This little camera is one in a series of very nice Microsoft "WebCams" It has a pretty decent picture, and has a built in microphone. The camera plugs into the PC's USB port. The camera comes with a software package that allows you to add visual effects like adding hats, eyeglasses, facial hair, face distortions, etc. Sometimes the picture of me you see here has these effects added to what I normally look like. Maybe these are enhancements? For less than 30 bucks, I think you can't go wrong buying one of these. This is the cheapest of the line, but it is a good deal.