And if I didn't like it, I don't have much invested in it but it does turn out to exactly fit the bill.Ĭons: The only minor con about it: for the paranoid of us, knowing that there is a possibility any internet/wired camera or microphone can be remotely hijacked through targeted malware attacks.(although Big brother would get awfully bored listening/watching me). Just drop about a Jackson for these and not have to worry about overkill 4x price for more bells and whistles that we probably wouldn't even notice. Plus it's hard to beat for the price-point. Lessor res generally means less CPU overhead for compression and less bandwidth which in general equals more perceived "smoothness". Now this camera might not be 'HD' per say but that's not a "CON" as it's probably, actually, smarter to get one like this that is ~1024 x 768 as it is plenty for simple Skype or Google Hangouts use. Plus this one works in normal/low lighting situations just fine. Way better then the ten-years-plus Logitech model we had were it was very low res with nauseating shearing/blurring effects. It's very light weight, unobtrusive, and folds up nice and small for travel.Īppears to update fine with a decent enough FPS rate. They have a well designed, simple, universal mount that has so far worked great on various sized monitors from the thin to the few inches thick. ZERO bloatware (a problem in the past with Logitech et al).
OLD LOGITECH WEBCAM C170 SOFTWARE INSTALL
No need for a install CD, just plug them in and Windows will optionally update them automatically. First there is next to no installation if you have Windows 7 or above.