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Brand:Gigaware
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Product Reviews Summary
Avg. Customer Rating:
 
2.2 stars
(based on 38 reviews)
34% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:
Easy to set up(22), Fast connection(10), Good in low light(7), Great extra features(6), Sharp image(8)
Cons:
Incompatible with my computer(9), Poor image(8), Poor in low light(11), Slow or inconsistent connection(7)
Best Uses:
Business meetings(4), Home computer(16), Laptop(7), Monitoring(5)
Describe Yourself:
Quality oriented(24), Value oriented(11)
Primary use:
Business(4), Personal(31)
 
To the girl who said it doesnt send fast
By Azianboy from florida on 8/2/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Good 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

To the girl who said it doesnt send fast, it isnt necessarily the camera, i.e. if you use it for stickam it just lags through internet it takes a while.

 
returned to store
By bargain hunter from los angeles on 7/31/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Cons:
Microphone wouldn't work
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

the image wasn't very good in low light and the microphne kept cutting in and out. returning for another brand to see if that makes a difference

 
I liked this Camera
By Jim from Columbus on 7/26/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection, Sharp Image
Best Uses:
Home Computer, Laptop
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Wow... Lots of mixxed reviews. I've worked in the computer electronics business for many years, and I'd have to say this camera is a pretty good deal. The video editing software that comes with this camera is average and comparable with other more expensive name brand cameras..no big deal, I use software that I found elsewere. I have also been told by everyone that I have used any kind of video chat with, that the picture is great (and I've asked ALOT because of the reviews)..no matter who's IM, net meeting, or video use it has been. (maybe 10 different ones). For the price, I found it to work great.

 
FOT THOSE WHO THINK CAM IS *DARK*...
By jobloVerified Reviewer from MA on 7/25/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Good In Low Light
Best Uses:
Home Computer, Laptop
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

On my WinXP PC, I had to reboot the PC before it recognized the camera. Yes, camera is dark out of the box no matter how much light you throw at it. That's because it needs to be setup to take it out of "default" mode. Easy way to setup is to get into MS NetMeeting that comes free with WIN95 and up. Easiest way to launch NM: START>RUN> and type "conf" and hit enter. Click on "Tools" in the menu bar, then "options" then click on the "video" tab. Note if your camera is recognized under "video camera properties". If yes: Click on "source" and this brings you to the camera's brightness, contrast, hue etc. For mic, you may have to go to "sounds" in control panel to find "USB mic" and launch a "capture" control fader to use mic, unless your newer PC has driver for usb mic in registry. Good luck!

 
THIS THING SUXS HORIBLE!
By Pinkyy from NY, NY on 6/25/2008
Cons:
No sound horrible, Poor Image, Slow or Inconsistent Connection

DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!

 
SLOW SENDING!
By Cheyanne the teenager from West Orange, New Jersey on 6/17/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Great Extra Features
Cons:
Bad In Low Light, Poor Image, Slow or Inconsistent Connection
Best Uses:
Home Computer
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

When you move, or say something while chatting online, it sends it like 10 seconds behind.
i regret buying it...

 
Pretty good
By steveVerified Reviewer from VA on 6/12/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection, Good In Low Light, Sharp Image
Cons:
The mic dosent work AT AL
Best Uses:
Home Computer, Monitoring
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal

The webcam is good but the mic is bad, good thing i have a nother mic, if you have a mic then this is good, If you dont then eather buy one with it or get another webcam

 
WORST PRODUCT I EVER BOUGHT
By pageleafer from Long Island, NY on 6/10/2008
Pros:
Good In Low Light
Cons:
CAN NOT REINSTALL
Best Uses:
Home Computer
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

The camera stopped working so my son uninstalled it, and tried to reinstall it. It would not recognize the driver. You can not delete the driver to reinstall it either. I tried that and his cd/dvd driver disappeared with it and I had to restore it. Basically he's had the camera for two weeks, and can no longer use it. It's now garbage.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
not a great camera
By bluv from missouri on 5/4/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Cons:
Bad In Low Light, not light control, Poor Image, Slow or Inconsistent Connection
Best Uses:
Home Computer
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I wouldn't recomend this product to anyone! It's not very quality of picture or navigating how to figure out problems with the way the settings are. It was pretty easy to set up and apparently compaitble with my windows vista software, but for using to chat, it has the poorest quality, doesn't do well in light and the instructions don't help. Also, when trying to connect, i had to try several times to view my camera from my pc and all i kept getting was a blank black screen....everytime. I would never buy this product and i'm taking mine back!!!

 
Impossible to install
By programlad from Chicago, IL on 5/1/2008
Pros:
Dreadful
Cons:
unknown
Best Uses:
Home Computer
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Software is garbage; not user-friendly at all.

 
Not what it says it is
By biusta from frank, PA on 4/27/2008
Pros:
Claims over 1 megapixel
Cons:
But its only a third
Best Uses:
This cam is only 640x480
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Radio Shack claims this camera to be 1.3 megapixel. I did a check with Photoshop and this camera is only 640x480. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAM TO A FRIEND. This camera is not what Radio Shack says it is.

 
pisses me off
By brandon the mad man from schenectady new tork on 4/26/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, I love the mic no problem, I think it works great
Cons:
Bad In Low Light, Cant zoom in a program
Best Uses:
Home Computer
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

i love the product no problems with it what so ever im running windows vista i plugged it in n o pronlem it worked but i use a program called paltalk scene and when i turn my cam on it seems kinda far away and i cant zoom or even on aim or msn i cant zoom the darn thing in it pisses me off

 
Not user friendly, [...]
By JomommaVerified Reviewer from Arkansas on 4/23/2008
Cons:
Incompatible With My Computer, Slow or Inconsistent Connection
Best Uses:
Paperweight
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

It worked once and never again. I do not know
Why it stops working. It seems to work sometimes.
The green light comes on but goes off immediately.
Sometimes people can hear me. So, I know the microphone is working.

 
bad decision
By shaferjVerified Reviewer from kearney, ne on 3/29/2008
Cons:
Incompatible With My Computer, No picture
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Installed but no picture.

 
This is pretty good
By JimmyShimmyVerified Reviewer from Honolulu, Hi on 3/25/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection, Sharp Image
Cons:
Bad In Low Light
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

You need to download something off a CD to use this.. which I don't really like. I'd rather just plug it and use it without having to download anything. If you're using Windows Vista, then download using the Administrator account or it won't download. Also, once you've download it, the mic will only work in the admin account. It didn't work on the other accounts on my computer so that kinda sucks. But overall it's pretty good. It has really high quality images, but I guess that depends on your Internet connection.

 
I cannot install it on my WindowsVista
By Luigi from Guatemala on 3/24/2008
Cons:
Incompatible With My Computer
Primary use:
Personal

I cannot install it on my Windows Vista based laptop with the provided software (driver) even the downloaded software from www.radioshack.com

 
Works Great!
By Computer Engineer from Ames, IA on 3/3/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection
Cons:
Bad In Low Light
Best Uses:
Home Computer
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I'm not surprised that half of you could not get this to work based on your spelling. This is not a hard camera to run guys. Yes the quality is only 1MP, most webcams are. Spend the extra $50 for a 1.3MP or 2MP if you would like. Little hard to see with low light, other than that works great. Drivers are availible for Vista, and no problems with XP.

 
BAD
By Ted NinjaVerified Reviewer from Jackson, LA on 2/17/2008
Cons:
Bad In Low Light, Poor Image, Slow or Inconsistent Connection
Best Uses:
Garbage
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I used to work at Radioshack and I bought this sucker on sale with my discount for [$]! And even then it isnt even worth [$]! Poor image (always looks like a JPEG file going through a blender) and its very bad in low light conditions.If I had a choice to buy this for [$] or buy a better webcam for [$] I would rather buy the expencive one. At least I would have a better chance of getting my money's worth.

 
Its ok
By NickoVerified Reviewer from Gentry, AR on 2/15/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Cons:
Bad In Low Light, Poor Image
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

This product is ok, but the software that comes with it is chessy and not the easiest to use. The picture quatily is not great either. It burr and not crisp.
And it mircophone, it leaves a high pitch that hurts the ears.
Don't buy it!!

 
Works OK
By FCT from Cleveland, OH on 2/13/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection
Best Uses:
Monitoring
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

We are not using it for moving video.
We are using it in a relatively clean and well-lit industrial setting for taking photographic records of mechanical assemblies. The field of view, resolution, and contrast are good, and the pictures are good enough for post-production comparisons. The camera will not stay in focus for more than a few hours, though.
I would not use it if we needed high-quality, high-color images or video.

 
I HAVE TO LEARN TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE
By Tama from AZ on 2/5/2008
Pros:
NONE
Cons:
Bad In Low Light, Incompatible With My Computer, Just like a virus, Poor Image, Slow or Inconsistent Connection
Best Uses:
None
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

i have to learn to listen to people. if eveyone says it sucks it might be because it is true... but i still bought it. and you know what. they are right. it does suck!!!

 
good pics ,but, mic wont work.
By road king from Illinois on 1/28/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Good In Low Light, Sharp Image
Cons:
Incompatible With My Computer, mic wont work on vista
Best Uses:
Home Computer
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

great clear pics and good lighting ,BUT BUILD IN MIC SUCKS .. WONT WORK ON WINDOWS VISTA.. ..if cant get it going ,i will buy another cam , and another mic system that works.

 
This sucks big time DO NOT BUY !!!!
By bzare from houston,texaskl on 1/28/2008
Cons:
Poor Image
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

This is a waste of money and time.The quality is really bad .. horrible and disgustingly hideous images.. Once again do not buy !!

 
!!!!!!!!NOT WORTH UR MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By UNSATISFIED CUSTOMER from NEW YORK, NEW YORK. on 1/28/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Cons:
Bad In Low Light, ITS TOO DARK., Poor Image, Slow or Inconsistent Connection
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I BOUGHT ONE AND IT WAS DOING ALL KIND OF FUNNY THINGS SO I RETURNED IT TO GET A NEW ONE AND TO MY SURPRISE IT WAS THE SAME THING. I USED IT ON MY LAPTOP, IT WAS EASY TO SET UP BUT WEN IT WAS TIME TO USE IT, IT MADE ME THINK TWICE AND WONDER IF I SHOULD'VE BOUGHT IT.BUT ITS SMALL AND NEAT AND THATS WAT I LIKE ABOUT IT MOST.

 
cannot get it to work
By the tech from Brooklyn, NY on 1/16/2008
Pros:
NONE
Cons:
Does not work, Incompatible With My Computer
Best Uses:
Paper weight
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Thought I could at least find a driver...no. Does not work period. Do not buy this item!

 
Frustrated
By Very FrustratedVerified Reviewer from Houston, Texas on 1/5/2008
Pros:
Does Not wrok
Cons:
Piece of Junk
Best Uses:
Personal Use
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

OS: WinXP sp2
I have yet to get this product to install. My Os doesn't recognize the Hardware. Installation works fine. The drivers do not work. I regret buying a Gigaware Product. Went to Gigaware website support section. No drivers to download. No support suggestion either. Very Frustrated

 
Fine on XP fails on ME
By BH from Gurnee IL on 12/29/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Cons:
Incompatible With My Computer
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

The box said it's compatible with Windows Me, but I couldn't get it to initialize. It shows up in the scanners/cameras list in control panel but says it's unavailable. I can't even click the test button. It worked fine on my system with XP but that's not where I need it.

 
Faulty software
By DeanoVerified Reviewer from Kent,WA on 12/28/2007
Pros:
Cant find any pros
Cons:
Sofware does not load
Best Uses:
I will return it
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

The video portion software does not load properly and locked up the computer. The microphone and headset works very well.

 
will not run soft ware
By tim from colorado springs co on 12/28/2007
Cons:
Incompatible With My Computer, Will not hook up
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

can not setup soft ware my system is running abot reader 7.0 the camera comes with 6.0 so it kicks me out when i try to setup need help getting setup tim kelly [@]

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Good
By Dan from florida on 12/22/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Great Extra Features, Nice to use
Cons:
Bad In Low Light
Best Uses:
Home Computer
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This is a good camera but sometimes the contrast can be bad. i got mine for [$]

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
never again
By alex333 from antigua on 12/18/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Sharp Image
Best Uses:
Laptop
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

i use this cam for messenger and its not a good product. if someone else closed the video call or the web cam form their side it stop work all together and you will have to reinstall the driver to get it to work again ...NEVER AGAIN! would i but any gigaware product cuz i just waste all my money on this junk

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Doesn't work, created pc problems
By No Name from Wyoming on 11/16/2007
Cons:
No image No sound, No support
Best Uses:
To put in garbage
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I am an IT Specialist. A friend wanted an inexpensive way to communicate with long distance family members. Half the time, the computer would not see the device. When it would see the device, there was no image, no sound and after a couple tries, it went back to not seeing the device. In addition, there was no troubleshooting in the documentation, nothing online to assist with technical problems. It's going back. Hopefully [...]doesn't give grief on returns.

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Great webcam for the money
By EliVerified Reviewer from Palo Alto, CA on 11/13/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection, Good Frame Rate, Good In Low Light, Great Extra Features, Integrated Mic
Best Uses:
Business Meetings, Home Computer
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Easy to install on Windows XP, great video frame rate, great in low-light (enable low-light mode in the settings), and some cute video effects. Picture quality is decent. We're in the process of trying out 20 different webcams, and so far this is the best webcam for the price.

 
Microphone in the back
By Speak for Myself from Tucson, AZ on 10/23/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection
Cons:
Difficult voice
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented, Value Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I was looking for a web cam with a built-in microphone for business training sessions. The picture function is not as important to me as the ability of the microphone to capture my voice.
My computer could not even detect my voice with this web cam. When I looked for the actual location of the "built-in" microphone, it is in the BACK of the camera! What web cam uses are being targeted here???

 
GREAT CAM, EASY SETUP, VISTA CAPABLE
By Lisa from Tech on 9/5/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection, Good In Low Light, Great Extra Features, Sharp Image
Cons:
None
Best Uses:
Business Meetings, Home Computer, Laptop, Monitoring
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Sets up fast and easy. Downloaded drivers from [...] site and works perfect on Vista. Also I have another one that I use on XP. You can set the contrast, color, and other settings to your choice. Great cam for people who want to have a cam and it is better than the amount you pay for it. Nice, but don't understand how people can rate it so low. Judging from the reviews we are dealing with chimps.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
It works fine, even with Vista!
By DonVerified Reviewer from Ohio on 9/2/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection, Great Extra Features, Sharp Image, Vista support
Cons:
None given
Best Uses:
Business Meetings, Home Computer, Laptop, Monitoring
Describe Yourself:
Style, Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This cam works great with Vista as long as you download the drivers from the [...] website. I have used it on XP too. Easy setup if you install drivers first and when finished, plug in cam and choose for Windows to install drivers automatically. Nice looking, light weight and good for laptops, or desktops. Nice clear pictures, but perhaps not up to the more expensive cams. Still resolution and color very good. There are software controls so you can "tweak" color, contrast, exposure. People who rate it low due to not being able to install it, not supporting Windows version are "ignorable". For the price and for common webcam use I recommend it! Great for teens, and a good buy overall! Have fun. [...]

 
Works great with XP and Vista!
By Tech GeekVerified Reviewer from Ohio on 9/2/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Fast Connection, Great Extra Features, Sharp Image
Cons:
Bad In Low Light
Best Uses:
Business Meetings, Home Computer, Laptop, Monitoring
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented, Value Oriented, Vista Drivers Download
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This cam works great with my XP and Vista computers. [...] Easy setup and no problems. Good clear video picture and software allows for tweaking contrast, exposure, color and more. Great buy considering the price. Resolution very good, but not as sharp as a much higher priced cam. Looks nice, lightweight, and good with my laptop and desktops. I build computers and this cam works! No hassle, no incompatibility with Windows. Install drivers first until complete, plug in cam, when Windows says it found it, click for Windows to automatically find and install drivers from hard drive. Not rocket science!

 
Very bad webcam!
By Lisa from Freehold, NY on 8/19/2007
Cons:
Bad software, Incompatible With My Computer
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

this is not a good webcam. the software that came with this webcam, total messed up my E: drive. Not just on my computer, but also on another persons that i know. the software does something to CD rom and makes the computer think there is no E: drive. I do not know what is wrong with it, but I DO NOT RECOMMENDED THIS TO ANYBODY!!!

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