Hercules Deluxe Optical Glass
- Exceptional clarity thanks to a glass lens!
Description
- VGA sensor with glass lens: for enhanced optical performance and even clearer images
- 4 lighting LEDs for images that are not only clearer but also more fluid, even in low-light conditions
- Integrated microphone and included headset
- 30 frames per second for perfect fluidity in all your video conversations
- Up to 1.3 megapixel photo resolution in interpolation mode
- Up to 800x600 video resolution in interpolation mode (optimized for the most popular instant messaging software)
- Combined universal support system: clamp for flat panel/laptop monitors; stand for CRT screens or desk
- 360° horizontal / 60° vertical rotation
- Ultra user-friendly Hercules Webcam Station Evolution SE software included:
- 3 photo capture modes: Single, burst, self-timer
- Capture video with just one click
- Automatically converts and formats your captures so that you can send them by email
- 3X digital zoom with automatic face-tracking thanks to the Hercules Zoom Controller application
- Compatible with videoconferencing software (Windows LiveTM Messenger, MSN® Messenger, SkypeTM, Yahoo!® Messenger, AOL® Instant Messenger, etc.)
- 1.80 meter USB cable
- Supports Vista 32 and 64-bit
Box contents
- Hercules Deluxe Optical Glass webcam
- Software installation CD-ROM:
- Hercules Webcam Station Evolution SE
- Hercules Zoom Controller
- Complete manual in PDF format
- Quick Start Guide
Minimum configuration
- Windows® XP SP2 / Vista®
- Intel Pentium® III/AMD Athlon® 1.1GHz
- 256MB RAM
- 300MB HDD
- CD-ROM
- USB2.0 or USB1.1 port
Technology
- Webcam
- Digital camera which connects to a computer via a USB port. Its main use is for video conversation over the Internet with other people connected to the Internet and also equipped with a webcam.
- VGA resolution
- Resolution of 640 pixels horizontally and 480 pixels vertically (640x480).
- Integrated microphone
- Microphone directly integrated into the webcam. Therefore no other microphone is required to converse over the Internet.
- Fps (Frames per second)
- Unit of measurement of the number of frames displayed per second in a video sequence. The higher this value, the more fluid the video will appear.
- MegaPixel (MP)
- Unit of measurement of the number of pixels displayed in a still image or one taken from a video sequence. 1 MP = 1 million pixels.
- Interpolated mode
- Mode allowing the user to attain, via software, larger image resolutions by creating new pixels, the characteristics of which are based on those of neighboring pixels.
- Instant Messaging
- Software allowing for chatting over the Internet.
- Burst mode
- Mode allowing the user to take several photos in succession via a single touch of the shutter button.
- Self-timer mode
- Mode allowing the user to delay, for a defined period, the taking of a photo after having pressed the shutter button.
- Digital zoom
- Zoom carried out via software thanks to a mathematical algorithm allowing for the "enlargement" of pixels.
- Autofocus
- Automatic adjustment of a webcam’s focus allowing a face or object to always remain clear according to its distance from the webcam.
Press
01/28/08 - IT - Recensione della Optical Glass su Computer Week
Computer Week ha assegnato "buono" come giudizio alla Optical Glass
"Un buon acquisto"
