Name: LifeCam HD-5000
Brand: Microsoft
SKU: 8911
Rating: 4.0 (39 reviews)

4.0

based on all reviews

Consumer ratings:

4.1 / 5

Image quality was good with focusing issues being adjusted automatically
colors were exceptionally vivid
cameras managed to adapt well to both brighter and darker settings

autofocus is somewhat quirky and the HD may
Sony movies and shows
Jumpy auto-focus during video recording

Interface: USB 2.0
Sensor type: CMOS
Megapixel: 1 Mpx
Maximum frame rate: 30 fps
Maximum video resolution: 1366, 768 px
Maximum image resolution: 1280, 800 px
Built-in microphone: no
Built-in flash: no

Microsoft LifeCam HD-5000 - Pros & Cons

Image quality was good with focusing issues being adjusted automatically
colors were exceptionally vivid
cameras managed to adapt well to both brighter and darker settings
Skype and it works perfectly
The rubber clip is quite flexible

autofocus is somewhat quirky and the HD may
Sony movies and shows
Jumpy auto-focus during video recording
lack of any adjustment when direct natural light was detected
prolongs blurriness and lack of clarity in the image
HD-5000 nor HD-6000 have built-in hardware encoding
webcam is USELESS to be used as a webcam
no frequent drops in frame rate occurred
) cannot even manage to render HD without getting choppy
Picture quality looks shocking
the built-in hardware
the sensor is too delicate and constantly refocuses with
it tends to get out of focus occasionally
tends to take a couple of seconds for the lens

Microsoft LifeCam HD-5000 - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Megapixel	1 Mpx Best: Atlantis Land P015-C148 Megapixel: 20 Mpx
Maximum frame rate	30 fps Best: Gembird A4-PK-950H-S Maximum frame rate: 120 fps
Maximum video resolution	1366 x 768 px Best: Logitech Brio Maximum video resolution: 4096 x 2160 px

Microsoft - Video Reviews (9)

Microsoft LifeCam HD-5000 - Full Specifications

Sensor type	CMOS
Megapixel	1.0 Mpx
Maximum frame rate	30.0 fps
Maximum video resolution	1366 x 768 px
Maximum image resolution	1280 x 800 px
Built-in microphone	no

Width	1.61 in
Height	4.29 in
Depth	1.49 in
Weight	3.4 oz
Cable length	1.829

USB required	yes
Optical drive required	yes
Supported video modes	720p
Minimum RAM	1024.0 mB
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 80
Minimum storage drive space	1536.0 mB

Interface	USB 2.0
USB	yes
USB version	2.0
Supported operating system	Windows Mac
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Professional x64 Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Starter x64 Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Business x64 Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Basic x64 Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Home Premium x64 Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Windows XP Home Windows XP Professional
Mac compatibility	no
UVC	yes

Colour of product	Black
Mounting type	Clip/Stand
Built-in flash	no

Auto focus	yes
Colour depth	24.0 bit
Zoom capability	yes
Digital zoom	4.0 x
Viewing angle	66.0 °
Diagonal field of view	66.0 °
Still image resolutions	1280x800
Manual focus	no
Focus adjustment	Auto

Photo feature	yes
Face tracking	yes

USB powered	yes

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Microsoft LifeCam HD-5000 Microsoft - Editorial Reviews (9)

4.0

Based on 9 reviews

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4.0

Measuring just 41x109x50mm, the Microsoft LifeCam HD-5000 is one of the smallest webcams we've reviewed.

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