The QuickCam Pro 9000 i have found to be very useful to me. I have used it for all of my broadcasting at live.bradwelltv.com.

However there are some ups and downs to it, including the microphone. You would never know that the microphone is supposed to cancel noise, as there is always a constant buzzing on it. It also fuzzes up if you talk very much more than a whisper. If i had to rate the microphone on the webcam it would be a 2 out of 10.

The Camera however is a different story. With an 8 mega pixel camera, it just amazes me how clear it really is. It looks sharp, and very clean. It also works very well with video editing software. That is about the only thing you can say about the Camera. It is very good.

Here are the specifications below that Logitech has posted to their website.

“Technical Specifications

    • Carl Zeiss® lens
    • Autofocus system
    • Ultra-high resolution 2-megapixel sensor with RightLight™2 Technology
    • Color depth: 24-bit true color
    • Video capture: Up to 1600 x 1200 pixels (HD quality) (HD Video 960 x 720 pixels)
    • Frame rate: Up to 30 frames per second
    • Still image capture: 8 million pixels (with software enhancement)
    • Built-in microphone with RightSound™ Technology

Here are the Computer Specifications that they recomend

Windows® XP
    • Pentium® P4 (or compatible) processor, 1.4 GHz (2.4 GHz recommended)
    • 128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended)
    • 200 MB available hard disk space
    • 16-bit color display adapter
    • Windows®-compatible sound card and speakers (full-duplex sound card recommended)
    • USB port
    • CD-ROM drive
Windows Vista™
    • Pentium® P4 (or compatible) processor, 2.4 GHz (2.8 GHz recommended)
    • 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
    • 200 MB available hard disk space
    • 16-bit color display adapter
    • Windows®-compatible sound card and speakers (full-duplex sound card recommended)
    • USB port
    • CD-ROM drive”

Thanks Bradley Bradwell

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Specs

800 times digital zoom

Digital Video Camcorder

FireWire Port

Zoom

Light

Screen Protection

Exterior Screen 2.7 inch

Multiple Batteries

Approximate Battery Charge Time : 3 hours

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The Canon ZR500 has excellent image quality and is very small and portable. It takes 3 hours to charge fully. That’s not that bad. In my package they sent me 2 batteries. It has a whopping 800 times digital zoom, with a firewire port that comes with it. It has good lighting, with a plastic cover for screen protection. Sound has an ok quality… I would rate it at about a 8 out of 10 with 10 being the highest. It is also a very tough Camcorder. I dropped it countless times and have had absolutely no problems with it after the falls. By the way i dropped it on the road, which was paved. It also comes with a 2.5 widescreen, connected to it exteriorly.

Thanks Bradley Bradwell