Logitech Quickcam Orbit WebCam

Whats the deal people??, I do not understand why people are making such a racket about this camera. i have it for almost 6 months now, used it few times and didnt see any problems. works flawlessly with my Win XP dell. i have a bad habit of reinstalling my windows every now and then, i guess i am never satisfied with the OS but whenever i reinstall this webcam, it gets connected without any problem. as far as the camera movement is concerned, for under 150 bucks, if you are expecting a robotic smooth movement then you are living in lala land. i mean comeon guys. how many companies you see out in the market that have cameras that moves mechanically, rather than with software, and cost less than 150 buck? i bet none. i will give it 5 stars because i think this is the best upgrade you can get over 4500 pro series for under 150. well i paid a little under 100 but still worth it. very nice interface and very crisp picture quality. Good job logitech.
HATE IT, Overpriced! This thing only works when it wants too and I am sick of it! Stay away. I will never buy another webcam from Logitech.
MsLyne, Gregkaleta's review was silly! He says he's a seasoned pc user,but read on and you see he isn't! Norton? Good lord man,come out of the stone age and get a real antivirus and I might believe you know what you're talking about. It works and does what it says it will,period. It's a Logitech,the most easy set up pc devices known to date. If anyone has troubles I suspect operator error,and they should promptly call in their children,nephews or nieces or neighborhood kids to install it for them.
Logitech software brings a computer to its knees, Logitech has interesting features on their web cams, but the software that supports it has serious problems. First of all, the Logitech software significantly slows down your computer. The device drivers and other associated software runs continuously--even when the web cam is not in use! To see this for yourself (if you have one), open up Task Manager (or download Process Explorer from Microsoft) and watch the CPU usage of their applications. In addition to occupying the computer's CPU for no reason, when the software is running (doing nothing) it is forcing other applications that you ARE using to be kicked out of the CPU's cache--the high-speed memory that is inside the CPU. This means that the other programs have to wait to be reloaded from main memory back into the CPU when they do finally get to run.

Second, the software has a large memory footprint. In other words, it is a memory hog. It occupies 32MB of memory when the camera is not in use. This is a totally ridiculous waste of memory.

Finally, their software is buggy. It has caused multiple "Blue Screens of Death" on my computer. That is, the BSoD screen actually lists the Logitech driver as the cause of the crash.

All in all, the hardware is nice, but it is totally worthless without software that works without totally destroying all computing power, especially when the camera is not being used.

I recommend AGAINST using not only this specific web camera, but ANY web camera from Logitech as their software has common components, so you are likely to see problems in other web cam drivers from them.
Logitech Quickcam Orbit WebCam, (What's this?) Easy to set up (PnP). Light balance works well, automatic tracking of subject works well, image quality high.
Great little cam, It's easy to use, easy to set up, has decent enough picture quality, oh yeah, and it's a great price.
good quality cam, good quality cam, but not as user friendly as i'd have liked it to be. i used it for about 6 months before replacing it with something else. would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a higher quality cam without wanting to spend hundreds on it.
good product, (What's this?) I have been using it for the past 4 yrs and its still works perfect. Very good product at a reasonable price.
The cam is only worth $100-$125, I'n not certain what is going on here, but this cam should be priced $100-$125 USD. There are other sellers on Amazon that you can compare with, along with many other online marketplaces. Currently listed as $357.99, this cam, sold by this seller, is unbeleivablely overpriced.
Nice camera, but doesn't work as well as I hoped on a MAC!,

Record high quality videos at true 640 x 480 resolution with the high-quality CCD sensor

Compatible with Windows 2000, Me, XP, and Mac OS 10.1.5 to 10.2.6

Capture 1.3 megapixel photos

Always stay in the frame thanks to the automatic face-tracking software and mechanical pan and tilt feature

Works with both USB 2.0 and 1.1

Record high quality videos at true 640 x 480 resolution with the high-quality CCD sensor.Compatible with Windows 2000, Me, XP, and Mac OS 10.1.5 to 10.2.6.Capture 1.3 megapixel photos.Always stay in the frame thanks to the automatic face-tracking software and mechanical pan and tilt feature.Works with both USB 2.0 and 1.1. Logitech QuickCam Orbit - With the proliferation of high-speed DSL and Cable Modem Internet connections, fast data ports like USB 2.0, and great webcams like the QuickCam Orbit - high-quality video conferencing is now a reality! And with the Orbit, you get a webcam experience like no other! Unlike most other webcams, the Orbit has automatic face-tracking, digital zoom and mechanical pan & tilt! So no matter where you move your head, the camera tracks you to always keep your whole face in frame! Up to 30 frames per second Capture 1.3 Megapixel photos up to 1280x960 Send video e-mail with one click Ability to update your website with webcam images Works with video-enabled Yahoo! Messenger & Windows Messenger, as well as Microsoft NetMeeting Connects to a PC or Macintosh via USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 (USB 2.