Sound Quality

Now you may think sound quality is an odd thing to talk about when reviewing a webcam. However, this couldn't be further from the truth, as the MSI Starcam Genie comes with a built in microphone. Unfortunately, although the sound quality is good, the distance from you to the cam needs to be quite small for any sound to be picked up, and you only really become audible when the Genie is right in front of your mouth. This makes using the mic included with the Starcam only good for shouted conversations, which is less than desirable.

Cost

The Starcam genie is currently being sold for around £15 which is about on par with other webcams of this type.

Conclusion

Although I was a little let down at the malfunction of the effects button, there was still plenty to take note of with the Starcam Genie. It works very effectively at it's main job; being a webcam. It also produces reasonable quality pictures and although it's a little OTT, the MyGuard application is at best a cheap security measure, and at worst, a fun little program to play with. The bottom line with the Starcam Genie though, is price. At £15 it's a steal for the features you get with it, and hell, it even looks quite good. Granted, if I used this all the time I'd be wary of the magnet near my PC, but looking at everything else, yea, I'd buy one.

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Thanks go to MSI for providing us with this webcam.