Model: VX-6000 | SKU: 7831554

Value for Price – 3.5

Video Quality – 4.0

Ease of Use – 5.0

Compatibility – 3.5

What’s great about it: Super easy to work with

What’s not so great: It’s not as compatible as it claims to be

For what I do, this LifeCam is perfect. I found it way easier than my last couple of webcams to install and get up and running. Sure, it doesn’t have all the bells and whistles that a lot of the other cams are shouting about but I never went much for that kind of smoke and mirrors. I always figured it for a sure sign that they are trying to cover up some other shortcoming. This cam is straight-forward and delivers on its promises.

In the case of this camera, the only shortcoming that I ran across wasn’t actually my own. I have a friend whose son is studying out of state. He’s pretty green when it comes to technology so I’ve been helping him set up his computer to talk with his son via Skype. When we tried hooking up my LifeCam to do a test run, I couldn’t get it to work and couldn’t figure out why at first. It took me a bit of time to nail down, but it turns that the camera isn’t completely compatible with the Vista that my friend has installed on his system. For my comp, with XP, I have no complaints at all. The cam works like a dream.

Model: RLA-00001 | SKU: 8990265

Value for Price – 3.5

Video Quality – 5.0

Ease of Use – 3.5

Compatibility – 4.5

What´s great about it: Great video in bad lighting, easy to travel with

What’s not so great: I found the installation a bit complicated. Took me two tries!

I have to say that I don’t normally fill in these kinds of product reviews but in this case I decided to make an exception. I was really impressed with the quality of video that I was able to capture with the LifeCam. I work from home and tend to leave my office pretty dimly lit. The problem is that I do a lot of video conferencing with clients, via Skype and other services, and it’s important for my business that my clients have a good first impression of my technological capabilities. Like all you home-pros know, bad hardware is the first sign of bad service. With this cam, I’ve got no worries and don’t have to run around turning on lights before answering client calls. It’s made my life so much easier.

Something else that is important to me is that I do a fair amount of work on the road as well, and this gear is perfectly adapted to my laptop. It’s not too clunky, attaches nicely to the screen and guarantees that my clients are still seeing the same level of technological competency regardless of the venue.

Like I said, I don’t usually bother with these types of reviews, but after getting burned on the promises of so many other cams in the last little while, I was seriously and pleasantly surprised by this cam’s performance.