Labtec, a subsidiary of Logitech, offers one of the cheapest PC video cameras on the market: the Labtec WebCam ($29.99 direct). And you get what you pay for. Attaching to your PC via USB, the WebCam captures both videos and still images, neither of the highest quality; the camera's resolution tops out at only 352-by-288. The WebCam received only a fair rating on our good-lighting test, and failed the abysmal-lighting test. Also, you must purchase separate software to use the WebCam for surveillance. The only included software is a simple application for capturing, printing, and e-mailing images.

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