Ab Work Outs: Creative Labs Live! Cam Pro VGA Webcam for Notebooks Review

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(More customer reviews)This webcam is garbage, pure and simple.The process for installing the software was exhaustive, and not user friendly.When I finally got it installed and went to use it, a box popped up that said "Creative ?????????-?????" and had the option for "ok" or "cancel".I hit 'ok' and the error message just kept popping up over and over again, so I hit 'cancel' and tried again.Same problem.I uninstalled and then reinstalled.Same problem.I went to the creative website and tried to update the driver.It said the old driver needed to be uninstalled first, I clicked 'ok' and then got that weird question mark error message again.I went through hell and back trying to uninstall the old driver before being able to finally install the updated one. Once I got the new driver installed, it worked.

The image was blurry and shaky.It says it auto focuses, but I had to manually focus it by turning the lens to get it anywhere near decent.At it's best, the image quality is still very poor and dark.The included software is just filler and not very good in my opinion.In case you're thinking that maybe I'm just too computer-illiterate to use this webcam, I should mention that I have a degree in Imaging Digital Arts.

Aside from that, the clamp will not work for a notebook thinner than 3/8".So for something like a Macbook Air, this wont work.It also wont work for a screen thicker than 5/8".So if you thought you would use this with an LCD monitor on a desktop, it probably wont fit.

In conclusion, for $20 more you can get something like the Microsoft Life Cam Show, which is what I would recommend.The picture quality is 100 x's better, and installation is extremely simple.

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Product Description:
Creative Live! Cam Notebook Pro delivers great video and audio quality in a compact portable design. It features a full VGA sensor with Live! View technology for sharp vivid video and photos. The built-in microphone offers great voice chat without the hassle of headset wires. Plus video chat is more fun with voice and video effects that let you change your voice and add cool video effects to entertain your friends. And the exclusive parental control feature keeps your kids safe with password protection that lets you decide when they can video chat.

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