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Introduction

True Plug & Play Experience
First in the market, Creative Live! Cam Optia offers hassle free setup so you'll be up and running in seconds. This plug and play webcam practically sets itself up. Just connect it to your PC's hi-speed USB 2.0 port and talk face to face with friends and family.

Look Your Best
Whether you're chatting on the web, recording a new video blog, or snapping photos, you'll want to look your best. Creative's Live! View technology automatically selects the best setting for you so that your image always looks sharp and vivid. The smart face tracking feature keeps you in the frame and looking sharp no matter how much you might move around.

Record video to your PC - perfect for posting a video blog, uploading to the Internet, or creating a home movie. You won't look grainy or fuzzy using Live! Cam Optia. A high quality 640x480 (VGA) sensor, precision glass lens, and auto tuning give you video quality you may not expect from such a compact webcam.

Sharper image quality for clearer conversations Sharper image quality for clearer conversations
Take clearer and sharper photos at up to 1.3 megapixel resolution (3). with Live! Cam Optia's precision lens. Creative uses high quality five-element glass lens that is typically used in digital still cameras.
Spice up your chats with fun video effects Exclusive Parental Control
Creative stands by safe online chat! Live! Cam Optia offers exclusive parental control that is not found on any other webcam. You can enable parental control during setup. Simply create a login and password so that the next time someone uses the webcam, it requires your password before streaming live video over the Internet.

Be in the picture, always Advanced Video FX
Add some flair to your web chat. The bundled Live! Cam Center software has a wide selection of video effects that you can add to your live chat. Warp your image, put on a mardi gras mask, swim in bubbles, or glitter under sparkles, the Advanced Video FX lets you have more fun than you can image.

Live! Cam Optia works with your favorite instant messaging program such as Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, and Skype Video Call.

• True plug and play for easy video chat experience
  
• High quality glass lens gives you sharper, clearer images
  
• Enjoy smooth, glitch-free video at 30 frames per second
  
• Smart face tracking keeps you in the center of the video
  
• Add fun video effects to spice up the conversation

Get much more...

Greater viewing flexibility Greater viewing flexibility and privacy
Live! Cam Optia's multi-axis swivel rotates to almost any viewing angle at up to 270°. Plus, the embedded image sensor detects camera rotation at 90º or above, so that your image is always upright. When you need privacy, simply rotate the camera downward (the lens faces down). This will automatically deactivate the webcam without disconnecting it from your PC.

Smooth videos, uninterrupted chats Smooth video, uninterrupted live chat
Experience smooth, full motion 30 frames per second digital video and top quality images with high-speed USB 2.0 throughput. Live! Cam Optia is also backward compatible and works with any USB 1.1 connection.

Bundled Creative Handsfree Stereo Headset Creative Stereo Headset
Chat away with greater ease and comfort using the included hands free headset.

Say goodbye to mounting woes Say goodbye to mounting woes
Live! Cam Optia fits easily to almost anything - notebook displays, CRT monitors and flat panel displays. Or simply let it rest comfortably on a table or other flat surface.

Specifications

• 640x480 (VGA) sensor
  
• Video capture at up to 640x480 resolution
  
• Still image capture at up to 1.3 megapixel resolution
  
• USB Video Class webcam (for PCs running Windows XP Service Pack 2 and above)
  
• Certified, hi-speed 2.0 (fully backward compatible with USB 1.1)
  
• Record video at 30 frames per second (using USB 2.0 port)
  
• Live! View technology for sharper, more vivid images
  
• High quality precision lens using 5-element glass lens
  
• 270º camera rotation for the best angle
  
• Auto shut off when camera is tilted down for privacy
  
• Exclusive parental control for safe online chats
  
• Smart face tracking keeps the focus on you
  
• Video effects for fun video chats
  
• Manual adjustable focus ring
  
• Includes Creative stereo headset
  
• Stylish hybrid design works on desktop, flat panel, and notebooks
  
• Works with Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, Skype Video Call and other compatible instant messaging services

Software

• Creative Live! Cam Center
  Organize your photo collections, take pictures and capture videos easily with Live! Cam Center. You can even perform advanced functions like remote monitoring, motion detection, and even recording time lapse videos.
  
• Live! Cam Manager
  Designed to be highly user friendly, accomplish any Live! Cam software related tasks that you wish to perform easily with just a selection of icon! It is really that simple.
  
• Live! Cam Console
  The Live! Cam Console consists of all the controls associated with your Creative Live! Cam. Whether you are turning on Smart Face Tracking or Advanced Video FX, you can do so via the Live! Cam Console easily.
  
• Creative Photo Manager
  Creative Photo Manager allows you to easily organize, edit and share all your photos. It simplifies advanced photo editing by providing instant fixes and powerful effects at your fingertips. You can also share your photos effortlessly - email, print or create screensavers from your photos and send them to everyone. Slideshows are saved as executable files so that your photos can be viewed along with captions and effects, without the need for any special software.
  
• Creative Photo Calendar
  Create fun personalized photo calendar easily with our bundled Photo Calendar software!
  
• muvee® autoProducer™
  Create movies easily with included muvee autoProducer! With muvee autoProducer you can create professional looking slideshows and movies with powerful and easy to use tools.
  
• SightSpeed™
  SightSpeed turns your desktop or laptop into an easy-to-use video phone which provides seamless video and audio sync. Making video calls is a breeze - you can even have multi-party video calls with up to 4 people at a time. And make your emails come alive with dynamic video mail messages.4
  
• Instant Messaging Software
  Enhance your Internet Messaging and Web Chat Experience with Skype™, Windows Live™ Messenger, Yahoo!® Messenger and other compatible instant messaging services.
  

Minimum System Requirements

• Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz or AMD® equivalent processor
  
• Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)/ XP 64-bit
  
• 256MB RAM (512MB recommended)
  
• 500MB hard disk space
  
• CD-ROM (for installing Creative and 3rd party software)
  
• USB 1.1 port (USB 2.0 recommended)
  
• Display capable of 16-bit colors
  
• Sound Blaster® or compatible sound card for VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)

Package Contents

• Retail Box
  
• Creative Labs Live! Cam Optia with USB 2.0 cable
  
• Creative handsfree stereo headset
  
• Quick start guide
  
• CD software containing:
  o Creative Live! Cam Center
  o Creative Live! Cam Console
  o Creative Photo Manager
  o Creative Photo Calendar
  o Muvee® autoProducer™
  o SightSpeed™
  o Orb™ with OrbSecure
  o Yahoo! Messenger
  o Complete User Guide