After 5 long years, Microsoft has finally launched a new Operating principles called the Windows Vista, which was codenamed Longhorn. The superior edition of this operating principles uses a Windows Aero graphical user interface. But one of the other features contain the use of web cams compatible with the Vista. There are two top of the line web cams, the first being the Creative web cam Vista Pro and the other is the Logitech QuickCam Fusion. In addition, There are also other web cams that can be used with Vista which should also be carefully during the buying process.

Creative web cam Vista Pro has the quality to capture in high-resolution video format and enable a state of the art chatting experience. It is an ideal web cam for home use as well as office use as it is fitted with a high quality 640 x 480 (Vga) Cmos sensor. It can even capture still images up to a resolution of 640×480 and can help you to take photographs with the help of a snapshot button. The Creative windows Vista web cam is compatible with Usb 1.1 and 2.0. The web cam is compatible with all messaging programs like Aol Instant Messenger, Windows®Messenger, Yahoo!® Messenger, Msn® Messenger and other Im services.

Logitech

The Logitech QuickCam Fusion is no less than its creative counterpart and has been designed in such a way that it can honestly sit on the Crt monitor using its rubberized stand. It comes with a horizontal make and features a new 1.3-megapixel sensor. You can capture high resolution 640 x 480 video and 1280 x 960 for still pictures. It is priced at .99

Another web cam, the Hercules Dualpix Hd priced at .95 is rated higher than many other web cams on the store for it's 1.3 megapixel video sensor, the clamp on the bottom allows you to attach the webcam to both Lcds and Crts, the bundled software, and the low price tag. This web cam has digital zoom, emotion delayer, burst mode, and more. Finally, this webcam won an award for excellence in the industry and most importantly, it is compatible with Microsoft Vista.

Choosing a web cam can be difficult but if you do a puny bit of investigate you can find one that fits your purpose. Just make sure it is compatible with the Os you are using or you may have a useless piece of software on your hands.