Creative Live Cam Notebook Ultra User reviews

By Matthew Elliott on 25/10/2007

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The good:

Compact size
Clips securely to laptops
Included headphone/microphone set improves audio

The bad:

Poor image quality, particularly in low light
Wide-angle lens has unintended fisheye effect

The bottomline:

The Creative Live Cam Notebook Ultra is about the closest alternative to an integrated laptop Webcam; it's tiny and can be securely fastened to your laptop. Unfortunately, its image quality is no better than average.

Buying choices:

Creative Web Cam Vista | $24.95
CREATIVE WEBCAM VISTA (VID/ LIVE! VIEW TECH) | $32.95
Creative Web Cam Vista | $34.95
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Editors' rating:

6.6/10

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