Our TopTenREVIEWS Bronze Award winner, Microsoft's LifeCam Studio, costs a bit more than our other top webcam picks, but it offers a solid value – at least in the most important categories. The cost will not be worth it to everyone, but we like this camera a lot.

It's nice to have the option of 1080p video; and the sound quality is quite good

LifeCam Studio offers only 5 megapixels for stills; and there is a little bit of blurriness on close-ups

Sponsored by Nuffnang and Microsoft Microsoft LifeCam Studio Review -Seeing your loved ones in a video call is like a dream comes true, especially when you are countries apart. But how about seeing them in HD? That would be more awesome, wouldn't it?

+ High video and audio quality; + 1080p support; + Widescreen; + TrueColor technology; + Sleek design; + Great material quality; + Includes a lens cap; + Can be mounted on a tripod; + Flexible

Microsoft LifeCam Studio Review -Seeing your loved ones in a video call is like a dream comes true, especially when you are countries apart; But how about seeing them in HD? That would be more awesome, wouldn't it, The LifeCam Studio lens has an auto-focus and it works really well when I tried to...

Product: Microsoft LifeCam Studio Supplier: Microsoft MSRP: $99.95 Find Lowest @ PriceGrabber Author: Cameron (aliencam) Publish Date: February 21, 2011 The Microsoft LifeCam Studio is a high end HD webcam for Windows computers.

The thing about making gadgets is that you have to keep upgrading them to keep in touch with the latest trends, or everyone regards you as yesterday's news. While 3D is all the rage for movies and monitors, HD is the current must-have for camcorders, digital still cameras – and now webcams.

The Microsoft LifeCam Studio 1080p HD Webcam offers fantastic quality HD video. This webcam looks amazing, has a flexible base, comes with a great mic, tripod mount, long USB cable and more. It's capable of 1080P, quality autofocus lens and comes with TrueColor and CleanFrame technology.

The LifeCam Studio is Microsoft's top-of-the-range webcam and is a direct rival for the Logitech C910. It has the same cylindrical design as the LifeCam Cinema but with some fancy aluminium detail.

Design and finish; Excellent picture quality in good light; Automatic focusing and good audio quality; Software package supplied; Screw hole for tripod attachment (the same size as a camera

No 1080p video (only for photos; Bitrate isn't quite high enough for low-light conditions

The common-or-garden webcam has fallen into the same bracket as keyboards and mice for most PC users: as long as it works, the cheapest one will do. That makes Microsoft's ￡47 inc VAT LifeCam Studio quite the difficult sell.

Microsoft's latest webcam , the LifeCam Studio ($99.99 list), offers quality video recording and Internet video chats at a reasonable price. It's a Best Buy exclusive, available now at BestBuy.com and in Best Buy retail stores in October.

Sharp, crisp images and video recording; Most natural color balance we've seen from a webcam; Built-in TrueColor and automatic light correction works well in less-than-optimal environments; Warm vocal reproduction; Flexible 360-degree mount includes tripod thread

Mono mic lacks noise suppression; Video recording maxes out at 720p and 15 frames per second without extra software; Buggy live effects

I bought 7 of this cameras for my and my family and they work great on my computer for a AMAZING price I have no complains about it

the price

the quality

So far, we are impressed with this cam. It works well in different lighting situations, and has fit our needs thus far. We have not tried the built in microphone as yet, but the camera works well.

Good Value