Customer Reviews
Barely Works 
2006-04-14
Very unhappy with this. Setup was a breeze contrary to much I have read but the picture quality is horrible because this camera is very used and very beat up. Upon first connect the images were a total washed out blur. I removed to lens to clean it all and it looked like milk or oil had been spilled all over this camera in the past. After much cleaning the images are now almost recognizable. Still very poor, I can't believe someone would sell a product, new or used, in this poor condition. Zero stars if I could. My $19 Labtec cam takes far better pictures. The 3Com HomeConnect might be good, I don't know because the one I got is in such bad shape.
TOO bad 3COM Web Cams are a thing of the past.... 
2005-08-24
These webcams are excellent and it is a shame that they no longer make these web cams anymore... You will be able to buy them from Auction sites (e.g., Ebay) or here at Amazon... but most likely, you will have to search endlessly for the Drivers of the item! When you find the Drivers that you need to run this item... You will find an excellent, high quality webcam and worth the price! I use webcams for a living (conference calls..etc...) and own top-of-the-line video conferencing cameras... and for the price of these cameras... they are worth it!
Fantastic Camera 2004-03-15
This thing rocks. You can put it in a pitch black room turn it on sit in front of it and light a candle anywhere in the room (given the room is not really huge) and it will auto adjust and look perfect in a few moments
Dissatisfaction 2003-12-03
The seller didn't include USB cable to get the cam running or the software, charged almost $6 for s/h and he only spent $1.42 and arrived 13 days after the date of order.
GREAT webcam! 2003-11-20
WOW! I'm impressed! And I live in Hollywood CA, the land of people who are no longer impressed by much of anything ;-) I have several other cameras of various sorts. They're mottled, grainy, washed out, and in general just nasty. Heck, I'd even be embarrassed to put YOUR picture on it :-) But the 3Com picture is different. This thing has a professional quality picture, and the utilities have more adjustments than an Enron finaincial statement.
Even though 3com discontinued it, the camera,lens kit (wide, closeup, telephoto), and software that actually works are available from http://www.vividcommunications.com
My one gripe right now is that I can't get the frame speed high enough in low light, but I'm sure it can be done with the right tweaks (so anyone - HELP!)
Bad color, bad framerate, installs well 
2003-09-19
The 3 Com HomeConnect PC digital camera USB provides Video snapshots, video email, video phone calls, Webcam. It adjusts automatically from bright to dim light, detaches from cable for easy mobility. This camera is equipped with single button image capture - just click.
I own three and run them on Win2K and XP 2003-09-02
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 2003-08-15
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 2003-08-11
Easy install in windows XP. Good picture quality. Jammin
Best by far 2003-03-26
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.
