Creative Webcam Instant w/Free Headset
Normal Price:$16.99
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Manufacturer: Creative Labs
Model: 73VF004000026
Binding: Electronics
Publisher: Creative Labs
Label: Creative Labs
Features for Creative Webcam Instant w/Free Headset:
- Product Type - WebCam
- Sensor Resolution - 352 x 288 CMOS
- Manufacturer Warranty - 1 year
- Max Vertical Image Resolution - 480 pixels
- Max Horizontal Image Resolution - 640 pixels
Small Picture
Medium Picture
Customer Reviews
Buy something else. 
2008-02-19
Terrible driver support(no Vista or Linux support). Bad picture quality.
Grip is no good as well .
Absolutely HORRIBLE! 2008-01-25
I really wish I could choose 0 stars! The pictures and the view is terrible. The free headset is no good too, you get what you pay for!! I cannot believe Amazon would even sell something like this!
Nice with a perfect fit for the monitor 
2007-12-28
This fits perfect on the flat screen monitors and the microphone is an added plus! As usual Amazon provides the best service!
Don't use it for Notebooks 
2007-12-23
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.
Can be good depending on your usage 
2007-12-12
If you'd like a webcam to use very casually (once every few months) like most people, the price should be your biggest criteria, and this webcam can be a decent deal for you. If you want to use a webcam with anything more than casual usage, avoid the cam completely. The sensor is very low resolution (352x288), the interface is old (USB 1.1), and the OS compatibility is outdated (Windows XP with no plans to support Vista).
The webcam works on Vista with Microsoft's default drivers, but the drivers and application software that come with the cam won't install at all. The games that come with the cam *do* work with Vista (and are a blast for my eight-year-old). I got this for free after rebate, thinking that even if it's a cheap cam, it's likely to be better than my 10-year-old, cheap cam.
Other than the games that it came with, it wasn't. The picture quality on my old, cheap cam is the same as that of my new, cheap cam.
Was good, now bad 2008-07-19
I was happy with this camera and creative products in general until I tried to install it on a vista machine. That's when I found that creative does not support it's products. I would never buy another creative product again.
webcam 2008-06-11
This is a good cam as far as images, ease of use, and easily installed on computer. However it is not secure to position atop a screen of a laptop as it was advertised. It has to be repositioned because it slides and will not stay in "placed position". I did purchase a USB extension and placed the cam on a nearby flat surface, which addressed the problem and now it serves my purpose for chatting, or other purposes. It works beautifully on my desktop, without the problem of positioning. But for laptop, it is an issue that needs to be realized before purchasing.
Web Cam 
2008-04-23
At first it we did not know how to set it up but one it was done it correctly it works great.
Not the best 2008-04-07
I bought this webcam and well i liked it but only on the daylight with my windows opened all the way sometimes i had my light on and you werent able to see clearly picture quality isnt the best and if you have a regular monitor not a flat one it will keep on falling down from the top also the two claws from the front fell off. it is real sensitive and not worth it i would recommend it to a kid probably. Go and buy a better webcam than this.
Bad picture 2008-03-26
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!
