Product Reviews
Logitech Logitech® QuickCam® Vision Pro for Mac®
Image-perfect detail and clarity for your Mac® computer&em;even in extreme close-ups.
Average Customer Rating:
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(18 Reviews)
14 out of 1878%customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Logitech® QuickCam® Vision Pro for Mac®
Do not to buy this version for your Mac
Date: September 11, 2009
By folio73
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This is a very good clear picture camera BUT, it has no controls no software it has No zoom, No color balance, nothing¡ You can buy the Windows version Model 9000 for about $25 dollars less and it works fine on a Mac. So do not buy this version buy the cheaper windows version.
27 of 29 found this review helpful.
Review 2 for Logitech® QuickCam® Vision Pro for Mac®
Best mac camera by far
Date: September 9, 2009
By MarkS
from Greece
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Sharp, detailed images, fast accurate autofocus, live , slightly over-saturated colours, generally on par with good point and shoot cameras. Gets white balance right in majority of cases.
The most intelligent, elegant, and hefty mounting system i have ever seen.
And cheaper, where I live, than the Webcam Pro 9000? I have never written a review, nor been exited about a product before... excellent job guys!
The most intelligent, elegant, and hefty mounting system i have ever seen.
And cheaper, where I live, than the Webcam Pro 9000? I have never written a review, nor been exited about a product before... excellent job guys!
Technical Expertise: Tech Savvy
I've used this product: Less than a week
2 of 2 found this review helpful.
Review 3 for Logitech® QuickCam® Vision Pro for Mac®
I Purchased this for SKYPE
Date: July 3, 2009
By RGrimard
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This camera produces a very clear picture on my
laptop when I use skype for video. I agree its a bit pricey but I figured If I'm going to use it with my laptop I didn't want to put up with a grainy picture or poor sound quality. This Logitech camera is pretty darn good, you will be pleased with it, Rgrimard in Tucson.
laptop when I use skype for video. I agree its a bit pricey but I figured If I'm going to use it with my laptop I didn't want to put up with a grainy picture or poor sound quality. This Logitech camera is pretty darn good, you will be pleased with it, Rgrimard in Tucson.
12 of 16 found this review helpful.
Review 4 for Logitech® QuickCam® Vision Pro for Mac®
Hard to find! - The ONLY webcam available for Mac.
Date: June 28, 2009
By MacGuy78
from Tucson, AZ
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The cam worked great just by plugging it in. No drivers to install and no setup required. It comes on automatically whenever an app needs the camera. The autofocus works great in all applications that use the camera. It also has pretty decent low-light performance and works well under fluorescent tubes. The color reproduction is nothing to brag about.
Technical Expertise: Tech Savvy
I've used this product: Less than a week
13 of 14 found this review helpful.
Review 5 for Logitech® QuickCam® Vision Pro for Mac®
Good camera
Date: June 19, 2009
By morete
from Phx, AZ
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The Quickcam Vision Pro is probably the best mainstream webcam out there for the money right now. Cameras with these megapixel specs are becoming quite common. This camera performs pretty much as advertised. My biggest complaint with this webcam as with all the others was that I was hoping that someday webcams would come out with megapixel specs for streaming video that are a lot higher than they are now. 1.3 mp is horrible for video chat, and the actual fps is still too slow, partially due to chat client server compression rates being too low. As for still photos spected at 5 mp, that's not too bad, but for these types of digital photos, why wouldn't a digital handheld camera be used when it offers a lot better quality and versatility than a webcam?
Technical Expertise: Proficient User
I've used this product: More than a year
7 of 12 found this review helpful.
Review 6 for Logitech® QuickCam® Vision Pro for Mac®
Excellent. Plug and use. That's it!
Date: June 7, 2009
By Vanessa
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This is my first web cam and it's the easiest thing to use. I just plugged in the camera, no software, and used it with Skype. So easy. Video quality is excellent and the lighting adjustments make for top notch visuals. Fabulous. Would definitely recommend.
15 of 16 found this review helpful.
Review 7 for Logitech® QuickCam® Vision Pro for Mac®
Nice camera, works fine for me
Date: May 4, 2009
By SoCalGuy
from Southern, CA
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Finally Logitech makes a truly Mac compatible camera.
No software to install, so no problems with poorly written drivers.
I have used it with 6 different software programs and it works fine with all. Sure it works with Video Chat clients like Skype, Yahoo Messenger or iChat. But it also works well with recording software like iMovie, QuickTime, QuickTime Broadcaster, and security software like Periscope.
Technical Expertise: Tech Savvy
I've used this product: One week to a month
25 of 27 found this review helpful.
Review 8 for Logitech® QuickCam® Vision Pro for Mac®
Works like a Charm, yes, it's expensive
Date: May 1, 2009
By Reckon
from Boston, MA
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This is my first webcam ever. I figured if I was going to do it, I'd do it right, and boy did I do right. The camera itself is high quality and the lens works just as described. The design of the universal clip is a little interesting. I've still managed to get it to do what I want it to do, but it wouldn't have been my first choice. As for getting it to work, it couldn't have been easier. To anyone who says they see nothing and don't want to use it for chat: You have to install the drivers AND software to get full functionality. Frankly, I played with this thing for two days before I EVER even chatted with it. It's just too easy to amuse myself with all the video effects, and getting new ones is SO easy. Love it. Can't wait to annoy my GF with my talking shark LOL.
Technical Expertise: Tech Savvy
I've used this product: Less than a week
7 of 7 found this review helpful.
Review 9 for Logitech® QuickCam® Vision Pro for Mac®
It is not working
Date: April 30, 2009
By Oprah
from louisville, KY
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Well, I've read wonderful reviews which others wrote but I regret to say that I cannot share their exuberance, I do not want to use my camera for Skype or iChat or any other "chatting" software. So it is a tough luck for me because for "non chatting" purposes it is a piece of plastic with Zeiss optics that does not show any signs of life. What a waste of money. Sell it to the Windows customers, don't pollute the Mac shelves! (Sorry for sounding snobby. It's just I paid premium for my new Mac, which works wonderfully, and I trusted that an Apple store would have only quality products).
Technical Expertise: Proficient User
I've used this product: Less than a week
5 of 79 found this review helpful.
Review 10 for Logitech® QuickCam® Vision Pro for Mac®
Great with iMac!
Date: April 15, 2009
By Frenchie
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My Vision Pro is great!!! I need this web cam for my job and it picks up on light easily as well as sounds!! I would recommend it to anyone with an iMac looking for a web cam that they can move in other positions... we all know that the iSight is fixed into the iMac and cannot do the things that the Vision Pro can!
8 of 10 found this review helpful.
Review 11 for Logitech® QuickCam® Vision Pro for Mac®
great camera
Date: April 13, 2009
By Macman
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This is a great web cam all in all. The thing I do not like is it’s base. It is not stable for sitting on a desk top.
I got around that by using Velcro to hold it from falling over. Other than that, love it a lot
I got around that by using Velcro to hold it from falling over. Other than that, love it a lot
5 of 6 found this review helpful.
Review 12 for Logitech® QuickCam® Vision Pro for Mac®
Simple, elegant, great lens quality
Date: April 8, 2009
By Design by Nur
from Portland Oregon
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I use Mac Pro. You plug in the usb, use iChat or even ScreenFlow, it works great.
You do not need any CD software with it, plug the usb, and you are ready to go.
Carl Zeiss lens is one of the best lenses you can get, naturally image quality superb!
Sound is very good too.
If you are a Mac user, this webcam, will do just fine...
You do not need any CD software with it, plug the usb, and you are ready to go.
Carl Zeiss lens is one of the best lenses you can get, naturally image quality superb!
Sound is very good too.
If you are a Mac user, this webcam, will do just fine...
Technical Expertise: Tech Savvy
I've used this product: Less than a week
13 of 14 found this review helpful.
Review 13 for Logitech® QuickCam® Vision Pro for Mac®
Great webcam
Date: March 4, 2009
By Rick
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Using this on my Mac Mini 10.4.11
works great with Skype, etc.
works great with Skype, etc.
Technical Expertise: Proficient User
I've used this product: One month to a year
16 of 21 found this review helpful.
Review 14 for Logitech® QuickCam® Vision Pro for Mac®
Bad Auto focus
Date: February 26, 2009
By Ikecon2
from Seattle
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It was to replace a iSight Camera that didn't work in Boot Camp, but needed auto focus for Delicious library. After 3 minutes It may or may not focus! Looks good though!
Technical Expertise: Tech Savvy
I've used this product: One month to a year
14 of 19 found this review helpful.
Review 15 for Logitech® QuickCam® Vision Pro for Mac®
Not bad
Date: February 14, 2009
By wurzelmac
from Tirol, Austria
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Bought this cam to use outdoor for a webcam. Built it into a "house" and the cam works great. Not even minus 10 degrees Celsius caused the cam to stop working - great! The only thing I have to mention is the following: The cam gets out of focus in low light or in the night, even though there are streetlamps to focus on. The ability to turn off auto-focus and focus to infinity would be great!
Technical Expertise: Tech Savvy
I've used this product: One week to a month
26 of 26 found this review helpful.
Review 16 for Logitech® QuickCam® Vision Pro for Mac®
Still not ready for prime time
Date: January 14, 2009
By Hmmmmm
from Nashville, TN
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We ahve reached the point where there are plenty of vendors in the printer space that have drivers for both ma and pc. Logitech is woefully behind in this area. The description led me to believe that you had face tracking sw with this camera. On the good side the camera works with pc and mac on aim, ichat, skype and oovoo. Did not work on pc with yahoo. Hopefully updates will be made available. I will try it for a week before I decide to keep or send back.
Technical Expertise: Proficient User
I've used this product: Less than a week
39 of 47 found this review helpful.
Review 17 for Logitech® QuickCam® Vision Pro for Mac®
Won't work outside of specific applications
Date: December 28, 2008
By Engyo
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I had no problems with the quality of the camera or the video images.
I just wanted to use it on something other than iChat or Skype.
You can't even turn the camera on except from inside specific applications.
Too bad - it was great otherwise. I just couldn't use it for what I purchased it for.
33 of 47 found this review helpful.
Review 18 for Logitech® QuickCam® Vision Pro for Mac®
A Definite Maybe
Date: December 25, 2008
By SirAthos
from Austin, TX
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First off, the quality of the webcam part is brilliant. The image is superb, and the sound is clear even when you are not close to the microphone.
Now, for a word of warning. The webcam, like some others in the QuickCam series, has a LONG tail, which is mostly avoided in all product pictures. It's not a cute little stand, but a serious, heavy tail (close to 6 inches long, and heavier than the webcam itself). Because of that, at the cost of ergonomics, it works well in stabilizing the webcam whereever you decide to place it; if you are not familiar with the design however, you're in for a surprise.
Another thing to point out about the hardware is that, unlike older models, this one does not have a physical lid to cover the lens. That gives room to the accidental poke in the lens, and lowers your protection in case somebody manages to take control over your computer (a light does come on when the webcam is active, so at least you'll know when you're monitored, heh).
Software-wise, the webcam uses a lot of resources (compared to, say, a cheap built-in webcam from a laptop), so make sure you use it on a computer powerful enough to handle the load. The accompanying software, though well intended, seems to be a bit on the sensitive/finicky side.
Altogether, a great webcam in a not-so-great package.
Now, for a word of warning. The webcam, like some others in the QuickCam series, has a LONG tail, which is mostly avoided in all product pictures. It's not a cute little stand, but a serious, heavy tail (close to 6 inches long, and heavier than the webcam itself). Because of that, at the cost of ergonomics, it works well in stabilizing the webcam whereever you decide to place it; if you are not familiar with the design however, you're in for a surprise.
Another thing to point out about the hardware is that, unlike older models, this one does not have a physical lid to cover the lens. That gives room to the accidental poke in the lens, and lowers your protection in case somebody manages to take control over your computer (a light does come on when the webcam is active, so at least you'll know when you're monitored, heh).
Software-wise, the webcam uses a lot of resources (compared to, say, a cheap built-in webcam from a laptop), so make sure you use it on a computer powerful enough to handle the load. The accompanying software, though well intended, seems to be a bit on the sensitive/finicky side.
Altogether, a great webcam in a not-so-great package.
Technical Expertise: Tech Savvy
I've used this product: More than a year
103 of 111 found this review helpful.
