Logitech720p Webcam C905

If I could give this product six stars, I would. I've purchased a couple of webcams over the years. All turned out to be just hard enough to use and just low enough quality that they eventually went in a drawer. Then, three weeks ago, before a trip to India and China, I decided to give webcams another try so that I could stay in touch with home. Based on Amazon reviews and previous good experiences with other Logitech products, I purchased a Logitech QuickCam Pro for Notebooks for my laptop and a Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 for the home computer.Both cameras are beautifully designed. The notebook version is very small (even smaller than it looks in the picture) and takes up about as much space than my mobile phone in my briefcase. Both units fit onto the monitors very easily (the Notebook version clips on, while the 9000 just sits on top of the monitor with a counterweight in the back). Installation of the software was a breeze -- took just a few minutes and installed without a hitch.The real news for me, though, is the Logitech Vid software. At first, I didn't load the software, because it wasn't on the CD (I had to download it). However, after trying video chat on gmail (which was a bit confusing and kept crashing my computer), I downloaded the Logitech Vid software on both my laptop and my home computer. It's incredibly easy to use. All I had to do was register an email address on each computer, after which call from system to system was as easy as clicking on the picture of the person on the other system. No exaggeration, it was easier than dialing a phone number.For the last two weeks, I used the Logitech Quickcam to call home nightly from both India and China, using the regular internet access from the hotels. The process was incredibly simple -- a few seconds after clicking on the icon for the other computer, I was connected with home. The video quality was excellent, even in very poor lighting conditions, and the autofocus worked very well to keep us both sharp. The audio quality was also very clear; in fact, it was clearer than phone calls back to the States.Given that calls back to the States normally cost $1 to $3 a minute from Asia, I figure I made back the cost of the cameras in a single trip. Since the video calls involved no incremental cost, I was able to talk as long as I wanted. Also, being able to see the family, rather than just hear them, was huge.In a nutshell, I couldn't be more pleased. I promptly bought two more cameras for someone who works for me and also travels a lot internationally. I'll soon be ordering a camera for the grandparents; installation and use was simple enough that I'm confident my 80-something parents will have no problem setting it up and using it.As I mentioned at the outset, I've tried webcams several times before, without success. Maybe they've simply gotten better since the last time I tried, or maybe Logitech finally cracked the code of extreme ease-of-use combined with very high picture and sound quality. In any case, the outcome was a true blessing for me when traveling internationally. I highly, highly recommend this camera to anyone who wants to stay in touch with family and friends who are far away and who wants a solution that's as easy as (or actually easier than) a phone call. I couldn't be more pleased with this product.

I started an online class and finally broke down and bought a webcam. I initially was using it with my older laptop, but have since graduated it to my new desktop computer. This camera works well with both.This camera is designed to clip onto the top of a laptop screen, which is does, and it also clips nicely to a flat screen. It is pretty small in size, which is nice. You have to manually adjust it, unlike some of those other higher end track ball types of webcams. Frankly, I prefer the manual adjustment because it is one less thing to break down on down the road.To complement its small size, it comes with a portable little baggy case and this thing that is suppose to work as a tripod. The tripod thing is not particularly stable, so do not count on it being all that useful because the USB cord makes it really tippy. But with the clip thing on the back of the camera, I have found I don't really need it when I take it on the go.I have been very pleased with the microphone features of this camera. I have taken to to various banquets in large halls where I was the IT guy, and it has recorded both the images and the sounds adequately. It records sounds particularly well. When used in a regular office as a webcam for video conference and for online classes, it is pretty high definition. For this price range, I think this webcam is one of the best in the business, particular if you need one that is easily mobile.The software package it comes with is also pretty nice. Lots of avatars and face tracking animations, etc. For a demonstration of what you can do with the software and a taste of its video quality, I did a brief video here: [...]Overall, I think this is an excellent little webcam that is very versatile, has good definition and audio functions, and comes with a good software package. I have no issue giving it 5 stars. There are other even higher end Hi-Def webcams out there, but I think this one is surprisingly good all around for the money.