HP's compact Premium Autofocus Webcam has a 2 megapixel sensor with autofocus. It features quick-launch buttons1 for chat, making videos, and taking photos. Works with these instant messaging programs: AIM, Windows Live Messenger, Skype, and Yahoo Messenger.Our compact Premium Autofocus Webcam has a 2 megapixel sensor with autofocus. It features quick-launch buttons1 for chat, making videos, and taking photos. Works with these instant messaging programs: AIM, Windows Live Messenger, Skype, and Yahoo Messenger. System requirements: available USB 2.0 port, CD drive, Intel Pentium 4 processor with 1.75GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 1.67GHz or faster processor, 512MB or more RAM, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista

User Reviews about HP KQ245AA Premium Autofocus Webcam

I needed a webcam to use on a Mac Mini and a PC with Skype. Did a bit of reading and decided that this HP cam might fit the bill. Came on Amazon and read the conflicting reviews - however more reviewers said it was a decent cam with little effort on the Mac platform. Took the plunge and purchased a used cam with no frills. Installed on my Mac mini and it worked 'instantly' in all video apps. No tweaking. No software required. GREAT audio capture as well -solves the 'problem' of not having amplified microphone input on the Mac mini... Kinda grainy video, but not outside the norm for the average webcam (adjust your local lighting for best effect - read: purchase a darn desk lamp!) Good adjustability. Buttons on top do not work on Mac - but you really don't need them...

Works fine on PC with all features active. Software could be more refined - but does the job.

Device fits HP monitors such as L2035, L2335 with a deeper bezel. Very stable. But I could see how a thinner bezel might offer a slightly shakier fit. -- Surprised ... this works for my Mac and PC!

Note that this product is not Windows 7 64bit compliant out of the box. Nor can you download the drivers. You have to order the drivers from HP on a CD. Its free and I received it within a week, and now it works great. Good price worth the inconvenience. Just a heads up in case you think otherwise as I did. This should be in the description of the product. -- reliable source and great product

It's a good webcam, durable and whatnot.
Though it doesn't stay on the top of my laptop well at all.

The Magic-i program that came with it is horrible, in my opinion. It takes forever to come up so I can use it, and then when I'm not using it it will randomly open. It's really just all around annoying for me.

The mic in the webcam isn't good. No matter what I do it makes this crackling sound, so when I try to record some song covers it really ruins the sound quality and annoys the watchers.

The only thing I'm really satisfied with on this webcam is the picture. My past webcams looked terrible so this is a nice step up, and I'm glad the price is so cheap, because it's definitely not worth $70. -- Well...

This is a great little camera! The accompanying software, the picture quality, the sound--all are characteristic of cameras with a much higher price tag. The autofocus is great, and the setup was really easy. Looks like there are lots of special effects to play with, but I don't use those much. This was definitely a good buy! -- Nuthin' better for the price