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Microsoft LifeCam Cinema HD


$80.00 Released September, 2009

Product Shot 1 The Pros:Captures video in 720p high definition at 30fps. Affordable price. Auto-focus.

The Cons:Higher system requirements. Autofocus refocuses too often. Odd looking clamp design.

The LifeCam Cinema HD is a higher-end webcam from Microsoft, capable of recording in 720p and 30 fps. The device features an aluminum body and flexible stand designed to fit any notebook or desktop PC.

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In addition to high-definition video, the webcam aims to enable clear audio with a digital, noise-canceling microphone. Although Microsoft claims the device is optimized for Windows 7 and Windows Live Messenger, it works with XP and Vista, and with AOL, Yahoo, Skype, and other IM software.

Features

  • 720p
  • 30 fps
  • Auto focus
  • ClearFrame technology
  • Noise-canceling microphone
  • Aluminum body
  • Flexible stand
  • Windows XP/Vista/7

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Pros
  • 2

    captures video in 720p high definition at 30fps

  • 2

    affordable price

  • 2

    auto-focus

  • 2

    built-in noise canceling microphone

  • 2

    quality build - made from aluminum

  • 2

    Clear and sharp image

  • 1

    Good, solid, useable stand

  • 1

    Powerful software

  • 1

    Linux USB Video Class Compliant

Cons
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    higher system requirements

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    Autofocus refocuses too often

  • 0

    odd looking clamp design

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Rakesh
Rakesh: #microsoft_lifecam_cinema_hd Does this camera encodes HD video in some format say h264 ? Dec 7, 10
comments (3)
  • Omar

    Omar: This camera is simply a webcam and doesn't do any video processing itself. To capture HD video from this webcam you'd need software like Debut Video Capture. There is a free version of it available here.

    I tried to find what format they use for encoding, but couldn't get a definitive answer. Seems like the software is pretty flexible though, so I imagine it'd be able to use different formats, at least one of which is easily transferable. Dec 7, 10

  • shadowtech

    shadowtech: That camera does do onboard processing, if that's what you mean. The hardware decoding feature is required for Skype if you're going to chat in HD. Dec 8, 10

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