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15 March 2016
Great vga adapter
I now have 2 and use three screens that includes my laptop great for work or gaming
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HD video at a good price, versatile clip, strong color and light performanc
The Bad: Auto Focus on crack
Performance
As with most webcams nowadays, the LifeCam HD-5000 is set up to be plug and play, so no software downloads are necessary. If you choose to download Microsoft’s accompanying software, it will download simply by plugging the USB cord into the port.
The first thing that’s noticeable is webcam’s Auto Focus. The feature is on hyper-drive -- any sudden movements (a wave, standing up) causes the device to refocus. The refocusing is not instant – it could take four to five seconds to completely refocus. While this may not sound like much, it becomes extremely annoying extremely quickly, and it relegates the device for uses like video chat only -- not creating video content. The higher you set the resolution, the more of a capture delay you experience, and the Auto Focus was triggered even more frequently.
For video chatting, the most optimal setting seemed to be 640 x 360; however, leaving it at this setting completely negates the purpose behind buying an HD webcam. Raising the resolution obviously results in a clearer picture, but unless you’re a statue when you chat, that Auto Focus re-jiggering can be tough to swallow.
You can take 4-megapixel still photos with the HD-5000.
Light and Colors
Testing the webcam in both daylight (with light streaming from just a small window) and nighttime (with a single desk lamp) proved the HD-5000 adept at handling various lighting environments.
Likewise, the colors reproduction demonstrated as even and accurate in the various lighting. The webcam boasts Microsoft’s new TrueColor Technology, and if you use the company’s software, you have free reign to adjust such things as brightness, contrast, saturation and white balance, among other things.
(Note: How vivid the colors appear can be affected by the type of monitor or laptop display you have.)