Creative Labs WebCam (USB)

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Brand: Creative Labs
Category: CE

List Price: ~~$29.99~~
Buy Used: $14.23
You Save: $15.76 (53%)

Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars

5 reviews
Sales Rank: 52216

Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 7 x 3
Warranty: 2 years warranty

MPN: 73PD100100000
Model: PD1001
UPC: 054651051232
EAN: 0054651051232
ASIN: B000068OJL

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:

•	352 x 288 video resolution
•	Microphone required for sending audio
•	USB 1.1 interface
•	Includes WebCam Control and Ulead PhotoExpress MCE software
•	Compatible with Windows 98, 2000, Me, and XP

Accessories:

•	FlexStand - Flexible Web Camera Stand

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The Creative WebCam is small. It's cute. And it will let you explore the exciting world of video on your PC. It's easy to install with a hassle-free USB connection. Plus, you get a software package with applications to edit photos, set up a spy cam, video chat and videoconference, and even make creative photo projects like calendars and cards. Get the camera from the people who know multimedia entertainment best - Creative, the makers of Sound Blaster Audigy and the NOMAD line of digital audio players.Videoconferencing has never been easier. Microsoft NetMeeting lets you communicate with voice and video, and even share applications while you talk. Curious about what is happening at home when you are not around? Wonder no more! The Creative WebCam Monitor application uses sophisticated motion detection to take a snapshot when anybody - or anything - gets near your PC. Images can even be automatically uploaded to your web site, so you can monitor them from another location! Send video e-mail or create colorful e-postcards. With Ulead PhotoExpress MCE you can edit your photos, print calendars, greeting cards, and do lots more. The snapshot button on top of the Creative WebCam allows you to grab an image and display it onscreen at any time. Or, use the powerful Creative WebCam Control application to adjust camera settings, take snapshots, capture video, and organize all your images and motion video into an easy-to-use album.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars

camera sucks December 13, 2003
this camera sucks bigtime! i bought it and had a tough time installing it on my laptop (winXP).. the customer support is bad... the software has major problems...

after installation it did not quite work.. the power would go off after a few seconds.. overall a big failure... probably the worst product ever from creative!

1 out of 5 stars Poor image quality May 26, 2003
Gadgester (New York)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This webcam by Creative Labs is not too good. The image quality is poor even by webcam standard, and it does *not* have auto focus, which means you have to adjust the focus ring each time you move. Unlike Logitech's ClickSmart, you cannot use this one as a take-along digital camera. And even Ezonics makes cheaper and better-quality webcams than this.

1 out of 5 stars No linux support December 2, 2002
14 out of 25 found this review helpful

I would have liked to try this product although I had to take it back and get a Phillips webcam because there was no support for running this product on Linux and I refuse to run Micro$oft products on my computers.

Creative support through their website was also of no use in trying to get this running in linux. They simply do not care about non Windows users.

3 out of 5 stars Cheap... but... cheap. November 24, 2002
Fernando G. del C (Houston, TX United States)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful

This webcam is pretty inexpensive, but the quality is very bad. The image is extremely noisy, and that affects very badly the ability of the codecs to encode the video efficiently. In other words, If you can't afford to get a slightly better camera, I guess it's ok. If you can, buy something a more expensive.

4 out of 5 stars [inexpensive] and easy July 9, 2002
svdbosse
8 out of 10 found this review helpful

it's easy to install, it's [inexpensive], and it does the trick. if you want to show someone somebody and not want to spent too much money this is it. the only downside is that the focus is not all that impressive.