Use a tripod for professional pan- and tilt movements, and much more.

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True to Microsoft's claims, they found that the cam was in fact, very easy to use and delivered some nice added features like face-tracking along with the standard pan, tilt, and zoom control.

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Given such circumstances, it was no surprise that the Swivl was a bit temperamental, but the potential is there, with a motor that can support up to an eight-pound load and pan 360 degrees and tilt 20 degrees.

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Account and security settings also make it easy for you to control digital pan, tilt and zoom of cameras, set up motion zones for individual cameras, and create and manage e-mail and mobile-phone motion alerts or desktop notifications of important events.

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