Microsoft LifeCam HD-5000 720p HD Webcam (Black)
- True 720p HD video
- Auto Focus
- 16:9 widescreen
- TrueColor Technologies
Remain sharp with Auto Focus. Share your life in detail, and record your favorite moments in 720p HD widescreen.
List Cost: $ 49.99
Cost: $ 24.99
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Very Nifty!,
Customer Video Review Length:: 1:46 Mins
I really like this camera. You can play my review as recorded on the unit itself.
A couple of other things I didn’t mention. It has a built-in microphone, and records very good sound quality, as you’ll hear if you play the video.
There’s quite a bit of included software, including some that allows you to perform basic video editing on your footage.
You can also download directly to YouTube, Twitter, and other sites and apps.
Download and installation was flawless, and I run Win 7 64-bit (I noticed in some reviews that others running that OS seemed to have problems; I didn’t).
All in all, 5 stars.
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|Superb Color and Clarity, Poor Auto Focus Behavior,
Simply put, the picture quality of the LifeCam HD-5000 is amazing, and despite losing out in terms of absolute resolution (720p is only ~0.9 MP) to some of the other webcams on the market, the HD-5000′s sharp focus, low noise, excellent low-light performance, and life-like color produced superior results. Frankly, it is better than my older Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks Pro, a newish Rosewill true 1.3MP webcam, and the several built-in webcams I’ve used over the years. The built-in forward-facing microphone works as expected, and the stand is quite innovative and worked well stand-alone and hanging on my laptop’s monitor.
Despite producing quality video and stills, however, the HD-5000 is far from perfect. Firstly, the auto focus implementation is TERRIBLE. Not only is it SLOW to focus (up to 4 seconds), but it is also triggered very easily. Second, the lack of hardware acceleration makes for high CPU usage. Simply looking at myself at 720p consumed 30-40% of my laptop’s CPU and recording 720p video ate up 70-80%. (I am running 32-bit Windows XP with 4GB RAM with a Pentium Dual Core T4300 @ 2.1 GHz – 800MHz FSB, 1 MB L2) To add insult to injury, the 720p video was captured at only 15 FPS, which is only half of the advertised “true HD-quality video at up to 30 fps.”
The LifeCam software is pretty basic, but has a few fun features. Besides allowing you to set the capture resolution for photos and videos, the software lets you perform basic transformations such as making your head square, making your eyes extra large, etc. You can also overlay various objects such as big hair, a cowboy hat, etc. It is worth noting that the HD-5000 didn’t work out of the box with SkypeHD, but it did work with regular skype, and internet video-chat.
As it stands, I am a bit torn about the HD-5000. I am absolutely delighted with the picture quality and the fact that auto focus is available at this price point, but I am also disappointed by the auto focus implementation and high CPU usage. I like the new widescreen format, but be aware that 16:9 isn’t universally supported yet. Some software and websites still assume your webcam is the traditional 4:3 ratio and may distort the output. I’m glad that the HD-5000′s firmware is updatable, so perhaps some improvements can be made down the road.
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