Hercules Dualpix Exchange
- Share the finer moments in life with unrivalled simplicity!
Description
- High resolution VGA sensor offering excellent image quality, even in low light conditions
- USB 2.0 Video Class (UVC) interface for quick data transfers and simple, driverless installation (under Windows® XP SP2 and Vista®)
- Image mode resolution: 2 Mega pixels with interpolation
- Video mode resolution: 1280 x 960 with interpolation
- Up to 30 frames/second
- Built-in microphone
- Universal attachment device suited to all types of screens (CRT, flat screens and laptop screens)
- Horizontal rotation over 360 degrees and vertical rotation over 30 degrees
- 3x digital zoom and automatic face tracking feature with the Hercules Zoom Controller application
- Includes the user-friendly software Hercules Webcam Station Evolution SE
- Image capture using 3 modes: Simple, Burst mode, Timer
- One-click video capture
- Conversion and automatic formatting of captured images for e-mail attachments
- Compatible with videoconferencing software (Windows LiveTM Messenger, MSN® Messenger, SkypeTM, Yahoo!® Messenger, AOL® Instant Messenger, etc.)
- 1.80 m USB cable included
Box contents
- Hercules Dualpix Exchange Webcam
- Software installation CD-ROM:
- Hercules Webcam Station Evolution SE
- Hercules Zoom Controller
- Comprehensive PDF manual
- Quickstart Guide
Minimum configuration
- Windows® XP SP2 / Vista®
- 1.1 GHz Intel Pentium® III/AMD Athlon®
- 256 MB RAM
- 300 MB HDD space
- CD-ROM
- USB 2.0 (recommended) or USB 1.1 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- Integrated microphone
- Microphone directly integrated into the webcam. Therefore no other microphone is required to converse over the Internet.
- 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.
- 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.
- Instant Messaging
- Software allowing for chatting over the Internet.
Press
05/05/08 - FR - Micro Actuel teste la webcam Hercules Dualpix Exchange
Choix de la rédaction : 16/20
"Non contente d'offrir d'excellents résultats, cette webcam est une des moins chères."
02/04/08 - UK - The Hercules Dualpix Exchange in Windows Vista® Magazine
"excellent video quality and value for money"
"Hercules is the best buy"
"The Hercules definitely had the best video here"
02/01/08 - SP - Hercules Dualpix Exchange - Imágenes para comunicarte
La webcam de Hercules recibe la máxima puntación de la comparativa, con un 7,12
"La velocidad de captura es el punto fuerte de este dispositivo, y tratándose de una webcam, es un detalle muy bueno."
01/01/08 - UK - DualPix Exchange webcam ranked 5th in Which? Computing
Ranked 5th BEST out of 15 webcams tested