Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Creative Live! Cam Optia is a feature-rich webcam with a stylish design that looks great on your PC. The Plug & Play feature offers hassle-free setup so you can video chat over the Internet in just seconds. Live! Cam Optia captures sharp, fluid video with high-speed USB 2.0 connection. It delivers superior image quality with a Precision Lens that uses high quality 5-element glass lens for increased sharpness and clarity. The bundled Creative stereo headset lets you chat in private and delivers crisp, clear voice over the Internet. Live! Cam Optia works with popular IM programs such as Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, and Skype Video Call. Precision Lens - high quality 5-element glass lens for increased image sharpness and clarity Certified, high-speed USB 2.0 (fully backward compatible with USB 1.1) Smart face tracking keeps the focus on you Video effects add fun to your conversation Exclusive parental control for safe online chat 270 degrees camera rotation with front and back tilt to get the best angle Embedded image sensor automatically rotates the on-screen picture when the camera rotates 90 degrees or more Camera lens is tucked down when not in use for privacy Stylish, hybrid design that looks great on desktop monitor, flat panel display, and notebook display Live! Cam Suite provides all the tools you need to edit, enhance, organize, and create fun projects with your photos and videos Muvee autoProducer lets you create a professional looking slideshow or home movie in easy steps SightSpeed for premium quality video call and video mail OrbSecure lets you remotely monitor your home or office Works seamlessly with Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, Skype Video Call, and other popular instant messaging programs System Requirements - Intel Pentium 4 running at 2.8GHz, Windows 2000 or XP SP2, 256MB RAM, 500MB free hard disk s

Customer Reviews Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Don't be fooled - Needs drivers
And once the drivers are installed and the camera is running the resolution is not at all impressive.

30 days after you install the drivers a window pops up reminding you to register the product, even if you *did* already register it. Window will not go away and pops up every time you start the computer. ... Read More

Rating:

- Great
I bought this product for my grandson and it arrived in a timely fashion and worked great; he has communicated with this father, who is in Korea, and it worked wonderfully!!

Rating:

- Excellent Camera, great features for the $
This is the best camera in this price range I've used.
It has good resolution and light control. It's truly plug and play.

I did install the creative software because it has some good tools including motion activated alerts for monitoring and face tracking technology.

It also comes with a ... Read More

Rating:

- Awesome
I got this webcam for my 14 year old daughter for Christmas to use on Bebo. She say's it is awesome and she is really having lot's of fun with the special affects. I would highly recommend this product.
Setup took a while but no glitches.

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