Creative Labs Live! USB Webcam Review | 30 FPS VGA Camera, Headset & Windows Software

Posted in: WebCams by RobM on October 23, 2009

Creative Labs Live! Cam Video IM VGA Webcam

Creative Labs Live! camera offers you a webcam with sharp video quality, high-speed connectivity and a reasonable price.

Features and Options of the Creative Labs Live Webcam

The Creative Labs Live! webcam gives you a high quality 640 x 480 VGA sensor, delivered at 30 frames per second. With Live! View Auto Tuning technology, the camera will give you sharp images with accurate white balance, as well as better light exposure than other webcams.

Software Features Included with Camera

Creative Advanced Video FX software also allows you to add additional effects to your video broadcasts, including backgrounds and special effects. I like the fact that included with the camera is the Live! Cam Suite that allows you to edit, change, and organize the footage that you take.

Webcam System Requirements

The system requirements for this camera are:

An Intel Pentium III 850MHz or above (with Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz or higher recommended)
Windows 2000 or XP
128MB RAM (256MB recommended)
300MB free disk space, a CD-ROM drive
USB 2.0 and 1.1
Display adaptor capable of 16-bit color

Video Review of the Creative Labs Live Webcam

Other Online Reviews of the Creative Labs Live Webcam

Tomsguide offered a decent review, commenting of the good design and some of the audio and video effects, and also noted that this webcam requires no driver installation, allowing for easier user setup. The review on CNET offered a positive review of the design and cost of the Creative Labs Live, but spoke negatively about the audio and video quality.