The Live! Cam Optia AF from Creative is a USB Webcam featuring a 2 megapixel sensor full range of motion for clear, precise video-chatting image capture, and video capture. It comes with a suite of software to add a creative elements to video-chatting, including voice, image, and video editing software. The camera utilizes face tracking features, ensuring proper focus even when you move around in your seat. The unique form factor lets it rest on just about any type of monitor or flat surface, and integrated dual microphones let your friends hear you clearly without the need for an additional microphone.
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
The webcam is perfect for posting a video blog, uploading to the Internet, or creating a home movie. A high quality 2.0mp (1600x1200) sensor, Live! View technology, and auto tuning give you video quality you may not expect from such a compact webcam.
Sound Your Best
The Live! Cam Optia AF incorporates Creative's superior audio technology by using a set of built-in adaptive array microphones. The dual microphones and Creative's exclusive Live! Audio technology cancels out background noise, so all you hear is pure voice over the Internet.
Doodling Application
Included software lets you use your mouse as a digital pen and doodle on your video image.
Video Effects
The webcam comes with software to create video special effects like snowflakes, masks, eye glasses, hairdos, etc. that you add to your video image while chatting online. Add a beautiful backdrop behind your picture, morph your image into water ripples, blow bubbles out of your mouth, or simply become invisible, using Creative's extensive, free collection of video effects and more.
Exclusive Voice Effects
Creative's exclusive Audio FX technology lets you alter your voice while video chatting, so you can sound you can talk like a chipmunk, a robot, or a duck.
Exclusive Parental Control
The Live! Cam Optia AF offers parental safety controls. Create a login and password and the next time someone uses the webcam, it requires login before allowing streaming video over the Internet.
Viewing Flexibility
A multi-axis swivel rotates to almost any viewing angle up to 270°. The embedded image sensor detects camera rotation at 90° 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 Video, Uninterrupted Live Chat
Experience smooth, full motion 30 frames per second digital video and top quality images with hi-speed USB 2.0 throughput. The Live! Cam Optia AF is also backward compatible and works with any USB 1.1 connection.
Say Goodbye to Mounting Woes
The Live! Cam Optia AF attaches easily to almost anything - notebook displays, CRT monitors and flat panel displays. You can also simply let it rest comfortably on a table or other flat surface.