The details:

Installation:
GOOD. Installed on a Win2k Pro SP4. No problem at all.

COLOR: Terrible. No matter how you set the controls, use auto or manual, or mess with the settings, the green/red/blue color rendition is always awful. Color shades are all wrong - either too vivid, too washed out, too green, to intense, etc.

FRAME RATE: Terrible. There are 3 settings for picture quality vs frame rate. On "high" quality, you get a nice smooth picture with so-so color, and a frame rate of 7 fps (I measured it). On medium, the picture is very grainy, so you can turn down the sharpness, which helps "somewhat" - frame rate is now 15 fps. On "low", the picture is downright awful, with grain, and jagged lines, and the frame rate is still only about 19 fps.
It cannot do 30 fps, nowhere near it, not at 160x120, 176x144, 320x240. Forget it.

CPU: Good. Uses about the same as other good webcams I've tried --- about 20% of a PIII 900 MHz to capture 320x240 at 15 fps.

LIGHT SENSITIVITY: Good. The picture quality does not degrade, and the frame rate doesn't drop in low light, and the picture is plenty bright enough. Unfortunately, the picture is NEVER good, and the frame rate is never good, so this is of little value.

Go try a Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000 or an Intel CS430 and you'll see what a good web cam is capable of.

"I own three and run them on Win2K and XP"
Although it says that the camera is not Windows certified when it is being stalled, I have no problem whatsoever. I got the latest driver from vividcommunications.com.

I have no idea why some people report low-light problem or color problems but this camera is the best that I've used in term of clarity and low-light capability. I think once you figure out how to set this camera up, you'd enjoy this camera.

With interchangable lenses, the camera can cover a wide range of angles.

As for mounting, I went to Best Buy and got a pair of speaker wall mounts for about $$, which provides all the adjustment angles you'd need. You only need one mount for each camera but have to buy them in pairs, as they are made for speakers.

Good luck to those who are getting a webcam. If you need more info on the mount, just contact me.

"Best Webcam I have ever seen"
I have purchased and thrown away more webcams than I care to
admit having purchased. This no longer in production webcam is the best I have ever seen. I hope someone will put it back in production!

"3com review"
Easy install in windows XP. Good picture quality. Jammin

"Best by far"
I've been looking for a good webcam for quite some time now, unfortunately, all the top reviews went to the 3com homeconnect which was discontinued. Next best seemed to be a bit of a toss up and I pumped for a Logitech 4000. This cam is pretty good but was still a bit of a letdown in some areas. Focussing, stand, low light ability etc. Not as good as I was hoping for so I decided to look harder for a 3com. I struck lucky! They are not in fact hard to get. Brand new and spectacular performers. The cam is available from many places on-line and varies wildly in price, so search around.

Performance and installation:
I'm running WinXP sp1 and theinstallation was simple, fast and faultless... took about 3 minutes in total and I was broadcasting. Good so-far. I took a look at the picture quality and was quite taken aback by how sharp and clear the picture was. Auto White balance is very good, something the Logitech is bad at. Low light capability is stunning for a webcam. Build quality looks good, far more robust than most others I've looked at and although the cable is quite cumbersome for a light camera, it's not too big of a problem. The tripod screw base is a good point too if you want to mount it somewhere uneven. It comes with an array of comprehensive image controlls via software and is very easy to set up and tweak. The default settings, apart from the default resolution setting, is good though.

Excellent performer and worth every penny.