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- The Creative Live! Cam Optia meets the Universal Video Class standard required for Windows Vista. It will partially work on a Mac for that reason, and it doesn't require a driver. The Creative webcam has two built-in microphones and is easy to mount. Image quality is decent (with specific flaws). Adjustable clarity and versatile software are virtues.
- In reviews of the Creative Live! Cam Optia, image quality is decent, but with specific flaws, including graininess and poor low-light performance. The microphone is not integrated. Overall, experts recommend webcams from Logitech as best.
Reviewers agree that the Creative Live! Cam Optia is the best webcam produced by Creative. That said, most experts also agree that Logitech's QuickCam Ultra Vison (*est. $100) and Logitech QuickCam Fusion (*est. 65) are better performers. One area where this Creative webcam outshines Logitech is the included software.
We found three very good reviews of the Creative Live! Cam Optia webcam. Tom's Hardware Guide perfectly positions it in the marketplace. Cowboy Frank.net illustrates the strengths and weaknesses of image quality with photos. Everything USB tells and shows everything you could want to know about the Creative Live! Cam Optia webcam. The review at WebUser.co.uk falls short because it doesn't compare models, and is not illustrated. PC World's review of the Creative Live! Cam Optia is also short and non-comparative.
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In this roundup, Todd Haselton directly compares five webcams and is surprised to discover that the Creative Live! Cam Optia has better image quality than the more expensive Creative Live! Cam Voice. In his conclusion to the roundup, Haselton determines that the Creative Live! Cam Optia has inferior image quality to the two best webcams, but it is a good value.
Review: Creative Live! Cam Optia Review, Todd Haselton, Feb. 14, 2007
This enthusiast website reviews more webcams and is more up-to-date than any other review source. Included test photos under controlled conditions bolster credibility and enable comparisons in image quality. Harell competently explains image quality and practical application of features of the Creative Live! Cam Optia. A sidebar addresses common issues with Creative web cameras.
Review: Creative Live! Cam Optia Review, Frank Harell, Feb. 27, 2007
Scott Clark provides the most detailed review of the Creative Live! Cam Optia. It is superbly augmented with still images, screen shots and a video in which Clark entertainingly demonstrates all the capabilities of the software. The review concludes that other webcams are a better value than the Creative Live! Cam Optia, but unfortunately, they aren't identified.
Review: Creative Live! Cam Optia USB Webcam Review, Scott Clark, Mar. 16, 2007
WebUser.co.uk reviews webcams individually, and gives each a rating, but the reviews are too short to contrast models, and aren't documented with illustration. The Creative Live Cam Optia AF receives a very enthusiastic response from Andy Shaw. Editors give the Optia very high ratings in all categories, but confer honors on two Logitech webcams.
Review: Creative Live Cam Optia AF Review, Andy Shaw, Updated May 10, 2007
PC World conducts a brief test of this webcam, and explains why the magazine didn't compare it with any other webcams. Alan Stafford devotes a paragraph to video quality and focuses on features, including the lack of auto-focus and a microphone -- although the latter point is a little misleading as Creative includes headphones and a microphone in the package.
Review: Creative Live Cam Optia Webcam Review, Alan Stafford, Mar. 12, 2007
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