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Brand: Creative Labs
Model: 73VF061000000
Price: $32.00
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Whether you’re video blogging, teleconferencing, or just chatting with your friends, you’ll always look your best with the Live! Cam Socialize HD. Live! Cam Socialize HD features a slim and compact design that brings the lens closer to the level of your eye for intimate face-to-face interaction, and takes true HD widescreen (1280x720) videos at up to 30 frames per second. The built-in noise-cancelling microphone eliminates background noise for clearer audio. You can even share your pictures, presentation slides and videos through popular instant messaging services with the included Live! Central 2 software. Technical Specifications: Sensor: HD CMOS Image Sensor, Video Resolution: Up to 1280 x 720 pixels, Picture Resolution: Up to 2560 x 1440 pixels with interpolation, Frame rate: Up to 30fps @ 1280 x 720 pixels, Integrated mono microphone with noise-cancellation, Works with native Windows® drivers for instant Plug & Chat, Snapshot button, Fixed focus, Multi-attach base, Cable length: 1.7 meters / 5.5 feet, Port compatibility: USB 2.0. Package Contents: Creative Live! Cam Optia HD, Multi-language Quick Start Guide, Software Installation CD. ....read more
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Great camera, feaures just ok
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
First, let me say I love this camera. It has great image quality, and some features that are quite fun to use. My dad has been using it to talk to me via skype, and his connection isn’t the best in the world. We’ve had problems in the past with Microsoft LifeCam, but this one works as smoothly as possible.
Pros: Great image quality, HD (if your connection can take it).
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Features are super fun. It can replace your image with an alien, a cat etc, and it follows ur movements (such as when u speak, the alien speaks… but he can also throw up
It has a great mic… works like a charm! no noises, but still a clear sound.
Con: Some of the features take a little getting used to. I’m not sure if it’s the face recognition, but it keeps zooming in and out sometimes… it’s actually quite disturbing, like an 80s cheap kids show. But I imagine you can turn that off.
Price is not what I would like it to be, but still pretty good bang for the buck. Guess this is more a pro than a con.
Easy to use fun web cam.
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I gave this to my 13 year old with no instructions or direction at all. In 10 minutes she had it installed and was using it to chat a friend on her older slower laptop. Cool toy to connect with friends and family. For the price and the ease of use I would highly recommend it for casual web conversations.
Gets the Job Done, But Not Exceptional
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I used several webcams, including the Logitech Pro 9000 and the Logitech Quickcam STX, before trying this one. I’m not overly impressed by the Creative. Software installation requires reading the installation instructions carefully, but I did and didn’t have any trouble. I find the Logitech attachment hardware more secure, but I was able to mount the Creative on my LCD monitor. The picture is not bad, but not remarkable. Don’t imagine that because it says “HD” you’re going to see a picture that will take your breath away; it’s not much better than the basic Quickcam, and not as good as the Pro 9000, which had better optics. Also, the Pro 9000 has face tracking, and although this one claims to, it certainly didn’t seem to work for me, so the image tends to be blurry if you move at all. Also, it doesn’t capture a very wide angle, so it cuts off images that aren’t right in front of the lens. Low light performance was just average, and the tint quality was variable–sometimes excellent, other times it had an odd glow.
In short, the Creative works and is marginally better than a really low-end unit, but for a little more money I’d recommend the Pro 9000.
Overpriced
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
This video camera is overpriced for the quality; video is not stellar and features aren’t noteworthy. Overall, a decent webcam. 3 stars.
Good quality web cam
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This unit produces a good quality image even in low light conditions. The focus is sharp and the colors seem true. The only problem I had with it is the way it attaches to the top of a monitor. My display has rounded edges and the web cam would not stay in place without taping it. It comes with software to play around with backgrounds, but it’s not the kind of thing most adults would care about. I like the vertical adjustment for a persons height. It’s easy to adust for eye level with respect to the monitor.