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| Author | Gordon Kelly |
| Published | 21st Aug 2009 |
Comments for Microsoft Unveils 720p HD Widescreen Webcam
Chris said on 21st August 2009
Mathew White said on 21st August 2009
Is this likely to work on a Mac? Anything would be better than the iSight webcam!
Ben said on 21st August 2009
"Meanwhile a new beta version of Movie Maker has been launched on Windows Live this week".
I thought it was the final release version? ;)
Gordon said on 21st August 2009
@Chris I aim to please... something!
@Matthew - MS has said nothing, but at this stage I'd say highly unlikely.
@Ben - beta version for now. Final edition expected soon though.
stranded said on 21st August 2009
Wow!! 720p/30fps!! The first decent web camera! All web cameras are craps (until now).
needlegun said on 21st August 2009
@Matthew - there's a chance it might work on the Mac although you may not have access to features like the autofocus.
The Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 (Windows) works very well on the Mac, as does their dedicated Mac webcam, the Logitech QuickCam Vision Pro.
Max Power said on 21st August 2009
Looks good, hopefully MS lower the price, £70 is a bit steep, but still a very nice looking webcam.
I wonder whether they will use 720p detection for Natal...
jopey said on 21st August 2009
This camera is supposedly is very heavy on the processor and USB bus so unless you have a quad core system it might not be a good idea.
Geoff Richards said on 21st August 2009
The Recommended Spec is dual-core 3GHz, so yes it's heavy, but don't feel bad if you only have two cores, not four :)
jopey said on 21st August 2009
Oh I've got 4 cores thanks ;) Just thought I'd mention that the system draw for this thing isn't exactly trivial like with most webcams.
snooty said on 21st August 2009
I was thinking this + an atom laptop would make a great hi def cctv camera.
Much cheaper than an axis solution.
However looking at the processor requirements - I think it is back to the drawing board!
Ben said on 21st August 2009
@Gordon
You might want to tell Microsoft that then!
http://windowslivewire.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!2F7EB29B42641D59!41357.entry
"19/08/2009
The new Windows Live Movie Maker – available today!
Today we’ve released Windows Live Movie Maker from beta as part of a refresh to our Windows Live Essentials download"
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My word... I had to check the byline to see whether that article had been written by finbarr saunders.