Reviews of the Microsoft Xbox Live Vision Camera (Xbox 360)
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CNET Review
The Good: Microsoft's slickly designed Xbox Live Vision for Xbox 360 is a relatively inexpensive, USB Web-cam-style video camera that allows you to video-chat online with other Xbox Live gamers. You can also use the camera to add still images to your text messages and your gamertag picture, not to mention that some upcoming games will allow you to map your face to your in-game player using the camera. We also like the shimmering water effect the camera puts on the background of the Xbox Live menu system, not to mention that when you're in music mode on your Xbox 360, you can play with the visualization with hand gestures. Lastly, the Xbox Live Vision camera can double as a Web cam on your PC or Mac.
The Bad: Image quality for still photos is pretty mediocre and only a handful of games are currently Vision-enabled.
The Bottom Line: Microsoft's answer to Sony's EyeToy camera, the affordable Xbox Live Vision Camera for Xbox 360 may not yet be a must-have Xbox 360 accessory, but we suspect that as Microsoft upgrades Xbox Live to include more Vision features, it will be.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 66/100 and users 79/100. Comparing these reviews to 16446 other Webcams reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 89/100 = Very Good.
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pcauthority.com.au
Review Summary: Playing, say, Command and Conquer 3 with three faces in the corners of the screen is interesting - but it adds nowhere near as much to the gaming experience as being able to talk into your Xbox joypad headset
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stuff.tv
Review Summary: Microsoft has already nailed the joypad thing with their superb 360 controller. Does this Xbox Live-friendly microphone continue it peripherals form?
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gamesdog.co.uk
Review Summary: It would have been nice to have a range of mini games like the EyeToy in the box to create some really interactive gameplay, but that aside that doesn't stop Microsoft creating a good solid camera
Manufacturer: Microsoft Corp.
Part number: 882224035477
General
- Device Type Web camera
Camera
- Type Color
- Video Capture 640 x 480
Power
- Power Device None
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