We use videoconferencing a lot. Big step forward especially internationally. Lighting matters, definitely. A big issue has been for the person at one end to adapt to seeing themselves as they talk.(splitscreens) Now the real question for any or this new camera is not to ask whether its better than the last one (or in fact the five year old logitech I use but how far away from being a really good video experince it is.

Hey Richard!

Thanks for stopping by. I agree. When I test it I will test exactly that. It is all about achieving the ultimate video experience.

Regards, Bill

I just got one of these and I'm kind of disappointed. During the day when I'm facing the window, the image is fantastic, but its low light performance is horrible. Even in my well-lit bedroom (100-watt ceiling bulb), the image is too dark to be considered useful. I need to shine a light directly in my face to be able to see myself -- not a comfortable position to be in. After doing a little Googling, I'm convinced it's because of the CMOS sensor. I'm returning this and getting a cam that uses a CCD sensor instead of CMOS. (I might even pick up an iSight, even though I have a PC.)

Hey Aston !

Thanks for the feedback. Hold off trashing it!!! Something doesn't feel right. Wait. I might get the unit I ordered in a couple of days.

When I tested the unit in a darkened Logitech boardroom it performed flawlessly.

The new 4T CMOS technology should out perform standard CCD.

Thanks for the feedback... keep coming back!

Regards, Bill

Hi Bill,

The camera works great now. You're right... something wasn't right, and I'm still not sure what it was... I suspect it was a temporary software glitch.

Before I installed the Logitech software, it worked great in MSN Messenger. After installing the Logitech software, I started getting the low light performance I mentioned in the above post... I thought I could attribute the difference to the great sunlight I was getting in the room before. Not so. After unplugging the webcam and plugging it back in, it showed up as a "Logitech Fusion Webcam #2" device and the image is beautiful now.

Not sure why I had the low light performance problems -- I suspect it was because I had turned off auto white balance correction and auto gain control in MSN Messenger before installing the Logitech software, and that permanently messed up some settings in the Registry... but I could be way off.

Anyway, the camera is great and I'm loving it.

Why do you feel 4T CMOS is better than current CCD tech in webcams? I'm inclined to believe you, but if there are articles out there that discuss this particular subject I'd like to read up on it.

Aston

Just got this webcam. I tested it in a room with strong natural lighting. I expected excellent low lighting from the "rightlight" feature, but insted I was very disappointed. It needs a lamp directly behind the webcam in order to even look average.

Image is a little fuzzy and distorted, not sharp at all. Motion seems just fine, but I didn't test it online.

Wide viewing angle is not good for one on one videoconferencing, because you'll appear small in the image, and instead of focusing on you, it will show your entire office, or room. If you xoom, you will be even more fuzzy and distorted.

Logitech needs to keep the case design of this webcam, because it's stylish, but do some serious re-engineering.

Rating: 3/10

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My logitech fusion webcam is supposed to be usable as a digital camera without connection to a computer. How does this work?