Identification

• The Microsoft LifeCam VX-1000 measures 2.1 inches wide, 2.1 inches deep and 2.6 inches tall, including its universal mounting base. The camera comes housed in a rigid black plastic chassis with silver and white accents. It's mounted on a Y-shaped stand that allows the camera to rotate up and down to better frame the subject on video. A Windows Live Call Button is located on the top of the camera. A pair of microphones can be found to the right and the left of the camera's lens, allowing you to record stereo sound.
  
  

Imaging

• The LifeCam VX-1000 can take both videos and photographs at a resolution of 640 by 480 pixels. When recording video, the LifeCam VX-1000 captures images at up to 30 frames per second. You can add special effects to your videos in real time by accessing the camera's LifeCam dashboard via the button on the top of the camera. You can also swap photographs in real time when chatting in Microsoft Windows Live during a video call.
  
  

Expansion and Connectivity

• The LifeCam VX-1000 connects to a computer via a four-pin Type A USB connection. Microsoft sells the camera bundled with a 6-foot USB cable. The camera is bus-powered, meaning it doesn't require an additional power cord, drawing its power instead from a computer's USB port. The LifeCam VX-1000 doesn't have a microphone jack for connecting an external microphone to the camera. It comes bundled with a software and drivers disk.
  
  

System Requirements

• The LifeCam VX-1000 is compatible only with Microsoft's Windows family of operating systems. Compatible operating systems include Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. To use the LifeCam VX-1000, computers are required to have at least a Pentium II processor with a clock speed of 550 megahertz, 128MB of RAM and 300MB of free hard disk space. Additional system requirements include a sound card, SVGA graphics card with at least 2MB of memory, a 4X or faster CD-ROM drive, an Internet connection, keyboard and mouse.