The Wonders Of Webcam (Trust Spacec@m 120)

Name: MJT1983

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Product:	Trust Spacec@m 120
Date:	17.01.08 (157 review reads)
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Advantages: Easy to use

Disadvantages: Simple Model

Well for those of you who don't know what a webcam is the best way to describe it is as a video camera that can take either still or moving pictures and send them from one computer to another over the power of the internet. The pictures are sent in real time and depending on the quality of the camera the picture can look as good as a TV with little interference and a high quality picture.

Many people have asked why did you buy a webcam ? well if we are being honest I didn't actually buy it as it was given to me as a gift but the person who bought me it knew I was wanting one. The main reason I wanted one was just for the novelty as many of my friends had then and I could always see them but they could never see me. They just make the conversations online much more fun I think and you can have much more of a laugh over webcam than you can with just a messenger service.

Well as the product description tells you this review is on the Trust 120 Spacec@m. As I didn't actually buy it I don't know exactly how much it cost but I have seen them priced from between £10 - £15 and for what you get I think its great value for money for what you get.

The camera is very simple looking but very attractive at the same time and is basically a sphere with a camera in the middle of it which has a purple focus band around it which enables the user to get the picture they are transmitting into focus and is very easy to use. The camera comes with a stand and mine sits on top of my monitor and is connected up to my PC via a USB cable.

The webcam also has a little light above the camera which when on turns green and tells you that you webcam is taking a picture or video. This is quite helpful as there is nothing worse than sitting down and working and suddenly realise that you are being watched!!!!!!! Oh yeah and it can send pictures up to 30 frames a second... isn't that absolutely amzing??????????????

The camera was really easy to install which I was very surprised with as I had heard that many people have had problems installing these funky little gadgets. All you have to do with this model is place the CD that comes with the installation software into your CD drive and your away just follow the on screen instruction and your away.

Once you have you webcam set up and installed you need to check it is working..... Obviously. Now I have only ever used my Trust 120 Webc@m with the MSN messenger facility an have never experienced any problems. You just open messenger and click o the tools facility and then webcam settings. This opens up a box in which you can see the picture that will be transmitted by the webcam and you can use thios to check that the camera is focusing on what you want as well as enabling you to change various things to do with the picture quality which is very helpful indeed.

As previously mentioned this webcam does have the capacity to take still pictures but I have never used this option so I can't really comment ion how well it works although I know people who have used it and the pictures they have sent have been of an ok quality.

Now it must be said that this webcam is definitely not the greatest on the market but in my view it does a job and a very good one at that. If all you want is to have a webcam for a bit of a laugh so you can muck about with mates on line then this is probably perfect for you. The picture quality is good but this does depend on your internet connection. If you have broadband then the picture is really good but dial up connections can result in a lot of skipping or freezing of the picture.

This webcam I my eyes is great fun and has many uses and me and my mates play some great games over webcam that you may want to try if you get really bored like me and my mates do. Here are just a few.

* Guess what song I'm singing - basically you sing a song over webcam (They cant hear that's obviously the point) and they have to guess the song. Of course air guitar can be used and is particularly effective for Bon Jovi songs.

* Do you like my new .......? - You know when you buy something and you cant wait to show people well webcam is the answer. Get you mates on line and show them you new footy boots they will be so jealous I can guarantee!

* Stone, scissors, paper - That wonderful child hood game can now be played over the internet. Now this one can be particularly difficult to master but doesn't mean its not fun infact the fact its so hard makes it more fun. A warning though its only possible to play this when both people have webcams, obvious I know but still, and it doesn't really work umless you have a broadband connection

Now before you rush out and buy this wonderful little contraption here are the system requirements
Pentium 166MHz MMX CPU
One free USB Port
32MB of system memory
100 MB of HDD Space
CD-ROM Drive
Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP
Internet connection

Finally all I have to say is that this camera is great fun and really easy to use and at such a low price I recommend that everyone goes out and buys one in preparation for the Ciao Stone, Scissors, Paper Interenet Challenge. I hope you have as much fun if you buy one as I do with mine.
Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!

Summary: Nice little webcam

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