By Johannes Le Roux

With the release of the LifeCam Cinema 720p HD Webcam H5D-00001, Microsoft has provided the world with the first webcam that has a full 720p HD sensor and a 16:9 aspect ratio. During the 2010 International CES, the LifeCam Cinema received an Innovations Honoree Award.

720p High Definition Capture, Widescreen View, Noise Cancellation Microphone, Good Software; Simple Design, Small, yet Very Powerful, Lighting, Quality, Clarity of Picture, Low Light Enchancement, Excellent Value at under $60

Limited Video Chat HD Use due to Software Restrictions; Very CPU intensive at higher resolutions; Slight Washout with Bright Backlighting; High Pitch Tone when Noise Cancellation is Used

This camera is being marketed as a solution for making movies to send via email or for posting on services such as YouTube, so I am including some streaming footage in the tests. Its image sensor is just a bit under 1 mega pixel.

Decent shutter speed; Good at most light levels; Nice small size; Well designed stand; Focus works well

Bright area pixelization in low light; Color just a hair off

Should Hollywood make a biopic called The Webcam , it would tell the tale of an unloved little fellow; a cute and plucky device all eager to please and full of promise but somehow ignored and ultimately unloved.

Despite its status as the world's largest software developer, Microsoft also has a thriving business building PC peripherals, including keyboards, mice, joysticks, and webcams, among other devices.

Sleek styling; Aluminum construction; Flexible mount; Good image quality, color balance, and auto-focus; Easy-to-use bundled app

Poor built-in mic; Slightly overexposed photos and video; Relatively robust system requirements

This is for me the best webcam on the market right now. No one else has anything to beat it and it's fully compatible with Windows OS!!

Microsoft LifeCam Cinema delivers the best quality among any other webcams that I've ever tried so far. The quality is highly similar to a LifeCam Show, but the LifeCam Cinema is able to deliver in HD and Widescreen.

To date, just about every consumer webcam brought to market has had one thing in common – they're all goofy looking. If a webcam wasn't modeled after a sideways pepper shaker or a billiard ball, you could at least be certain that it'd be as square as Bill O'Reilly's mandible.

You will have no idea what I do with my webcam . I mean I have to meet new people and to have a bad webcam will not justify what I'm trying to do. I basically look to get a web cam that will allow me to give off quality. If I can't give off quality then guess what I'm not talking to you.

This webcam is easily the best I've ever owned, having used my laptops built-in 1.3megapixel webcam for years I decided it was time to invest in a new high quality webcam. I picked up this webcam for ￡35 online which is quite cheap considering you get HD quality footage and a really nicely designed...