| CTM 4: Capture Device & Camera Compatibility and Performance Testing Summary | |||||||||||||||
| Rating Guide | Excellent | No Problems encountered | |||||||||||||
| Good | Minor Problems (ex: minor functionality issues, performance questions) | ||||||||||||||
| Fair | Major Problems (ex: workarounds needed, functionality limitations, substandard performance issues) | ||||||||||||||
| Poor | Incompatible (ex: crashes, no workarounds for adequate functionality, inadequate performance issues) | ||||||||||||||
| Unsupported | Unsupported (ex: no drivers available, OS incompatibilities) | ||||||||||||||
| Test Environment | |||||||||||||||
| Dell Dimension 4550 | * System was updated with all Microsoft Updates as of date of testing (April 2004) | ||||||||||||||
| 2.6 Ghz | * Performance FPS measurements recorded using 16 and 32 bit color depth | ||||||||||||||
| 512 Mb RAM | * Codecs / Formats sampled | ||||||||||||||
| Direct X 9.0b ( 4.09.0000.0902) | H261: QCIF (176x144), CIF (352x288) | ||||||||||||||
| H263: SQCIF (128x96), QCIF (176x144), CIF (352x288), 4CIF (704x576) | |||||||||||||||
| ** Data Below represents camera FPS performance using H263 QCIF (128x96) at 16 bit color depth. Select individual cameras to view the comprehensive testing results. | |||||||||||||||
| Windows 98se | Windows 2000 | Windows XP | |||||||||||||
| Camera / Capture Card | Driver | Rating | FPS | Driver | Rating | FPS | Driver | Rating | FPS | Problems and Workarounds | |||||
| Creative PC Cam 600 | 1.00.00.10 | Fair | 9-10 | 1.00.00.10 | Good | 19-21 | 1.00.00.10 | Fair | 8 | Inconsistant frame rates across codecs/platforms | |||||
| ASD Turbo 2.0 Web Cam | 5.00.1636.1 | Excellent | 27-29 | 5.00.1636.1 | Excellent | 28-30 | 5.00.1636.1 | Excellent | 28-30 | ||||||
| EZ Cam Pro | 1.0.8.2170 | Excellent | 28-30 | 1.0.8.2170 | Excellent | 29-30 | 1.0.8.2170 | Excellent | 29-30 | ||||||
| IBM PC Cam | 5.0.0.0 | Poor | 2-3 | 5.0.0.0 | Excellent | 18-20 | 5.0.0.0 | Poor | 2-3 | Low framerates could effect conference experience | |||||
| Intel PC Cam CS 110 | 6.0.0.59 | Poor | - | 6.0.0.59 | Excellent | 28-29 | 6.0.0.59 | Excellent | 27-28 | Frequent Windows 98 crashes | |||||
| Intel PC Cam CS 630 | 1.0.0.48 | Excellent | 27-30 | 1.0.0.48 | Good | 18-20 | 1.0.0.48 | Excellent | 29-30 | Inconsistant frame rates across codecs/platforms | |||||
| Logitech QuickCam for NB | 7.3.0.1113 | Excellent | 28-30 | 7.3.0.1113 | Excellent | 29-30 | 7.3.0.1113 | Excellent | 29-30 | ||||||
| Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000 | 7.3.0.1113 | Good | 18-20 | 7.3.0.1113 | Fair | 9-11 | 7.3.0.1113 | Excellent | 27-30 | Erratic performance across platforms | |||||
| Phillips 645 Digital Camera | 1.5 | Poor | - | 1.5 | Excellent | 28-30 | 1.5 | Excellent | 28-30 | Unable to get camera drivers to work on Windows 98 | |||||
| Sony Digital8 Handycam | 1.0.0.54 | Excellent | 20-23 | 1.0.0.54 | Excellent | 29-30 | 1.0.0.54 | Excellent | 29-30 | No frame rates for H263 QCIF, hassles installing. | |||||
| Xirlink PC Cam | 5.0.0.0 | Poor | 2-3 | 5.0.0.0 | Excellent | 18-20 | 5.0.0.0 | Poor | 2-3 | Low framerates could effect conference experience | |||||
| Osprey 100 | Excellent | 28-30 | Excellent | 30 | Excellent | 29 | |||||||||
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