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| | Features | Plug and recordStudio Quality USB microphone preampSupplies 48V phantom power for condenser microphonesNo special drivers requiredFully balanced low noise analog front end
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| | Description | Blue Eyeball Webcam with Microphone, a revolutionary new webcam with HD-quality audio and video. Perfect for instant messaging, video conferencing, and social networking. The Eyeball features Blue's famous pro-quality condenser capsule, giving it better sound than any webcam in the market. It features several unique design features, including retractable camera lens preserves your privacy and ensures that the Eyeball turns itself off when your not broadcasting. The custom-designed monitor adapter makes it simple to position on virtually any laptop or desktop monitor. The Eyeball's integrated design and compact size make it perfect for on-the-go use when you leave your desk. Adapter for optimal positioning on any monitor USB cable included Suggested Applications - connecting with family, instant messaging, video conferencing, & chatting with friends System Requirements - Macintosh - Mac OSX (10.4.11 or higher) Windows - Vista/XP Pro/XP Home Edition, 64MB RAM (minimum) | |
| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 8.0 inches | | Product Width: | 5.0 inches | | Product Height: | 8.0 inches | | Product Weight: | 2.0 pounds | | Package Length: | 7.8 inches | | Package Width: | 5.2 inches | | Package Height: | 3.1 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 22 reviews |
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 Great sound, but windscreen is fragile Jul 29, 2010
I really like this device. It has great sound and good picture quality for the price. However, the windscreen on mine popped off with normal use, and when the company sent me a replacement, the 'new' one already had a broken windscreen. The glue seems unable to hold it in place. (You can't really use it without that, since the mic will be unprotected from wear and tear.)
 Stick with the Microphones Jul 24, 2010
Blue makes fantastic microphones, but the webcam on this model is awful. It may record at HD resolution, but the picture remains grainy (which actually looks worse with the high resolution). The most disappointing thing about the video quality is the slowness of the camera. Blue claims to run this cam at 30fps, and I have no way to prove or disprove that claim. What I can tell you, though, is that the reaction time on the camera is similar to cell phone cams where there's massive delay and pixelation on movement. Movement is blurry, and even lip movement seems not to track with speech. Another note, this was all tested on a local wireless LAN using skype and compared to the performance of a Logitech QuickCam Vision Pro for Mac (Black). The Logitech was so superior in video quality that it looked like I was comparing a modern webcam to one built 5 years ago.
All in all, if you really need good sound, get yourself a Blue microphone like the Yeti, Snowflake or Snowball, but don't waste your time on their video products. The Eyeball is an intensely beautiful design, but all the parts except the microphone seem flimsy and poor build quality. (Again, the mic is excellent build quality). I know it looks nice, but it's just not worth the awful video performance.
Product did not last long Jul 22, 2010
I bought this item in November of 2009 for my son. He has been using it and has been very satisfied with the performance. Sometime last week, 07/15/2010 he told me that the microphone part of this webcam just went out. I hope that this is just an isolated incident because I am planning to buy another one on this or buy the newer Blue Snowball.
 Great sound, a bit too much for an older eMac to do video Jun 02, 2010
I used this to set up an eMac to use with Skype. It worked very well for sound and installed easily, but I didn't realize that it needed a computer with more than 1Ghz g4 (I think 1.2 would do) and USB 2.0. However, it still worked very well for sound. Video was not useable on a machine this slow. If you've got a fast tower mac or mini that needs a webcam, go for it. Most iMacs that are fast enough already have an iSight.
Very low resolution of this camera is not good Jun 01, 2010
I do not recommend the Eyeball USB webcam: You have to search to find a good webcam for a MAC computer. Although this webcam works with the MAC, it is not, I believe, the most recent or best version that Eyeball claims to have. I think that this camera is very early version of the Eyeball webcam. It had a very poor video image, sending maybe 10 frames instead of 30 frames a second so the image "chattered" and strobed and was pretty bad compared to the Dynex 1.3 megapixal camera which is a much better camera and a much better deal. The sound was pretty good, but did not in any way make up for the poor video quality.
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