afternoon and sunset.

Microsoft LifeCam VX-5500 with built-in unidirectional microphone with acoustic noise cancellation is a great solution for online video conferences and is available starting this month at a retail price of $59.95, but some saw it at $53.
It sports a fold-flat design to fit both desktop monitors and notebook displays, so you can use it on the go as often as in your room at home, or office, while it brings with 3 interchangeable faceplaces for those of you that preffer blue, white and red.

Key elements include high-quality VGA optics, 1.3MP resolution, Windows Live Messenger support, Video Effects via the software, Photo Swap, Windows Live Call Button to see who’s online, One-Touch Blogging for instant picture posting on Windows Live Spaces, and access to Video Messages beta website, where you can record and send video messages to your friends, colleagues or family.
The LifeCam Dashboard is a feature gathering all navigational controls of the web camera, like pan, tilt, zoom, face tracking and Video Effects, into the Windows Live Messenger interface, to be a handy all-in-one tool for online chat.

(Via Testfreaks)

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