Creative Live! Cam Optia

I bought this webcam from amazon in December 06 and was really pleased with it. You can use it either with a standard desktop or clip it onto a notebook/flatscreen monitor with the rubberised clamp which i find useful as i can look at the screen/into the camera at the same time. The camera itself has a glass lense and a manual focus by twisting the silver ring on the front of the camera, the camera can tilt or swivel up and down but unfortunatly ...
...would have been a good simple improvement. The cable is about 1.5m long which i found for a laptop can be a bit annoying but i guess for a desktop it would be useful and there is a velcro cable strap attached anyway so it isn't too much of a bother. One handy function is that when the camera is swiveled all the way down it cuts the video which i found useful if you want privacy for a few minutes. This camera is plug and play at least on the systems ...

callum165 23.07.2007 · Read full review
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Creative Live!cam Optia is neither the cheapest nor the most expensive webcam on the market. It's somewhere in the middle but expensive does not always mean better. It's a reliable webcam with excellent (almost crystal clear) picture quality. The video capture rate is very good. No delays when using with programme such as Camfrog. It's easy to install. It comes with an Installation CD. Should you be unlucky ebough to loose or damage the CD, it's ...
...website has everything you need, from drivers to updates. The design is also a good selling point. It's attractive and the cam itself can be adjusted in pretty much every position. It's ideal for laptops. Overfall the webcam is brillant, robust and good value for money. ...

amdonewithlondon 17.03.2009 · Read full review
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