Creative Webcam Live!Cam Optia

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 316 reviews of Creative Webcam Live!Cam Optia. The average rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the size and price. The usability and design also get good feedback, but there are some less positive views about the reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Creative Webcam Live!Cam Optia is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 91/100 = Excellent quality.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Creative Webcam Live!Cam Optia

alaTest has collected and analyzed 49 user reviews of Creative Webcam Live!Cam Optia from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Opinions about the size and price are overall positive. The design and usability are also appreciated.

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88% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for Creative Webcam Live!Cam Optia

alaTest has collected and analyzed 100 user reviews of Creative Webcam Live!Cam Optia from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the price. The usability also gets good opinions, whereas the size and reliability get negative comments.

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74% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : tech.co.uk staff (techradar.com)

Creative Live! Cam Optia review

An average performer that doesn't really inspire

Looks good ; Great software bundle

Expensive and not really a great performer

It may look good but it doesn't really deliver. Wait for something better to come along

Mar, 2008

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Expert review by : Stuart Miles (pocket-lint.com)

Creative Live!Cam Optia AF webcam

Creative have long been known for its webcams (my first webcam in 1999 was a Creative) but has the company lost its way with the barrage of alternatives available from the likes of Logitech or Philips? We get recording to find out. Claiming to be the...

Auto-focus, easy to install, good results

Auto focus can go a bit crazy, need a fast computer

Easy to use and potentially impressive results, as long as you've got the machine to match, mean that for the £60 this will set you back you can't go wrong.

Jun, 2007

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Creative Live! Cam Optia

While the last decade has seen the rest of the digicam world undergo a frenetic patch of technical evolution, it seems webcam developers have been taking it easier

Looks good, Great software bundle

Expensive and not really a great performer

It may look good but it doesn't really deliver. Wait for something better to come along

Feb, 2007

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Expert review by : Carrie-Ann Skinner (techadvisor.co.uk)

Creative Live! Cam Optia Pro webcam

It may be small, but the Creative Live! Cam Optia Pro offers a large variety of functions and is the ideal family webcam.

If you're after a webcam that offers fun for all the family and peace of mind where younger children are concerned, then the Creative Live! Cam Optia Pro fits the bill. But it's not cheap.

Jan, 2008

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Expert review by : Marie Brewis (techadvisor.co.uk)

Creative Live! Cam Optia webcam

The Creative Live! Cam Optia may lie at the cheaper end of Creative's Live! Cam line-up, but we were pleasantly surprised by its performance.

For a budget webcam, the Creative Live! Cam Optia is a clever performer. Unfortunately, its style is weakened by the lack of a mic, and video suffers at anything less than 640x480 (which affects Skype and IM). Plus we're never keen on devices that rely...

Jun, 2007

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Expert review by (techworld.com)

Creative Live! Cam Optia Pro webcam

It may be small, but the Creative Live! Cam Optia Pro offers a large variety of functions and is the ideal family webcam.

If you're after a webcam that offers fun for all the family and peace of mind where younger children are concerned, then the Creative Live! Cam Optia Pro fits the bill. But it's not cheap.

Jan, 2008

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Expert review by : mfereday (gadgetspeak.com)

A Creative Web Cam : Creative Live! Cam Optia Webcam

Absence makes the heart grow fonder but would it be true as I take a look at a Creative webcam after a long break.

It has been a number of years since I last had the opportunity to look at a web cam from Creative. In fact it was back in the days when the company still preferred to be known as Creative Labs. The intervening period has certainly seen some...

Nov, 2007

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Expert review by : Al W (techdigest.tv)

Review: Creative Live! Cam Optia

The propaganda The Live! Cam Optia is Creative's latest entry to the webcam market. With so many instant messaging services offering webcam functionality and the rising popularity of video sharing sites, webcams are practically an essential piece of...

Jun, 2007

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Expert review by (itreviews.co.uk)

Creative - Live! Cam Optia

Creative has quite a range of Web-cams and this latest model, the Live! Cam Optia, has a little trick up its sleeve that should make even the most Web-cam-o-phobic of us give it a second glance. ...

There is a lot to like about this Web-cam. The software Creative bundles is useful and we particularly like the Smart Face Tracking feature which allows the camera to zoom and pan automatically in order to keep your face in frame. Plug-n-Play it may...

Mar, 2007

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Expert review by : Rick Broida (pcmag.com)

Creative Live! Cam Optia AF

The Creative Live! Cam Optia AF doesn't have the best image quality, but the fun, practical software lets you do more than videoconferencing.

2-megapixel sensor. Lens rotates to let you shoot what's in front of you, not just you. Fun, diverse selection of bundled software.

Slow, annoying autofocus. Face-tracking feature barely works. So-so image quality.

The sleek, cylindrical Optia AF relies on a ball-and-socket joint that lets it rotate 270 degrees and pivot roughly 15 degrees. That means you can adjust the lens to point at someone sitting next to you without having to move your monitor, and you can...

Dec, 2007

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