Creative Labs WebCam 5

Advantages: Good low light performance, cheap
Disadvantages: No built in microphone

...I don't know what it is about the lighting in my office but pretty much every WebCam I have looked at struggles to see me. That is probably a Good Thing but it does mean that to use a WebCam I usually end up with enough lamps pointing at me to begin an interrogation session. A couple of years ago I decided to try yet another and so ended up with a Creative Labs WebCam 5. Creative Labs' WebCam 5 promised improved low light performance but given its low price point, I wasn't expecting too much. As it turns out I was pleasantly surprised. Installation Due to the low price the WebCam 5 is a fairly minimalist affair. The box contains the camera with a captive USB lead and the software CD. Being a USB device, the drivers and software need to be installed first before plugging in the WebCam. The main program on the CD is the Creative...

ilaskey 19.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Creative Video Blaster WebCam 5

Web Cam

Advantages: Quite a good web cam
Disadvantages: Microphone not very good

...My husbands family all live aboard, so we always use the internet to communicate with them, so I decided to buy a web cam so that they could see us as well as speak to us. THE LOOK This web cam is very small, the main part, which is white, is about the size of a golf ball; this part has the lens in the front. The 'ball' as it were, sits on a black base so that it does not roll around; the overall look is quite similar to that of most web cams. There is a cable that comes out of the back, this cable plugs into your PC's USB port. With the web cam you get an instruction manual, a CD to install the web cam and a 2-year guarantee. EASE OF USE Before you can use this web cam you have to install it, this is all explained in the instruction manual, but basically just involves putting the supplied CD in you PC and plugging the web...

motodoughnut 17.08.2005 · Read review
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Review of Logitech Quickcam Messenger

A solid all round web cam

Advantages: picture quality
Disadvantages: delay

...If you're a frequent user of a web cam, then this is the kind of camera you should be thinking of getting. The camera has a whole lot of features, looks great, has excellent build-quality and the pictures it produces are nothing short of excellent. O.k, lets go in to some detail. The camera is jet black and sits on a clear stand. You can swivel the camera up and down by up to 270°. You can even move it slightly left to right. When the camera is plugged in via USB or when its capturing an image a funky blew LED light comes on around the left side of the camera. This one of the main things I really loved about this camera. It looked fantastic. The web cam comes with two built in microphones giving you brilliant background noise cancellation. You are able to turn the noise reduction off and you can also add effects to your voice...

SubKutz 16.09.2007 (02.09.2007) · Read review
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Review of Creative Live! Cam Optia AF

Labtec WebCam Your PC's 'eye'

Advantages: Small and affordable,simple to install.
Disadvantages: Bit tricky to position

...The Labtec Webcam is small and very light wieght, however it does its job well, I have had a prob or two getting it to sit still in the right position,this can be resolved easily enough using some tack/putty to hold it in place, due to its shape it is a little top heavey...mabe a suction pad could have been in-built to the base of it? For its price approx £19.00, it does all you could ask of it, it comes with a CD rom which contains the downloadable driver *so dont lose it* ,and you can create video clips as well using it for the normal eyeball chats.It has also been useful for taking photos that can be downloaded as profile pictures on web sites, and snapping the kids near the monitor screen to send to grandma! The focusing leaves just a little to be desired, and you do need the lighting to be right, I have found myself looking...

Caberet-Haze 10.02.2004 · Read review
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Review of Labtec WebCam Web camera

A Top Notch Web Cam

Advantages: Very easy to use and high quality images
Disadvantages: Delicate lens & slightly slower refresh rate than some web cams

...Introduction: I was looking for a web cam that was cheap, gave a good quality picture, built in mic and didn?t require batteries or a separate power supply. That doesn?t really narrow the choice though, so I asked a few mates and was recommended this. Installation and Use: It really could not be easier, stick in the CD and follow the instructions and enjoy your lovely new web cam!!! It connects to your computer via a USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 connection (this does affect the image rate quite heavily so use 2.0 if at all possible). All power is drawn through this connection which is always helpful. To use the web cam you can either run it through the software in order to take pictures (quite high resolution for a web cam) or run it through some kind of messenger programme to allow others to view you (see instructions with that...

ragados 04.09.2004 · Read review
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Review of Philips ToUcam II Pro

Watching me, watching me.

Advantages: Cheap, easy to use, decent image quality
Disadvantages: Image quality can be poor in low quality light

...Broadband brings with it a whole new world of Internet. Online radio, VOIP (internet voice chatting) and video messaging are all now completely feasible. It was the latter two which prompted me to buy a webcam. A lot of my friends are not local to me and are spread throughout the world from England to Canada all the way down to New Zealand. A webcam would be an ideal way to be able to interact with my friends rather than simply using MSN Messenger which can make you feel rather detached at times. As it wouldn't be used too often, I didn't want to spend a lot of money, and it was really a bit of an impulse buy at my local computer retailer (www.mplex.com). I ended up choosing the Creative WebCam NX as it was reasonably cheap at £23 (and I believe it's now under £20 at amazon.co.uk) and that was a price I thought was completely...

TheDuke 22.06.2004 · Read review
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Review of Creative WebCam NX

Say cheese!!

Advantages: Really cheap now
Disadvantages: Not the best of looking

...hey everyone when i purchased my pc back in 05, I wanted to have the most up to date pc's and media software machine that was available. One day while sat at home I decided I needed a web cam. Coming home 4 hrs later i was equipped with this little beast and only paying £20 for two! I still use it allot now and it also makes a great security camera (ill explain later) Aesthetics For only £10 each you can't be expecting the best of looking camera for that sort of money as I think paying allot more will get you a better looking camera and only a few features more that you don't use. The silver body although cheap does not feel cheap as the whole unit is rather sturdy as well is the build quality. The lens is not that big either and copes well with pictures. The base on the bottom of the web cam is made of a soft sticky rubber that...

billyfish101 08.02.2007 · Read review
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Review of Labtec WebCam Pro

An ideal webcam for beginners

Advantages: cheap, easy to install & set-up
Disadvantages: focus quality

...place and somewhere where people can prey on youngsters and let their alter ego loose. So always be aware that what somebody might tell you about themselves is NOT always the truth, therefore do not divulge personal information such as your telephone number and address no matter how hard the other person you?re talking to might try and convince you. And on another note if you do intend to visit a web cam chat site, it?s advisable that you sign up under a nickname and not your real name? is always best to be safe, that way if you dislike the experience nobody need know anything about you at all and you can simply delete the software and leave well alone. Moving swiftly on? {price & availability} This webcam can be purchased from Argos for the price of £11.99 or on special offer of 2 for £20. Just visit www.argos.co.uk and type in...

chocliteclair 14.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of Labtec WebCam Web camera

  Creatively someone is watching you

Advantages: Excellent picture, Nice price, Good software, Looks smart
Disadvantages: Have to re-install software when you unplug (WinXP Home Edition only?)

...seconds or minutes, etc. This can be quite handy in certain situations, and I remember recently hearing a story about how a burglar had been caught in the act stealing a computer, thanks to the webcam which was on top of the PC as he was stealing it! The user had set up the camera in motion detector mode and had set the camera to record the pictures on a separate computer in his house via his network. The victim was then able to look at these pictures and get clear photos of the burglar in the act, and managed to get him arrested and get his PC back. A very clever idea and a very handy feature of the webcam, which would have saved him a lot of money. Web Cam detector is a program used to detect whether the webcam is in use, and which can change many settings on the camera. I haven't actually bothered using this program, as I haven't needed...

bad_bob00 22.04.2005 · Read review
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Review of Creative WebCam NX Pro

Tommy can you see me?

Advantages: Cheap, user friendly web cam
Disadvantages: no longer supported by Creative

...The Creative Web cam. I was truly amazed when I found out that 'mini-spy' cameras were available for the general public. I don't recall when I first heard about them but I was aware that they were about. I was more aware that Porn sites used them. This way people could have a (pixel 'ly') look at some Russian blonde play with herself in front of a web cam (at great cost). Probably not the best reference I could give but this is, as far as I am concerned how the web cam became main stream. I picked up my first web cam for about £35 and had never seen them in use (honest). I chose the Creative web cam because it is a Creative product (no pun). Creative really are the best products you can buy quality wise and they are always very well priced. Neat packaging with all the relevant details on the box, such as recommended specs...

tazorii 26.01.2006 · Read review
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Review of Creative WebCam Web camera