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Hercules Dualpix Infinite Webcam

Hercules Dualpix Infinite Webcam
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Manufacturer: Hercules
Model: 4780515
Product features:

CMOS sensor featuring 2 million true pixels guaranteeing exceptional image quality, even in low-light conditions
Photo resolution: 7.6 million pixels! (interpolated mode)
Video resolution: 2 million pixels!
Up to 30 frames/sec. for perfectly fluid video images
High-quality microphone guaranteeing pure audio quality, free from background noise

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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Hercules Dualpix Infinite Webcam

Customer Review: Works flawlessy, love the auto-focus, and has great features
Summary: 5 Stars

I bought this because it works with Vista 64-bit and have had zero problems and the picture quality is excellent. The sound quality of the microphone is very good. People on the other end of video calls are usually very impressed.
One of the greatest things this camera has is auto-focus.

Compared to a standard webcam with low resolution this is a welcome sight. There is a little blue light that comes on when the camera or microphone are in use, and yes you can use just the microphone without the camera for voice calls, etc. You can also turn the light off through the software if you want, which I think is great, even though this light is not bright enough to be distracting.

The software has a couple cool, slightly gimmicky features. One of which is the auto-zoom where the camera crops a smaller area around your face and 'zooms' in on it. Of course quality goes down some because this is a digital zoom, not optical. You can turn it on or off, but it works quite well and knows to zoom out when there is no face close to the camera. You can also manually zoom between 1x and 3x to an area of your choosing.

You can take pictures at up to 3200x2400, but they are usually grainy unless it's very bright. So still way better than VGA webcam pics. Also you can capture video at 30 fps at 640x480, 800x600 is only 20 fps. You can also use different decoder options so you can do DV 720x480 and even PAL.
The pictures can be manual or with the timer, which the time is adjustable on. It can also do burst mode where it will take several pictures over a specified time. You can change both values up to 99 photos at 10 photos per second.

Once you've saved your video or picture you can upload it to youtube, your blog, your ipod, your psp, or straight to your email program, or just copy it to another folder all from the same interface, with one click. kudos

The other gimmicky-sounding feature is the chat and share feature so that if you are using MSN or skype or whatever you use you can put videos and pictures that are on your computer up for the other person to see, and it happens instantaneously when you click on a picture so there is no loading, converting, etc. but you can also do slideshow mode. There is also a pointer feature I don't use much. It does work though and it is more interesting than a video of me sitting there so I can't say it is too gimmicky.

The software has a low-light feature for when you are in low-light and it really helps a lot. The image is brightened up a lot and the focusing works as if it was not dim but there is more graininess in the image. It also has a backlight compensation feature that brightens up your face if you have a strong light coming from behind you that creates a silhouette. A nice touch.

Bang for the buck is great on this camera, features are plentiful, and it's a lot cheaper than some more common models out there. Oh, also the little clip works fine on my LCD monitor. This would probably be too big for someone with a laptop.

Overall it has well thought out software and quality audio and video and those make this one a win for me.

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Description of Hercules Dualpix Infinite Webcam

Hercules Dualpix Infinite Webcam (4780515) features The EXCLUSIVE Chat and Show feature. Thanks to the Hercules Xtra Controller software installed with your Hercules webcam, at any time during a video chat session, you can instantly send your photos to your friend by including them within your conversation¿s video flow. No more lengthy and tedious downloads! No conversion required before sending the files: Hercules Xtra Controller handles everything in real time! Simply select one or more photos on your hard disk drive and start the slideshow: The video captured by your webcam automatically switches to a picture in picture-style display, enabling you to share your emotions while remaining visible to your friend while he (or she) browses through your pictures. (You can move your webcam¿s picture around the screen by drag-and-dropping it with your mouse, and enlarge or reduce its size using your mousewheel - or simply choose to hide from view it in order to show only your pictures.) Smarter still, you can display a hand-shaped pointer, which is also visible to your contact or friend, on the picture that you want to comment live. Left-click to move the pointer around the window to a specific place on your photo. And that¿s not all: you can also show your friend the videos or movies that are stored on your computer while you comment them. Have fun dubbing your favourite actors "live"! CMOS sensor featuring 2 million true pixels guaranteeing exceptional image quality, even in low-light conditions and photo resolution of 7.6 million pixels (Interpolated Mode)! USB 2.0 Video Class (UVC) interface for high-speed transfers and simple driverless installation (under Windows XP SP2 & Vista) Up to 30 frames/sec. for perfectly fluid video images. Autofocus lens offering a wide viewing angle: 70-degree field of vision amd 3X Digital zoom. High-quality microphone for pure audio quality, free from background noise.

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