VF0060 Creative Labs, A good choice

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A good choice

I just installed Creative’s Live Ultra Webcam and Live Ultra Webcam Notebook Version on my two computers and tested our videoconferencing with each other. The true USB 2.0 connection struck me as an advantage in purchasing this item. For the most part, I am happy. The quality of the video is good. I activated the feature that causes the camera to zoom in and out automatically to track the face of the user, and it worked quite well in “continuous” mode. There is one clear glitch, which is that on both of my computers (Win XP) I cannot get the computer to recognize the cam without disconnecting and reconnecting the USB connection each time I reboot. Creative’s tech support people initially suggested just reinstalling the software, which was the lazy way out and did nothing but waste my time.

I used Yahoo Messenger to arrange the videoconferencing. I found the instructions for doing this pretty useless, but eventually I figured it out (I think). Making the connection is one challenge. Getting the connection to work at a tolerable speed (what Yahoo calls Super Webcam mode) is darn near a mystery, though with enough trial and error it happens. (Given that Creative Labs promotes Yahoo Messenger and vice versa, I cannot fathom why so little attention was given to instructing purchasers of this webcam how to use Messenger. Companies that make add-ons routinely make silly mistakes with instructions that only serve to drive up their costs of service and aggravate their customers, but that’s a broader subject.) I have a personal firewall via my virus software, and I think it may have helped to ratchet that back.

Modest irritants aside, the product itself seems very solid, and once you get it working it’s easy to use the features and the quality is good.

Update (9/7/2010): I also found some auctions for this item here.

The featured review for this product, Creative Labs Live Ultra Webcam VF0490 Electronics, was written by M. Brodsky.

The average rating for this item is 4.7 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.

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Reviews (3)

John the Italian

May 5th, 2010 at 11:49 pm    


Overall Rating55555

Totally impressed
I only wanted to spend 50 bucks for a webcam, and I saw this Creative Labs Live! line. I actually intended to buy the regular Live, and not the Ultra, based on what people were saying. When I got to the store, though, all the info people kept raving about was mostly actually details about THIS camera, that they had confused with the more basic version. I haven’t used the Live! but I can tell you this is worth the price so it’s certainly worth the difference in price.

Not only is it quick and easy to install but the picture quality is great. For some people at high-res video it might be a little grainy (colored noise I mean) but it’s nothing you pay attention to. The thing that surprised me is you can EDIT the video with sliders! Color saturation, gamma, contrast, etc… like the basic Photoshop of video, even while the feed is taking place. Comes with a cute headset, plenty of options and file formats. It even looks cool. This feels ritzy to own, but because of how functional it is, and how good it is at doing what it’s supposed to. Pleasantly surprised, and glad it worked out this way.


Carl William Sisco

May 10th, 2010 at 1:46 pm    


Overall Rating55555

Software Conflict
I purchased the Creative Labs Live Ultra WebCam VF0060 for my home PC. Unfortunatley, it would never give a video picture. I phoned Creative Labs and their Tech. support people indicated a conflict with Haupauge WinTV. The only choice offered was to delete the WinTV software or return the webcam to Amazon. Before I chose to return the webcam, I tried it on my daughters laptop that does not have WinTV loaded. The video and audio feeds where excellent. The moral: If you have WinTV loaded on your computer, this isn’t the webcam for you!


M. Brodsky

May 14th, 2010 at 3:29 pm    


Overall Rating44444

A good choice
Rated 4 stars.


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