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The Bottom Line: The Microsoft LifeCam Show offers improvement over Microsoft's previous laptop Webcam, but Logitech still has the laptop Webcam to beat.

Specs: Drivers & Utilities, Black

The Bottom Line: The Microsoft LifeCam VX-5500 is a well designed, affordable Webcam with excellent image quality.

Specs: Drivers & Utilities, Red

The Bottom Line: Middling performance and oddly lacking software overshadow the Ipevo PoV Web Camera's excellent macro mode. Don't buy it unless you need a Webcam for the express purpose of recording close-up still shots or up-close-and-personal video chats.

Specs: Drivers & Utilities, Black

The Bottom Line: Despite its uninspired software, the Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000 proves its worth with outstanding image quality, a funky and useful design, and low price.

Specs: Drivers & Utilities, 1 x USB cable - 6 ft, Fire red

The Bottom Line: Despite its uninspired software, the Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000 proves its worth with outstanding image quality, a funky and useful design, and low price.

Specs: Drivers & Utilities, 1 x USB cable - 6 ft, Cool blue

The Bottom Line: Despite its uninspired software, the Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000 proves its worth with outstanding image quality, a funky and useful design, and low price.

Specs: Drivers & Utilities, 1 x USB cable - 6 ft, Lucky green

The Bottom Line: If remote video surveillance or time-lapse photography is something you want to do with a Webcam, the Creative Live Cam Optia AF is a good pick. For all others, Logitech has a better (and slightly cheaper) Webcam.

Specs: Skype, SightSpeed, Yahoo! Messenger, Muvee autoProducer, Drivers & Utilities, Creative Photo Manager, Creative Photo Calendar, Creative Live! Cam Center, Creative Live! Cam Console, Creative Live! Cam Manager, 1 x USB cable

The Bottom Line: There are better Webcams that you can buy with your $100 than the Microsoft LifeCam VX-7000.

Specs: 2,000,000 pixels, Black

The Bottom Line: The Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 offers a winning combination of stellar image quality, easy-to-use software, and a sturdy, stable stand. It's our Webcam pick for desktop and laptop users alike.

Specs: 2,000,000 pixels, Logitech QuickCam, Drivers & Utilities, Logitech Video Effects, 1 x USB cable - 6 ft

The Bottom Line: It's cheap and compact and delivers acceptable video quality, but the bundled software plagues Microsoft's LifeCam NX-3000 Webcam. Creative has a model for nearly the same price that we like better.

Specs: 300,000 pixels, Black