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Received September 10, 2007, $79.99
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It would appear that the optimum focal point is at about 3 feet. In playing with the camera on my notebook sitting in my living room chair, and the notebook on my lap, the best focus was slightly behind my head on the back of the chair.
Even with this slight focal point drawback, I thought the focus was better than the Optia AF which tended to vary a lot and frequently ended up focusing on the wall behind me even when I was in the center of the image.
The stand is well designed. It fits easily on a flat panel or on a flat surface. There is a tong which can be rotated out to hold it in place if used on a notebook computer. The camera does rotate a small amount from side to side but not as much as I would like.
The camera can be rotated vertically about 300 degrees. Past the vertical up position the image is inverted so it remains right side up if pointed away from you. If pointed directly down the camera shuts its image off, the blue lamp shuts off but the camera continues sending a black video signal to the computer. This allows you to black out the image without creating errors in your webcam software.
A decent camera but not up to the quality achievable with the new Logitech high resolution series.
Creative has set up a special site for software updates and added features for their newer cameras at www.MyLiveCam.com
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