HoverCam T3 Document Camera (HC-T3)

This product is great. It worked with no problems right out of the box. The picture quality is amazing and the fact that I can create videos with the built in mic, I can actually save those for the students that may have missed class or need some notes that we went over together. The hovercam is small enough to fit in my rolling laptop bag. The software was easy to install. The software was also easy to navigate and use. I like the fact that when you registered it online you get an extra year free of technical support. The LED provides sufficient lighting when working in not so bright areas. The price of the hovercam is so affordable and all in all this is why I like it. Hovercam you rock! I am a hovercam fan. Thanks.

This item quit working 7 months after being purchased... loved it up to that point.

A lot of visual lag and very blurry when hands, items, are moved under camera. Sometimes the software can't find camera and I have to restart software while kids are waiting. Often i use quicktime instead of Hovercam software because it works better. I teach in several schools. At the other school I have a Ziggi HP by Ipevo and there is a clear image no matter how fast the movement is. The software is easier to use too. Colors are better too, but that might be the projector.

I have been wanting a document camera for years, to be able to project my students' work onto a screen, and also to be able to show book illustrations as I read aloud.This camera is great. It was easy to set up ( I am using it with a MacBook Air-- works fine) and I used it today for the first time. I had students draw an illustration of a sentence, and then projected their drawings and we talked about them. The students were impressed.I gave it a 4 instead of a 100% because the image does seem shaky when moving-- perhaps there is something I haven't figured out yet. It seems to take a few seconds to "settle down" when the paper is moved. I imagined, by the product description, that it did almost near-video representation, but mine seems slow. It's excellent on still settings, though. And it actually does great in low-light with the light turned off--it seemed to make a glare on the paper, so I used it today with no extra light on my subjects.I'm impressed, glad I splurged, and anticipate using it often.

I bought my HoverCam about 4 months ago when I was looking for a portable document camera I could use to give presentations to remote clients and co-workers. I thought I just bought a desktop scanner but soon realized the full scope of my purchase. You just can't find anything that comes with so much free software and outstanding support for this price!!!!The free software...- Auto straightening and manual straightening modes.- Motion activated so you can just put the documents in one after the other (recently used this to share a book I bought for my daughter while I was traveling)- Organizes my files for me- It reads the papers to me! I guess this is called OCR recognition.- very easy to use interfaceHow I use my HoverCam...- Skype- GoTo meeting- LiveCast- As a scanner- Video presentations (like an overhead projector)- Book Scanning- Recently another friend got one as well so we use the Connect Feature which allows us to collaboratively use the cameras- The video quality is amazing and the picture doesn't jerk in and out like other cameras I have used.SupportI had a little trouble focusing the camera at first (because I didn't read the instructions, it's just a knob lol) and called their support team. To my surprise, a person answered and they spoke English as a first language! More importantly, the gentleman seemed to know about the camera like he was the one who built it. He answered my questions and gave me a few other tips to get the most out of my document camera.After having the HoverCam for four months now, I don't know how I worked with out it. This is a must have tool for professionals. Best buy in 2012!

I bought this to use in my class. I searched and searched, and this was the best deal I found. It was really hard to find reviews on any of the document cameras under $400, but I found good ones for this one on the seller's feedback page.It's easy to set up, just plug it into your computer and it installs quickly. The program it uses is really easy to figure out, just takes clicking on everything to see what it can do. The camera can be used as a document viewer if you have a projector, it also takes video,and scans anything. Once you scan documents you can crop it and select all the pages and it will put them into a pdf. The image quality is really great and you can zoom in and out. If you're writing on paper below it you will see it has a very slight delay, but I don't see that ever being a problem. You can also adjust the brightness, contrast and saturation. It feels pretty sturdy as well.

We were not supplied with a document camera at our school, and boy did I need one. There are times I wish I could show a child's work, or show a picture quickly, and couldn't. I love it, and it works great on a MAC computer. My friend who teaches with me had one before me, and she loves her! So I decided to buy as well, and I don't regret it yet.

Poor quality image. I am returning this product.