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Forums - Bricks in Motion » Equipment & Software » Is the QuickCam pro 9000, really worth the money?
I am getting the quickcam pro 9000 for under 50 POUNDS on amazon.
All I want to say is:
Is the QuickCam pro 9000 worth the money?
haha, that was simple answer, haha?
What makes it worth the money, eh?:)
Hmmmm...
It's Pretty Small
And Manual Focus
That's all I can think of right now...
HD, you're lucky, I got mine for £75 on Amazon. Jump at the chance while you can.
If you have a Windows machine, absolutely.
With a native maximum resolution of 1600x1200 you can shoot in almost 1080p HD (I shoot at 1600x900 and downsize it to 720p HD). It has computer-controlled focus which means you don't have to touch the webcam to turn a focus ring in order to focus correctly. It has full manual controls you can use to get awesome picture quality (provided you have some desk lamps). It's small and there are numerous LEGO rigs designed by members it fits in perfectly so that it won't move around. It has a pretty long cable so that you can move it around a lot. It is also reported that the QuickCam 9000 is able to peel your bananas and make you a sandwich.
I'd say that the QuickCam 9000 is for both beginners and experienced/skilled brickfilmers. There are some who use a digital camera to shoot their brickfilms with (you should note that as good as the QC9k is as a webcam, even low-end digital cameras will have a better camera sensor), but digital cameras are a whole different and much more complicated area.
In short, for brickfilming on a PC/Windows machine the QuickCam 9000 is probably the best webcam on the market out there.
hm, well I am getting some money in 2 days. haha. Thanks for all your wonderful comments, keep em' coming! 
If you have a Windows machine, absolutely.
With a native maximum resolution of 1600x1200 you can shoot in almost 1080p HD (I shoot at 1600x900 and downsize it to 720p HD). It has computer-controlled focus which means you don't have to touch the webcam to turn a focus ring in order to focus correctly. It has full manual controls you can use to get awesome picture quality (provided you have some desk lamps). It's small and there are numerous LEGO rigs designed by members it fits in perfectly so that it won't move around. It has a pretty long cable so that you can move it around a lot. It is also reported that the QuickCam 9000 is able to peel your bananas and make you a sandwich.
I'd say that the QuickCam 9000 is for both beginners and experienced/skilled brickfilmers. There are some who use a digital camera to shoot their brickfilms with (you should note that as good as the QC9k is as a webcam, even low-end digital cameras will have a better camera sensor), but digital cameras are a whole different and much more complicated area.
In short, for brickfilming on a PC/Windows machine the QuickCam 9000 is probably the best webcam on the market out there.
Thanks. Do you find lightflicker while using the QuickCam pro 9000?
It doesn't matter what camera you are using, you'll get light flicker with every camera. The way to prevent it is by getting 2 or more lamps.
I looked on amazon. And there was two types of this cam. HD and Non-Hd. Is this possible?
Which one is the best ^ ?
HD, there's better quality. Plus there both the same, just from different sellers, get the one from amazon.
The one from amazon is the NON hd one. The one from logitech is the HD one 
They're both the same.
hm. Ok thanks 
Hmm, that'll help BertL, I've had that problem and I normally have anti flicker on. I'll turn it off now.
What happened to those C series cameras Sean was talking about. He said they had manual focus.
What do you guys mean about the anti-flicker? Is that the setting on monkeyjam?
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