« Review: i-mate Momento 100 10.2-Inch Wireless Digital Picture Frame - Pocket-Lint | Main | Tangent Quattro WiFi Internet Radio lets you access your online radio independent of your PC »

Review: Creative Live! Cam Optia AF Webcam - Reg Hardware

Live-Cam-Optia-AF.jpg

A review of Creative's Live! Cam Optia AF webcam has been posted over at Reg Hardware. 'The Optia AF is Creative's 13th webcam branded under its Live! banner, but the first to feature both an auto-focus lens and a two-megapixel image sensor. Aesthetically, the Optia AF is a handsome piece of kit. The webcam's main body is jet-black with a multi-axis swivel that allows it to be tilted up and down by up to 270°, and turned to the left and right to a smaller extent.

A blue LED band lights up around the webcam's left-hand edge to indicate when it's just been plugged into a USB port or is capturing an image. The camera clips onto a clear plastic stand which functions as monitor clip or base depending on where and how you wish to place it. A hinged clip folds out from underneath the base, but its 6cm depth and loose fit meant it sat uncomfortably on our Dell Inspiron 9400 laptop's screen and was prone to falling off. However, the rubber grips on the base meant it stayed securely on tables and CRT monitor.'

Read: Creative Live! Cam Optia AF webcam - Reg Hardware