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PolyCom's VSX 3000: Page 2 of 5

On the upside, the camera adapted well to various lighting. Under fluorescent lights, it could move away from the usual reddish hue and find the correct white point. Performance in dim conditions was also good, thanks to automatic backlight compensation.

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Call initiation was as simple as entering the target's IP address and pressing "call." The VSX 3000 did well under a range of test conditions, thanks to its ability to change codecs and data rates dynamically.

From the call-quality menu, you can set the desired outgoing call rate and receive rate. The system negotiates to its outgoing rate or the target's receive rate, whichever is lower. As a result, if a slower system receives a call from a faster one, the initial rate may exceed the slower system's outgoing preferences.