I spent about an hour making sure my computer was completely updated (I specifically needed Windows XP Service Pack 2 before I could even download the webcam software).

Now is the time to make the time for that. One thing I would highly recommend is that you take the time to make sure your computer is updated with all the latest recommended updates! Sometimes we postpone those updates for a long time and then never get around to downloading and installing them. I use Windows XP, with Internet Explorer 6, and had all the necessary system requirements on my computer for this webcam. I would rate my computer-savviness as a 5 on a scale of 1-10. I found it all depends upon what computer and operating system you're using, and that you need to consider the 'computer-savviness' of the user. I never knew what my experience would be. Whenever I read reviews for a webcam they always went from one extreme to the other they were either great cameras with easy installation or so-so cameras with very problematic installation. However, I'm getting a different webcam for my home office. If you're going to have more than one type of machine running the show (e.g., visiting speakers, etc.), then you had better make sure that they have a PC with all of the Logitech software on it or that they are comfortable using your equipment. As soon as people started moving around or conversation became animated on our end, the experience starts to skip and break up.Īlso, this camera works for PC only. Then, it would just roll back to the plant (.I actually started to take it a bit personally).Īnyway, when people are in the room sitting quietly the camera did a nice job-good resolution, good light adjustment, good sound management, etc. I would practically have to yell and do summersaults to get the camera to twitch in my direction. There is a large plant near the front of the room, and this webcam would always roll over to it and focus in on it. There are tech-savvy reviews that will give you the details, but the end result for the user is a slow refresh rate and picture degradation.Īnother thing is that its 'follow' feature didn't work for me. First off, the files created/used by this thing are really clumsy. Perhaps science fiction has set the bar too high, but this purchase didn't do much for me. Oh, I was forgetting to say that one should never force the globe to turn manually: it will break. Finally, you may have to disconnect the virus checker during instsllation, because it may feel that the drivers-which write on the registry-are some kind of malware. A self-powered usb hub (placed away, not near the computer) will help. This is because the orb requires short of 400 mA, and the current falls on long usb cables because of resistance. If you run the orb on a very long usb cable, or the cable is not good, you will get a usb error message. I was very upset by all those glib comments that I read on various forums that advised to just buy a new cam. I think it works by running a Windows Vista shell. The automatic drivers installation, however, works for me. I tried to manually download the drivers from the Logitech website, to be frustrated with finding out that there are no official drivers for windows 7. When the computer is stabilized you plug in the usb and wait (forever) that it finds the drivers automatically. You then boot without the web cam usb inserted. You need to make sure that your windows system has all the last updates.

Thus I decided to buy more of these old web cams. You can move it remotely and the image is clear. Recently I tried again to use one of them on a windows 7 system for internal surveillance of my second home. I had two of these web cams in 2007 and, at the time they gave beautiful images, but were temperamental, cpu intensive and difficult to install.

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