This is the ideal sleep machine. It is not overly complicated with annoying controls, just what you need. Great sound quality!

We bought this camera to skype relatives who live far away. They are amazed at the quality of the video they see and say it is just like watching television. Our kids also enjoy playing with the extra features that let you wear a crown while talking or be a shark with a moving mouth, etc. For some reason these extra features don't work well with our 9-year-old daughter. The computer doesn't recognize her face as well. They work great with our 11-year-old son and adults.My only real complaint with the camera was that it took a long time to install. I had to uninstall and reinstall to get it to work. You really have to make sure that ALL other programs are not running. I know we're supposed to do that anyway, but these days, most programs install just fine with a few things running in the background. This didn't.An issue that is not a problem with the microphone, but an issue with Skype is that if you use other microphones with your computer with other programs (language learning, etc.) you need to make sure to reselect the camera's microphone whenever you Skype. Maybe there's a way to have Skype automatically pick the microphone you want, but I haven't found the setting yet.The packaging on the camera/microphone states that the quality of the video/sound the other party receives when you send it depends on the speed and qulaity of their computer as well as the speed/quality of your computer. That makes sense. All I can say is that others have reported the quality to be amazing. I don't know what kind of system they have. I know ours is pretty fast and was built for gaming and video applications.I would have given the camera 5 stars if it had been easier to install and the extra features worked better.

Sound is very good, mic is picking up to much noise making it a problem if two or more persons are using headphones in the same room. Everything else is very good but because of the mic picking so much noise only 4 stars.

I use this in a shared therapy office setting. It works great as a noise machine to keep office noise to a minimum. I prefer the ocean sound (very realistic) and my office mate prefers the brook (also very realistic). It works well for the office and I imagine it's be great for home too.

Got this for baby room, works like a charm, battery or plug and small so easy to travel with. Ended up buying a second for the grandparents.

Great sound, noise cancellation is awesome and the battery life is better than I expected