Creative Webcam Instant w/Free Headset
by Creative
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Creative Webcam Instant w/Free Headset
Customer Review: Works on XP, OK Picture Quality, NOT for Vista
Summary: 3 Stars
There are much better available, avoid this "Creative Webcam" unless you are getting it cheap and are only installing it on an XP PC. It does not work on Vista.
It did install fairly quickly on my XP PCs (we have 3 of these webcams) and performs well enough for video chatting. The picture quality is just OK, nothing special. The included software is also OK and does what you expect it to do.
Not recommended.
Customer Review: vista?
Summary: 2 Stars
ok be careful with vista. officially creative does not have a vista driver for this one. creative does support vista on other products. this is too old. Microsoft will say it is not compatible with this camera at all. the last driver for it was xp 64 bit. it is hard to find it now. If you have vista you can get it to work with some tweaking. simply download the right driver for your system x86 or x64 in XP format. then here is the secret, right click the driver exe and go to properties. then compatibility. click run in compatibility for windows xp. then click ok and run the driver installation. it will work in vista. be sure to unplug the camera first and then plug it in when asked. and voila, I am using mine in vista right now :)Customer Review: Bad picture
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased the Creative Webcam Instant w/Free Headset as a special Thanksgiving sale from amazon. The headset is easy to use and the audio quality is very good. However, the webcam is crappy and gives very blurry pictures. I also own a Logitech webcam for work and it is surprising to note that there is a mismatch between the software compatibility of the two webcams. Apparently, I cannot use them simultaneously. As a result, I use only the Creative headset for voice chats and have stopped using its webcam.
If you are planning to get a webcam for personal use, better try a Logitech: the price is similar, but the picture quality is far superior!
Customer Review: Don't use it for Notebooks
Summary: 2 Stars
Enough said about bad picture quality. I bought this camera to be used on top of the notebook. When I was looking at the pictures on the internet, I didn't pay attention to the fact that screen of the notebook is under right angle to the table. Well, it so happened that this is the only way you may make this camera look forward, on you. If you are like me and have your notebook's screen slighly pushed back - the camera will look up into the sky. This third leg, officially called "hinged lever" can't hold it; looks like it misses a spring that would hold it in the normal position. Don't buy it if you plan to install it on the notebook - it won't work.Customer Review: Eh
Summary: 2 Stars
Even though it is cheap, the product seems to be cheaper. I couldn't get majority of the features it came with to even work. The camera works when it decides its ready. I wasn't sure if I should buy this camera and I looked at all the reviews I could find to try and help me. And I'd have to say its definitely not worth the buy, I would prefer to have spent more money and gotten a different hopefully better product. If your really strapped for cash I'd say sure ok buy it. But if your not go ahead and spend the extra cash for something that will last.