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| Creative Live! Cam Optia AF (VF0280) | 
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| Brand: Creative Labs
Category: CE
List Price: $116.21
Buy New: $78.99
You Save: $37.22 (32%)
New (5) from $78.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 9643
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 8.3 x 3.9
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 73VF028000000
Model: 73VF028000000
UPC: 054651131385
EAN: 0054651131385
ASIN: B000O0M5EA
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand new item in original sealed package. It is NOT refurbished, it has never been opened or used. UPC has been removed carefully for the purpose of promotion. Full USA warranty. Fast shipping with tracking number.
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Works great with a Mac June 24, 2008
I bought this to work with a Mac Mini and it does so at an affordable price.
 Creative Live! Cam Optia AF (VF0280) June 4, 2008
This camera only works with bundled applications and a few others like AOL IM, etc... and barely at that. Even when using Creative's bundled software, switching between modes (video mode, picture mode, etc), the software locks up and forces you to restart.
IF you use another IM client, like Trillian, forget about it. And using it as an imaging device for other software like Photoshop, Paint.net, etc - double forget it.
The camera turns off whenever you are not using one of the bundled apps. Other applications can see the camera is installed, but since it automatically turns itself off (with no manual way to turn it back on), you can forget about using it to grab snapshots for editing.
Customer support? Horrible. They ask you to do the same things any novice would even know to do - download the latest drivers, re-install, etc etc... none of which work.
I returned mine after 3 days, got the Logitech 9000 instead and am VERY happy I did so. These 2 cameras are approximately the same price - but look at the actual customers ratings... Logitech mainly has nothing but praise, while you can see the comments on this one. Check Newegg's reviews; this one barely gets 2 stars there and you know most of Newegg's customers are the tech-y type.
To sum it up - this sucks (like all other Creative cams), has driver issues (like all other Creative cams), and horrible customer support (like everything else Creative - just check their company support forums - you'll see it's filled with unanswered complaints & questions).
[...] Trust me, You'll thank me later.
 Excellent product May 3, 2008
The Creative Live! Cam Opia AF camera is easy to install and delivers a sharp, clear picture. We are very happy with our choice and recommend it without reservation.
 Not sure yet. April 27, 2008
So far I haven't been able to get this thing to work. The CD is not helping and it doesn't attach securely to my computer. I am giving it a 3 star review because most of the difficulties probably have to do with me being techno-challenged, but I'm not very hopeful at this point. If you're a computer geek you most likely won't have my problems.
 Trial & Error March 15, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
My reasons for selecting this camera were because of the time lapse and motion detection features. I wasn't particularly interested in using it as a web cam. On the third or fourth try I finally got the time lapse mode to perform but could not see any way to change the interval from the default period of 30 seconds. My major complaint with this product is the total lack of an instruction manual with any useful information content at all. So you are stuck trying to figure it out by trial and error. Apparently the manufacturers approach is "you bought it, you figure it out". I plan to return it for a refund.
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