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JamieP.'s Review of Cool i-cam

16th Mar 2002

Overall Rating

4 stars
  • Value for money
    4 stars
  • Ease of Use
    4 stars
  • Image Quality
    3.5 stars
  • Features
    4 stars
Good Points

Ease of use, ability to use as webcam or stand-alone digital camera


Bad Points

Possible incompatibility with Windows Millenium Edition (with software supplied), snapshots never correspond to what you see through the viewfinder, especially with close-up shots.


General Comments

The Cool i-cam is a brilliant little gadget that bridges the gap between webcams and top of the range digital cameras. I had this working brilliantly with Win98, however I cannot get it working with WinME - a possible driver problem here even with updated drivers from the manufacturers site. If anyone has had this product fully functional under WinME, or could recommend an updated driver, I would love to get some more information!

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Members' Comments onJamieP.'s Review

  • andys15. on 9th Apr 2002

    here r links 2 updated drivers 4 the cool i-cam http://www.otherlandtoys.co.uk/cooldrivers.htm

  • Taxiway. on 18th Sep 2002

    I totally agree. It was purchased for me as a birthday present, but will not work with ME. I haven't downloaded the update from the wesite, but judging by this review, may not make a difference. The software interface comes up broken in pieces. Looks like it was programmed by a kindergardener! If you can't get your pictures from your camera to the PC and no support from the manufacturer . . . .then the camera is only good for hanging off your keychain so you can find your keys. Oh, and I tried it under Windows 2000. It will transfer pictures to the PC, but none of the picture enhancement features work.

  • Jamie1 on 19th Feb 2004

    I have just bought a cool i cam from ebay. The drivers loaded without fault on my pc's in work running both windows 98 and xp, when I got home and installed the software on windows me, nothing but fails.
    Install the software then go to control panel, install new hardware and select movi, install the software from the windows update site. I cannot guarrantee this, but it worked for me