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- While the Creative Webcam Instand lacks frills, most reviews say it has the basic features for functionality. Image quality is adequate. Reviewers would prefer an integrated microphone, but the bundled headset has good audio quality.
- The VGA resolution (352 x 288 pixels) of the Creative Webcam Instant is the biggest disadvantage. You can get higher resolution in a budget model. There are relatively few features, and other webcams get far better reviews for image quality.
Reviewers describe the Creative Webcam Instant as an adequate product in more polite terms. The relevant question of how this webcam stacks up with other budget Webcams is only addressed by one review, which concludes that the Creative Webcam Instant is not the best budget webcam you can buy. Though it costs more, the Logitech QuickCam Communicate STX (*est. $45) gets far better reviews.
Creative offers several versions of the inexpensive Webcam Instant (*est. $25) . It's been on the market long enough that reviews date to January 2005. Australia's PCAuthority.com has the best and most recent review. The publication directly compares it with four competitors. The review at TrustedReviews.com is older, but still relevant and provides ratings. Amazon.com is a good place to learn about how users rate the Creative Webcam Instant. The reviews by Pocket-lint.co.uk and WebUser.co.uk are respectable, but really too old to provide a contemporary context.
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1. PC Authority
Roger Kirkwood compares five webcams in this roundup, including the Creative Webcam Instant. This particular version includes a copy of Skype instant-messaging software. This Creative webcam is the cheapest and lowest rated of the five tested web cameras.
Review: Creative WebCam Instant: Skype Edition, Roger Kirkwood, Sept. 22, 2006
2. Amazon.com
Amazon.com has the most user reviews of the Creative Webcam Instant. The cumulative rating is mediocre; some users are quite happy, but we also found numerous complaints.
Review: Creative Labs WebCam Instant Reviews, Contributors to Amazon.com
TrustedReviews covers many webcams. In that context, praise for this budget model is a surprise. The review has less depth than others on this website, but reviewer Benny Har-Even says the Creative Webcam Instant is a decent product whose performance is appropriate for the price.
Review: Creative WebCam Instant Skype Edition Reviews, Benny Har-Even, Mar. 17, 2006
Pocket-lint is a prolific reviewer of webcams. This short review of the Creative Webcam Instant basically reassures readers that a budget product can be acceptable. The high rating does not jibe with the faint endorsement, and the review is outdated.
Review: Creative WebCam Instant Review, Stuart Miles, Feb. 15, 2005
WebUser regularly reviews new webcams. This review of the Creative Webcam Instant is very short, very favorable, and very old.
Review: Creative WebCam Instant Review, Andy Shaw, Apr. 14, 2005
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