Cheap Webcam that does the job well (Creative Webcam Live! Ultra)

Member Name: wilsonolly2001

Product:	Creative Webcam Live! Ultra
Date:	10/11/09 (16 review reads)
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Advantages: Pretty good image and well built

Disadvantages: pretty poor audio but passable

This is a very nicely priced web cam. The camera has been developed so that it fits on any TFT monitor and as this is usually in head height allows a comfortable video calling experience.
The camera is pretty tough I have dropped it many times and it hasn't broken a real testimony to the build quality.
I have tested the picture quality on different broadband connections have have found the video to be quite good although even on the fastest connection the frames did jump a bit but this is a cheap camera. The camera has its own microphone which also isn't bad it picks up most frequencies but the lower end audio its struggles with and you can hear some slight vibration on these frequencies.

The camera fits into a usb slot on your machine and there is no need to install the drivers as Windows will detect the device and install its own software that allows the camera to communicate with your computer.
The camera has a manual focus which works quite well but you will need to fit no further than a meter from the camera due to the short focal length the further away you are the more distorted the image.
In conclusion this camera works well for the price and is a nice addition to Skype I would recommend this camera but if you were to pay a bit more you would get more for you money.

Summary: The camera doe everything it says on the box it just doesnt stand out from the other brands

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