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A quick question. Does anyone have any experience with the above-mentioned camera? Specs are as follows, from the IBM Website:

The UltraPort Camera II connects easily to the UltraPort on top of the ThinkPad screen, or to a USB port with the USB converter and cable included with the camera. Software applications included with the UltraPort Camera II: Video Phone (for video conferencing); HiScale Photo; VideoMail (for sending video e-mail); VideoEdit (for editing AVI files); Watchdog (for monitoring your workspace when unattended); Face-it screen saver (face recognition screen saver)

-Sensor 330,000-pixel (VGA) primary color CCD sensor
-A/D conversion 10-bit ADC
-Lens F2.3/f =4.62mm, including IR-cut filter
-Focus Adjustable (manual), 2 inches to infinity
-Field of view angle Diagonal 53.05 degrees
-User interface shutter button and timer function for still image capture
-Camera adapter 13-pin docking connector with 1.5 meter USB cable
-Image/Video format: VGA-640x480 (24-bit), SIF - 320x240 (24-bit), QSIF - 160x120 (24-bit)
-Image/Video features: Image processing Gamma correction for CCD, Auto exposure control/back-light compensation, Auto white balance (auto/manual), Contrast/brightness adjustment, Color correction, Image compression selectable compression rate/image quality, Frame rate 30fps in SIF mode.
-USB features: USB core ASIC built-in USB core, comply with USB spec 1.1, USB bandwidth occupancy auto-detect/adjust, from 256KB/s to 512KB/s, Stand-by < 80mA, Active <220mA, Suspend <500ffA
-Mechanical features: Attached on LCD panel attached at the top of the LCD of ThinkPad with UltraPort connector, Camera head rotation angle: -90 degrees to 180 degrees, Camera head latched position 0, 90, 180 degrees


would love to hear from anyone with experience in the hardware or software mentioned. Am considering purchasing two through IBM EPP, one for me and one for Dad, for use in videoconferencing. This note will be cross-posted to the Tilted Photography board.


Thank you thank you thank you!