Does what it says on the tin (Creative Live! Cam Vista IM)

Member Name: Serufish

Product:	Creative Live! Cam Vista IM
Date:	02/08/08 (54 review reads)
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Advantages: Average camera, good versatility

Disadvantages: Not that good picture, doesn't perform well in darkness

This is a pretty cheap camera, I'd like to mention firstly. It also comes with a whole load of software from creative that you really do not need. I would recommend binning the CD and just downloading the drivers for the cam from the creative website, that way you avoid having to spend a considerable amount of time getting rid of all the crap.

The camera itself does what it says on the tin. It's got a nice grip to the feet that prevents it from slipping off your laptop or on any tilted surface. The manual adjust is easy to use as well. It is extremely light, so is very maneuverable and easy to place in awkward positions. I particularly like the style of the feet; they can grip almost anything!

The resolution is really quite bad and doesn't perform well in dark light, making the image look grainy and generally bad quality. However, if you're using the camera for IM/Taking pictures by the minute to upload to a website, it does the job. I couldn't be happier with what I'm using it for, and it's definitely worth the money. If only it had a bit better quality though!

Summary: Worth it for IM, not so good for other uses than need higher quality.

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