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Creative Technology 73VF025000004 SVGA WebcamThe Creative Live! Cam Notebook Pro is the dynamic webcam for people on the move. About the size of an AA battery, it features an advanced...
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The Creative Live! Cam Notebook Pro is the dynamic webcam for people on the move. About the size of an AA battery, it features an advanced rotating lens that can swivel back to capture an image behind it - plus smart software that adjusts the picture to keep it the right way up! The powerful CMOS sensor has both automatic and manual white balance adjustment and delivers true VGA output for crisper, clearer video and stills. With a total weight of just 40g, and powered via the USB port, the Live! Cam Notebook Pro attaches to flat panel monitors via a special spring-loaded clip. It comes complete with powerful software for image management, editing and sharing. It's the compact, fully-featured solution for people who demand the best in video communications - anywhere.
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Great mid level cam for the money
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Pros: built in mic-decent video and audio-good low light capabilities. low price
Cons: Can't think of any at this price...
The Bottom Line:
If you get a good price under 40, buy it. It's a great little cam for a good price and has everything you need.
I bought this to upgrade my Creative Live Cam IM, which was fine, but I was tired of the headset thing.
This is a good mid level entry in the consumer webcam category. It has 600x800 video resolution, which is about one step above standard VGA resolution. It's not the best, but it's better than the worst, as far as video quality.
The software it comes with is standard fare, it does have video FX which allows you to appear in the camera with a box of popcorn on your head, or snowflakes floating around you, etc etc etc. Lots of cute special effects.
This model, unlike my previous one, has audio FX as well. This allows you to speak into the cam and your voice is distorted, like a duck voice, deep voice, chipmunk, etc etc etc. Kind of fun the first couple of times.
The focus is manual, it is located on the front of the camera. The actual camera is a nice size, it's made for laptops, so it's compact and has a carry case. It sits on top of your laptop display, has a spring loaded clip thing that holds it on. The clip also allows you to put the cam on the side of the monitor, something I couldn't do with my old desktop egg-shaped webcam.
The controls are easy to learn, and if you are lazy, you can just set it to auto, and it will adjust the exposure, light, gain, etc, til you have a good picture.
It does work pretty well in dim light, I use it at night on my back deck, and provided you have a decent light source, it will adjust the cam so you can be seen in it.
In darker modes, it does get grainy of course, but that is to be expected with a cam in this price range.
It has a bult in microphone, which I really enjoy. I tired quickly of dragging around the headset, putting it on and plugging it in, taking it off if you have to go answer the door, etc.
So, I was primarily concerned with the mic feature when shopping for this. It does work well, and it has an easy setup for the audio controls as well as video.
I think I got a great deal, it had a mail in rebate at a big box store, and I would definitely recommend this to someone in the market for a decent low to mid level cam.
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