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Avg. Customer Rating:
 
2.3 stars
(based on 73 reviews)
46% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:
Easy to set up(28), Fast connection(19), Good in low light(9), Great extra features(6), Sharp image(13)
Cons:
Incompatible with my computer(13), Poor image(9), Poor in low light(13), Slow or inconsistent connection(8)
Best Uses:
Business meetings(5), Home computer(23), Laptop(14), Monitoring(6)
Describe Yourself:
Quality oriented(27), Value oriented(20)
Primary use:
Business(3), Personal(42)
 
it's good enough for me.
By iEnjoyWaterOnADailyBasis from places on 8/3/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection, Great Extra Features, Sharp Image
Cons:
Bad In Low Light
Best Uses:
Home Computer, Laptop
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Well, I basically got this for making my blog videos on YouTube. I don't have a lot of money and nor do my family but it's perfectly good enough for me. It records well, has pretty good quality, edits easily, and I can share my face with the world on YouTube. Bahaha. All for a great price. Sure, it's definitely not like, whoa amazing great, but it's good enough for me.

 
Great Product!!!
By Vista GeekVerified Reviewer from In front of my love... on 7/7/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection, Sharp Image
Cons:
Bad In Low Light
Best Uses:
Home Computer, Monitoring
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Great cheap camera with good image quality that works with Vista 64 bit with no drivers installs.

 
Pure junk
By tileman from kalispell mt on 7/4/2008
Pros:
Small and light
Cons:
Dosn't work with vista
Best Uses:
Toy robot
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

what a waste of money,it goes back tomarrow.

 
Poor Quality
By Camless in Texas from Arlington, TX on 6/20/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Cons:
Bad In Low Light, Poor Image, Slow or Inconsistent Connection
Best Uses:
Paperweight
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

It does set up fast, but I was pitched quality and it does not deliver for me. I have a brand new XPS system with XP Pro and the picture from this cam is really bad.

 
WONDERFUL
By Techy dork from Coeymans NY on 6/15/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Good In Low Light, Sharp Image
Best Uses:
Home Computer, Monitoring
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I bought this camera for home security purposes and it is absolutely wonderful. I have one on windows XP and one on Vista and they both work very well.

 
Works with Vista
By CZ from Minneapolis, MN on 6/11/2008
Pros:
Great price, Works with Vista
Cons:
Poor Image
Best Uses:
Business Meetings
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Business

To install on Vista, Use the CD that comes with the Camera (Mine is version 1.0.0.18). When Vista asks if you want to run Menu.exe, do not. View the contents of the CD and then right click on Menu.exe and "Run as Administrator". Then install the Driver from the nice menu. The camera will then run with your own software that uses a camera. The CD also includes a lite version of a video editing software and the Radio Shack web page has a Vista video capture program for this camera. Have Fun with Vista!

 
May 30, 2008
By Jean Kala VyaVerified Reviewer from Houston, TX on 5/30/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection, Good In Low Light, Great Extra Features, Sharp Image, You just have to use it
Best Uses:
Business Meetings, Home Computer, Laptop, Monitoring
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

The more you learn about this camera, the more you can do with it!

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Oops! This is the actual picture taken.
By Clark TienVerified Reviewer from Houston, TX on 5/29/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection, Good In Low Light, Great Extra Features, Sharp Image
Cons:
Need To Get Use To
Best Uses:
Business Meetings, Home Computer, Laptop, Monitoring
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I have two comments/reviews. The first review was with my cellular telephone. This is the real picture with the gigacamera! Don't forget to adjust the focus with the knob in the front by turning it clockwise/counter-clockwise!!! I had this camera for about a year and never knew it was so powerful until I messed around with it!!

Images shared by: Clark Tien

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Tags: Made with Product, Using Product, The zoom in feature

 
its pretty kool
By nick from brooklyn, ny on 5/26/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection, Good In Low Light, Sharp Image, Worth the price
Best Uses:
Home Computer
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

i bought it today nd i dident think it would be good for [$]lol but when i got home i put the cd in and the picture iss pretty nice for [$] well all you need to do is install the cd and your good

 
this product sucks
By i want my money back from ohio on 4/25/2008
Cons:
Incompatible With My Computer, It is a rip of man, It is not worth spending, I want my money back, Piece of Junk, Slow or Inconsistent Connection
Best Uses:
And cant this is booty, I wanted to make a flick, Nothing man
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

u can non use it it only works for the man who made it i tried it on more then one computer and its not us its the product very very unhappy

 
the camera sucks
By i hate gigawareVerified Reviewer from Bronx, NY on 4/13/2008
Pros:
Its a good paperweight
Cons:
Bad In Low Light, Doesnt work with vista, Incompatible With My Computer, Poor Image, Slow or Inconsistent Connection
Best Uses:
None
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

i plugged it in. the cd instaled good. but hat was the only good thing about it. i opened the video impression thing and i couldnt even see myself. now that i bought it even i would tell my worst enemy no to buy it. listen to me when i say this, DO NOT AND I REPEAT, DO NOT BUY THIS CAMERA

 
Wish i'd read these before i bought it.
By Harsh from Grand Rapids, MI on 3/18/2008
Pros:
small-easy to throw away
Cons:
Incompatible With My Computer
Best Uses:
N/A
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Tried to install with Vista...installed driver first. corrupted DVD Driver..had to system restore to fix...kid wants it to use with AIM. i read someone said it wouldnt work with AIM...never got that far though...you can have mine free...its in a landfill somewhere in MI.

 
[$] @ RadioShack. Works fine on my 98SE
By Cheap Old Fart from Tulsa, OK on 2/25/2008
Pros:
Cheap, Easy To Set Up
Cons:
CHEAP
Best Uses:
Girlfriend
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Cheap WebCam

 
absolutely awful
By Steve O from Troy, MI on 2/25/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Cons:
Bad In Low Light, Poor Image, Slow or Inconsistent Connection
Best Uses:
Paper weight
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

you get what you pay for I guess. Used the cam once and will be returning it first chance I get. Nothing good to say about it.

 
Bought 2 and returned 2 no more
By The Returner from Greenville, SC on 2/16/2008
Pros:
NONE
Cons:
Could not down load CD
Best Uses:
Laptop
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Would not buy this brand again. Poor quality
software and could not find a down load on the web.

 
Great for its price.
By AristesVerified Reviewer from Odessa, TX on 2/12/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection, Good In Low Light
Cons:
Low, Low mic sound.
Best Uses:
Home Computer, Laptop
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I love this little thing. It's small and easy to fit in my carrying case. It picks up great in low light. The picture isn't crystal, but it's not blurry, and the manual focus is easy to manage.
I have to raise my voice a little bit to pick it up, but that's alright.
All in all, for the sale price, it's great. I wouldn't pay the normal twenty, but ten is right up my ally.

 
Good with XP, Not good with Vista
By Lhennnn. from Ewa Beach, Hawaii on 2/11/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection, Good In Low Light, Great Extra Features, It's Awesome, REAL good with XP, Sharp Image
Cons:
Download in Website, Incompatible With My Computer, No Driver on Disk, REAL Bad with Vista
Best Uses:
Business Meetings, Chatting, GOOD with Yahoo, Home Computer, Laptop, Monitoring
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Dang, this Webcam is real good. The thing is the driver had no installation in it so I had to get it from the Rasioshack Website. It does not work with my Vista PC. Works with my XP Laptop though. Has good image quality even in low light and when the lights is off in the room. I love this webcam <3

 
READ PLEASE! Reviewed on 2/8/08
By New kid on the block from USA (Corner of block) on 2/8/2008
Pros:
Cheap, Compatible with Vista, Compatible w MSN Yahoo, Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection
Cons:
Poor Image
Best Uses:
Home Computer
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Ignore incompetent people who couldn't get it to work. Drivers are available from the [...]web-page, and the camera works fine with Vista as well as the latest (at the time, 2/8/08) versions of MSN and Yahoo messengers. Out of box, downloaded, installed, and set-up in 15-20 minutes. Very cheep camera, in cost and quality, but is still a web cam. Only thing I didn't like, a slow frame rate/refresh rate causes any motion to blur.

 
I would buy this camera again
By PostinFlaVerified Reviewer from Central Florida on 2/6/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection, Good In Low Light, Great Extra Features, Great price, Sharp Image
Cons:
None
Best Uses:
Home Computer
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

For the price and lack of computer knowledge, this was an easy gadget for me to hook up to my computer. It plugs right in and I didn't have to install any drivers, it was good to go. I am telling all my friends to get this camera for video chats!

 
fair price for fair camera
By sillyrocky from USA on 1/29/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Sharp Image, Works with window vista
Cons:
Bad In Low Light, Slow or Inconsistent Connection
Best Uses:
Home Computer
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

it works ok with yahoo messenger

 
Pretty awful drivers and no vista
By Frusterated Frank from Los Angeles, CA on 1/6/2008
Pros:
Sharp Image, Works with xp
Cons:
Driver support, Not vista compatible
Best Uses:
Home Computer, Laptop
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I bought this camera for personal use at home to talk to family around the country. When I install it on my work laptop it works well. However, the drivers are not recognized in Vista... so it's pretty annoying. No driver support on radioshack's website nor the "Gigaware" website either.

 
Driver installation
By elothasVerified Reviewer from My Town, NJ on 1/3/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection, Sharp Image
Cons:
Incompatible With My Computer, MS Windows Vista so far
Best Uses:
Home Computer, Laptop
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

People have to be careful to follow installation instructions carefully! I mention this because I went to install the drivers for this webcam in my new Dell Inspiron 530S desktop and it corrupted my DVD driver! Dell Support fixed the problem.The driver installation CD is compatible for MS Windows 98SE/2000/Me/XP only. Hopefully drivers are available for MS Windows Vista.

 
Cannot install the driver for Windows XP
By MaheshVerified Reviewer from Schaumburg, IL on 12/29/2007
Pros:
Don't know
Cons:
Driver is buggy
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal

Driver for XP is buggy and cannot be installed, especially for home edition.

So if you have Windows XP as operating system, please return it immediately. Will not be able to install the driver.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Only good thing was the price.
By laryofvtVerified Reviewer from Brandon, Vermont on 12/26/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I got what I paid for-junk. Back to the store today. The installation was a breeze, but I could activate the audio only, no video at all-I tried BOTH cameras on TWO different computers.I guess they're worth what I paid for them. Actually, I'm annoyed and somewhat surprised in that[...]has always given good products, value and service.Lary, somewhere in Vermont.

 
Works fine, don't expect support
By mtdrum from New York on 12/3/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection, Sharp Image
Cons:
Slow or Inconsistent Connection, Stops transmitting
Best Uses:
Home Computer
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Camera works great, still picture taker is really clear, video was clear, have not tested the mic yet. Quality of support=their is no support. Called several times and operator said they do not support the camera. I said so when you buy [...] you are on your own after that. She said yes. [...] Camera is primarily used for messenger. It shows me for a minute or so then quits transmitting and I need to re accept web cam view all the time. Very annoying

 
Audio disaster
By Metzger from Long Island, New York on 11/25/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Cons:
Audio horrible
Best Uses:
Skip it
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Tried it on two computers. In both cases audio too weak to use. Tried adjusting all setting, maxing record volume etc.[...]

 
Works OK
By KGB from Blairstown, New jersey, USA on 11/6/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection
Cons:
Poor Image
Best Uses:
Laptop
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented, Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I was surprised to read all these reviews with problems of installation. I use Win XP on my laptop and drivers and software instaled like a charm. Picture is quite adequate to the price, or, I would say, very good for the price. Sound is bad, yes, but I use USB Skype-certified headset with noise reduction mic, which overrides cam mic. When I speak from US or Canada with my wife in Hong Kong, it sounds like she is right next to me. And we can see each other... You can't use this cam for quality family video archive, but for WEB communication is it perfect.

 
A camera cant be worser than this!!
By Georgy from Los Angeles, CA on 11/3/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection
Cons:
Bad In Low Light, Poor Image
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I had the shock of my life when i saw myself on this camera . I was hardly able to recognise myself!! I will certainly not recommend this to anyone . [...]

 
Good no frills webcam
By Tom L from Eureka, CA on 10/14/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection
Cons:
No audio in Windows 2000
Best Uses:
Home Computer, Monitoring
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented, Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Installed pretty quickly in Windows 2000. Picture is really good for being VGA. Only con was no audio despite the built in microphone. Other than that the video is fine.

 
Terrible Piece of Hardware
By danielle918 from USA on 10/4/2007
Cons:
Incompatible With My Computer
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

This simply does not work on my computer, I have ran the driver disc and even used the driver from the site and it still does not work. Total waste of time and money.

 
DO NOT BUY THIS AT ALL !!
By SERGIO TAMOTSUVerified Reviewer from Brazil on 10/1/2007
Pros:
THERE'S NO PROS
Cons:
NO ANSWERS ONLY PAIN
Best Uses:
IT DOESNT WORK
Describe Yourself:
AND TIME LOOSING
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I bought the Gigaware VGA PC CameraModel: 25-157 on 27/04/2007 in [...] and It's impossible to install this webcam. Every time I try to install appear theerror 1628 from Install shield ( windows XP ). Every week I Try to solve it but It's impossible to find any solution or help o[...] Don't loose your money and time getting really nervous... [...]

 
Annoyed
By hotlavaflow from new york on 9/9/2007
Cons:
Incompatible With My Computer
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Mic works but the video won't even with the driver installed. Now I gotta go all the way back to the store and return it. I guess that's what you get for buying a [$] vidcam.

 
too bad for me
By pmab from springfield, IL on 9/9/2007
Pros:
NONE
Cons:
Bad In Low Light, Poor Image, Poor sound
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Not so easy to install with Vista (drivers are not on the CD)
Sound so poor that it is not usable.
I will return it asap.

 
Have 2 and buying another one!!!
By T from Las Vegas on 9/6/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection
Best Uses:
Business Meetings, Home Computer, Laptop
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented, Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I use this camera with yahoo and live messengers to communicate with family all over the world. My wife and I both have them for our laptops and I am going to send one to my brother in Germany. The picture quality looks just as good as the $150 logitech that my dad has.

Just lode the driver and plug it in. I am running XP sp2 and XP Pro Media Center sp2.

 
I wouldnt buy this product again!!
By carolineVerified Reviewer from Durham NC on 8/31/2007
Cons:
Bad In Low Light, Incompatible With My Computer, Poor Image, Slow or Inconsistent Connection, Wont work on MSN
Best Uses:
Home Computer
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

it took for ever to downlaod it and it keeps saying that there is no Camera found!!

its cheap

 
POS
By Big Daddy from Colorado on 8/27/2007
Pros:
NONE
Cons:
Incompatible With My Computer
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I have spent 4 hours trying to get the camera to work to no avail....

 
windows does not recognize?????
By yungbuk from winnipeg.ca on 8/23/2007
Cons:
Cannot load and install
Best Uses:
Home Computer
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

haveing nothing but problems with this cam and think i should have baught a different one.

 
Nice looking hardware I can't use
By davetopper from Saint Paul on 8/21/2007
Pros:
It needs SP2
Cons:
Incompatible With My Computer
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

If this Webcam had a generic driver, or perhaps several drivers, it may be widely user friendly. As it is, the driver installs with windows installer.

That isn't always the case, it is just a driver, and apparently it isn't compatible with SP1. It is a webcam. a capture device with a single use, how hard can this be.

 
Problems with installation on Windows XP
By pandzaVerified Reviewer from Guadalajara, Mexico on 8/19/2007
Cons:
Incompatible With My Computer, No XP certificate, VideoImpresion failure
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented, Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Had problems installing the software. The warning message tells me that the provider is not certified by WindowsXP and thus recommends me to cancel the installation process. Despite ignoring with the installation process of the hardware device, the included software (VideoImpression) cannot find the hardware... Will have to go back to the store and exchange the baby...

 
tried it out, too much background hiss
By mike from san jose on 8/3/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection
Cons:
bad sound from mic
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

video was fine, but the sound had too much background hiss. For some reason, the mic is on the backside...

 
Great Camara, works with Vista
By Jake from Salt Lake City, UT on 7/26/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Cons:
Bad In Low Light
Best Uses:
Laptop
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented, Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This porduct works great. I installed the vista patch from this page and it works fine with vista. I use it with MSN messenger and it works great. It is nice to have a mic with it as well.

 
Great value.
By Bo Diddley from Newark NJ on 7/24/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection, Sharp Image
Cons:
Bad In Low Light, Sound quality's poor.
Best Uses:
Home Computer
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Great value for the money , absolutely great video quality after a 30-sec calibration (just adjust contrast , gamma , white balance) in good light...mediocre in low light , nevertheless a great value for your money...it was on sale for [$] for a white you just cant beat that value.Built in mic kind of sucks.

 
Great Until Vista...
By *BARB*wire from Virginia Beach, VA on 7/18/2007
Cons:
Bad In Low Light, Incompatible With My Computer, Slow or Inconsistent Connection
Best Uses:
Home Computer, Laptop
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented, Value Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Even though it wasn't all that easy to get started with this webcam, once I got everything up and running, it was nice and easy to use. Very bad in low-light conditions, and most of the time it was like watching an old voice-over kung-fu flick... you'd see the other person's lips moving way before you heard the voice!
I got this webcam from my friend for Christmas, and it worked fine with my WinXP. I got a new laptop in February with WinVista and I have not been able to get it to work with that AT ALL. Very disappointed because I primarily used this to video conference with my business partner.

 
dont judge a book by its cover
By cenicienta from phoenix, arizona on 7/14/2007
Best Uses:
Home Computer
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

this camera not easy for installing

 
mines is working okay
By king from pennsylvania on 7/13/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection, Good sound, Great Extra Features
Cons:
Bad In Low Light, Rubber pieces come off
Best Uses:
Chat with my friends, Home Computer
Describe Yourself:
I like low priced elec, Quality Oriented, Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

the camera sound is kinda good it records everything within like a mile(not literally).but its better if you record in high light because its not good in low lite.but its good so far.
it connects fast and most importantly its low priced.but i like it.

 
not good
By Ian from Long Island, NY on 7/12/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Good In Low Light
Cons:
Incompatible With My Computer
Best Uses:
Laptop
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

It is not compatible with AIM. that is the only instant messaging service that i use.

 
ok camera
By Wanting a good cheap camera. from Norfolk, VA on 7/1/2007
Pros:
Not easy to install
Cons:
Drivers not on cd
Best Uses:
Laptop, OK on laptop not desktop
Describe Yourself:
Average
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

The camera was not easy to install. I got it to work on my laptop after going on the internet to find drivers for the video camera. I still cannot find the driver for the video for my desktop. The quality is ok. the pictures are ok. The sound could be better. Usable camera once it is installed.

 
jolly nice web cam
By thellamamuffin from Boson, MA on 6/29/2007
Pros:
Aethstetically pleasing, Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection, Good image, Good In Low Light, Good size, Good sound
Cons:
Mounting strange, Rubbery things come off
Best Uses:
Home Computer, Video chatting
Describe Yourself:
Cheap lazy person, Enjoys devices, Quality Oriented, Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This is a great web cam! From reading other reviews, I was somewhat doubtful that this would work well with my computer, especially since it was such a low price [...] The setup was really easy, just install the program and plug in the camera into the USB. The cd at first gave me a little scare because there was no response from my computer when putting it into the cd rom drive, but then I put it in the dvd drive and it installed with no problem. It was very easy to use, and the quality is really good. The built-in mic delivers sound clearly (or so my friends say) and the picture is good. I use this web-cam with Skype, and it works fine and doesn't take forever to load. I have a wondows xp computer and its compatible, so yeah. If you're looking for a good quality, not the best but still really good, affordable camera, definitely definitely pick up this one!

 
I have two computers at ...
By Carmen L from Georgia, USA on 6/27/2007

I have two computers at home, one with Vista and the Laptop with Windows XP. I can't install with anyone. I tried to localize the drivers in the web and don't appear!!!!! Good price but poor article or device!!!!! I will return tomorrow and buy another brand!!!!!

 
Great webcam, very easy ...
By Christian M from Buenos Aires on 6/22/2007

Great webcam, very easy to install and good price. I am very happy with it !

 
As reported, the web cam ...
By Joaquin Aparicio A from Puerto Rico on 6/21/2007

As reported, the web cam driver it is not compatible with wxp. I have tried even the driver from RadioShack Website, where it was adquired. Do not buy it.

 
It didn't work at all, ...
By Katty J from Siloam Springs on 6/19/2007

It didn't work at all, and it messed up mu computer. I had to restore the system because the D drive wouldn't work. I didn't like it

 
I really do not get what ...
By Michael D from Jacksonville, Florida on 6/14/2007

I really do not get what the issues are with this camera. It worked right out of the package for me in Vista with no problems. Once you set the built-in microphone as the default microphone, it works like a charm. If anything the mic is too sensitive and will pick up lot of ambient noise if there is any present. The video is as good or even better than some other even more expensive cams I have used. The installation instructions are pretty basic and common for most USB accesories, so I do not understand what the disatisfaction is with this product.

 
I could not get the ...
By Christopher J from Depew, NY on 6/10/2007

I could not get the Installation to work. I may have to do a system restore just to get rid of everything on it....Overall,... DON'T GET THIS WEB CAM!

 
The Product is NOT good ...
By Jahi C from Dorchester,Ma on 6/4/2007

The Product is NOT good at all cuz the pictures are blury n foggy u cant really see n e thyng hopfully tomorrow im goin 2 buy a different web cam

 
I purchased this to chat ...
By Shannon D from Boston, MA on 5/25/2007

I purchased this to chat with family in Ireland. I didn't have problems locating the Vista drivers, which you can find off of the Radio Shack site. But, the audio quality was pretty horrible. There was a loud humming anytime I captured video and you could barely hear when people spoke. I decided to return since the audio is one of the most important functions I was looking into. Video quality wasn't that bad, but you can't access any of the help options when using Vista--or at least I couldn't.

 
Click on the Product ...
By Dennis J from north carolina on 5/25/2007

Click on the Product Support tab for the Vista driver.--Moderator I was pretty excited about getting a web cam for my new laptop. I was thinking I'd finally be able to chat with my brother in iraq. I was upset that this camera doesn't work with windows, where can I get vista drivers?

 
I don't get it why ...
By armen v from nyc on 5/21/2007

I don't get it why everyone is having problems with this very easy to use/install pc cam,anyway it worked fine for me and I recomended to my friends,and thanks Radio Shack for adding Vista drivers.

 
Overall 1s for this ...
By Ryan R from San Antonio on 4/29/2007

Overall 1s for this webcam Was my first webcam to buy and it turns out that it, Corrupted my cd-rom drivers and nothing would work until i did a system restore. Doesn't work on Windows vista

 
I am a real novice but i ...
By Denny H from Halryville on 4/14/2007

I am a real novice but i had no problem installing, easy to use, initial focus and your all done. Mine works great.

 
This is the worst camera, ...
By Fab?ola N from Brazil on 4/3/2007

This is the worst camera, if I've known about it I wouldn't have bought it. Now, I'm with 2 disfunctional cameras at home, and i can't change it because I live in another country... this is not compatible with any Windows, pretty terrible!

 
Obviously not compatible ...
By Ashleigh W from Central Vermont on 3/24/2007

Obviously not compatible with any Windows applications! The USB the camera was plugged into while installing is now broken and will not read anything I plug in now. I'm pretty sure that this was an already returned product when I bought it and the staff sold it to me with out a word of caution. I find it hard to believe that no one has said anything to them. Don't buy this camera unless you want severe computer complications or a waste of an hour trying to get it to work.

 
Not compatible with ...
By Carmen P from Plaza las americas, San Juan on 3/18/2007

Not compatible with windows xp

 
The driver and program ...
By Kimberly S from Hawaii on 3/15/2007

The driver and program must be installed before using the camera. It works on my laptop, but I constantly have to adjust the focus (it's manual). Overall, it's an 'okay' web cam. I wouldn't recommend it though. I'd return it if I could, but I can't because I purchased it with a discount (employee). The pics and videos come out alright, but it's not what I expected.

 
I am very unsatified with ...
By A N from Brown on 3/14/2007

I am very unsatified with this product it can not be installed for windows vista. I will be returning it tomorrow.

 
Horrible product.... Many ...
By Vincent S from San Diego on 3/11/2007

Horrible product.... Many people have problems installing it with no findable solution. But also if you mess with it enough it will corrupt your cd-rom drivers. With the only fix being to mess with alot of your regedit files. I am upset that this product is still on the market.. it should of been recalled

 
Will not work with the ...
By Ron W from Louisville,KY on 3/10/2007

Will not work with the new Vista O/S. No drivers available.

 
I have had several of ...
By Brian W from Lexington, KY on 1/30/2007
Pros:
Easy to use, Good performance, Good Value, Reliable

I have had several of these over the years and this on is by far the best. It has great control of the camera settings which allow a good picture in low or backlight situations. I used it at Christmas so the Grandparents could watch the kids open their presents. They loved it. It has a built-in-mic that works fine. XP IS NOT A PROBLEM! I'm not sure that the other reviewers understand the need to install the software before the camera. This is common with all PC Cams.

 
Won't work w/my xp. Very ...
By Joel B from Cape Cod on 1/22/2007

Won't work w/my xp. Very poor instructions. I will have to return tomorrow.

 
Says it works with XP but ...
By Christine B from CT on 1/16/2007

Says it works with XP but it won't install! Very disapointing!

 
BAD product. Doesn't ...
By Joe W from Massachusetts on 1/15/2007

BAD product. Doesn't install correctly. I can't find the hardware drivers so the device isn't working. I'll have to take it back. Lousy product

 
I'm sure it would be a ...
By Csaba D from Hungary on 1/2/2007

I'm sure it would be a nice web cam if one could install it... The CD shipped with the camera does not work, and there is no support on the net. Great value :(

 
I got this for my ...
By robert c from crafton/ingram on 12/14/2006
Pros:
Easy to use, Good performance, Good Value, Reliable

I got this for my girlfriend for christmas she thinks it is very good we can now talk to each other over the net when we miss each other.

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