Microsoft LifeCam NX-6000: Who Designed the Useless Clip?

Microsoft LifeCam NX-6000 front view Microsoft LifeCam NX-6000 notebook clip I bought the relatively new Microsoft LifeCam NX-6000 Webcam designed for use with notebook PCs on a whim last week. The 2 megapixel camera and USB microphone components seem to work well. The image is quite a bit better than Intel 0.3 megapixel webcam I bought years ago. There is one little problem with the NX-6000 though. The clip that was presumably designed to clip on top of the LCD lid of a notebook is a fixed size. There isn’t any width adjustment I can see or feel. So, unless your notebook lid is an exact fit for the NX-6000’s clip, the webcam won’t sit on top of your notebook. I can tell you for sure that the clip is way too narrow to use with a Dell Latitude D600 notebook. And, I suspect it will be way too narrow to use with the D620 notebook that will replace it.

And, why is it that the so-called business notebook models have fewer features than the consumer models? No webcam. No Firewire port. No SD card reader, etc.? But,that is for a different blog rant.

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  1. Seb

    Hi Todd,

    The clip is adjustable, just pull on it, it does slide out of the cam quite a bit, enough to fit on my fairly thick Dell Inspiron lid. Just grasp it on both sides of the clip and pull straight out. It is spring loaded as well, so it stays in place.

    Seb.

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