The Quickcam E 3500 doesn't do anything terribly wrong, but there's nothing to make it stand out from the crowd either. If you're after a functional webcam with minimal bells-and-whistles, you could probably do worse.

The Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 is a great webcam with some very amusing and entertaining features.

The Lifecam NX-3000 performs its primary function -- and little else -- to middling effect. If your notebook is already equipped with an inbuilt camera there's very little reason to consider this purchase.

The Lifecam VX-7000 offers a reasonable performance in most areas, but $150 is a pretty big ask for a webcam; particularly when some of its premium features don't work properly. Only consider buying if you're a Windows Live fan.

The Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000 is a mid-range webcam that suffers from the same pitfalls as most mid-range cameras on the market. When the lighting is anything but optimal, the image quality suffers greatly.

The Logitech QuickCam Pro for Notebooks is an excellent webcam which can produce high quality images in well lit environments. Unfortunately, like most webcams, its image quality suffers when the lighting is not optimal.

The Microsoft LifeCam NX-6000 is a high quality product that most users will be very satisfied with.

The WVC54GC doesn't work well in poor lighting and the video image is only slightly better than most YouTube material. However, it's relatively cheap and has a reasonable array of security features.

The Logitech QuickCam Ultra Vision is an excellent webcam that produces high quality images with only a few minor problems.

A great webcam that offers reasonable image quality and all the features you'd expect out of such a device.

A well priced and well performing, yet basic, webcam.

An easy to use and well priced webcam complete with some useful extras