Frisby 1.3 Mega Pixel USB Webcam | 
| Brand: Frisby
Buy New: $20.90
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MPN: Cam-106 1.3
Model: Cam 106
EAN: 3058401301506
Condition: Wow, is it real or "Memorex?"
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| Features:
| • | Frisby WebCam with 1.3 Megapixel Resolution & USB Connection | | • | Integral Light Source 6 LEDs with control, for use in low light evnironments | | • | Built in Microphone | | • | Supports Windows 98, ME, XP, Vista, all MAC OS | | • | Included software application provides digital zoom, 14 image effects and 9 photo frames. A lot of fun to use. Not all features are supported on all operating systems. |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
If you are tired of low quality, low resolution, restricted featured web cameras, then here is one for you!! Frisby Web Cam 106 delivers 1.3 MPixes high resolution (most web cams are either 100K or 350K resolution), clear image with integrated in-line volume control microphone allows you to make your online chats, conversations, and friendships far more compelling. Camera is made from metal alloy instead of plastic. Frisby Web Cam 106 works with all popular Instant Messenger services, including AIM, AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, and Windows Messenger (on XP). Record live video audio calls or take snap shot pictures from Frisby software and let you "go big" by taking your video full-screen, and record videos, and photos with your own sound and attach them via email. You can record audio videos and save it in your harddrive and open it with either microsoft Media Player or Real Player. Recording time is unlimed that is as much as your hardriver space allows Adjustable base rotates 360 degree smoothly and can be atached to your laptop as shown in the image below. With 6- LED night vision, you can even now chat in low light condition or even in darkness. With 10X zoom feature, you can zoom your image for better viewing or record videos in far distances CD software includes 14 Image Effects and 9 Photo Frames st to choose from or you can download your own frame. It is so fun to use it. The webcam is compatible with any laptop, pc or mac computers. All you need is a USB port and a CD-Rom drive to install the driver. The lens was made from Japan (Bord Lens) and provides excellent image quality Warranty : 1 year
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| Customer Reviews:
 Not agood product without the software. April 11, 2008
Ramalingam R. Iyer (Colonia, NJ, USA)
I am not happy with it. I bought this, but I haven't used it uptil now. Software disc was damaged, I wrote to the seller for a copy of the software, I don't know what happened. I am still waiting for a installing software. If anybody has it, can you please sened it to me.
 You get what you pay for... December 4, 2007
Brooke Caldwell (Nashville, TN)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
As mac webcams go, this is about as cheap as you can get. And yes, it is Mac OS compatible. I notice the specs have been changed to say "all mac os." But this is not what I have found.
I bought this camera to use with iChat AV, since it clearly states that it is compatible with a Mac. Well, it IS, BUT. Installing the macam driver just gives you a way to see yourself on your mac. Yay. You can take pictures, mess with settings, and record clips. But you can't chat. You have to buy a third party driver for that, which is only $10. (iChat USB, for those in need.) But ever since I installed Leopard (on my G4 Powerbook) I get nothing. No image, no matter what. Just black. iChat acts like the camera is there, but no picture. So does the macam app, for that matter. So my cheap little toy doesn't work anymore.
As far as the image went when it was working, even though you can adjust the settings, it is hard to get a good image out of this. It looks washed out or over saturated, depending on the background. My advice is to pay a little more and get a camera with tech support, that knows macs...
Cheap, marginally functional, many better options. November 10, 2007
D. Blackburn (Minneapolis, MN United States)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Avoid this, at least if you have a Mac & a budget for something better. (Tested with PowerMac G5, Mac OS 10.4.10)
The Frisby web-cam EVA CAM-106 claims "1.3 Mega pixels" but this is only thorough interpolation. Like most cheap webcams, it is really only 640x480. Software doubles the resolution horizontally & vertically and puts in an "average" pixel in between. So watch out for that weasel word "interpolated" or "software resolution" .
The bundled software is only for PC's and probably not Vista. The manufacturer's web site claims "Write for link to Mac driver", this turns out to be just the open-source MACAM which works for the vast majority of USB web-cams. (So, to answer the above question, "Yes, sort of".)
The camera does not support USB 2 speeds, making it very slow. Again, weasel words on the packaging: "Compatible with USB 2.0" means back-compatible.
The refresh rate is poor and images are blurry. Image quality (with Macam) is mediocre and took much software tweaking to make it even marginally acceptable. Brightness control is sensitive, images are either overexposed or underexposed. The 6 white LEDs are annoyingly bright (there's a dimmer control on the cable)and the tiny manual-focus ring on the lens is a pain. Depth of field is not very good, so unless it's a pretty specialized application you will tolerate some fuzziness or take lots of pictures of your hand reaching for the focus ring.
After a few minutes it drops USB communication with MACAM, you have to unplug & re-plug. The cable has the microphone jack separating from the USB jack about 8" from the end, making it inconvenient at best.
I really wish I hadn't sold my iSight. It was 100 times better this, at 10 times the price.
 MAC compatibility? September 10, 2007
Tanya Oriana Venus Platt (Virginia)
2 out of 21 found this review helpful
This isn't a review.. But I wasn't sure how to contact anyone another way. I want to know if this product is compatible with a Macintosh computer. The last webcam I bought didn't specify and the computer didn't accept it.
Please respond.
thank you
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