Creative Labs WebCam NX Pro

by Creative

Product Details

Product Manual [246kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009V7MU
• Item model number: 73PD113000000
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (145 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 25, 2003

Product Description

It's time to get closer with live video. Or, for a truly amazing interactive experience, add high quality, hands-free audio to your video - your friends and loved ones will thank you for it. And, you can do so much more: create multimedia greetings, set up your own live "spy cam", or just send a high resolution snapshot at a moment's notice. If you're looking for a camera that's easy to install and fun to use, but has the video and audio quality you need to make a memorable impression, the WebCam NX Pro is a great choice. High Quality 640x480 VGA Sensor for Bigger, Bolder, Sharper Video. Revolutionary Base Accommodates CRTs, Flat Panel Displays and even Notebook PCs.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

219 of 224 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good under very dim light and good natural color, January 5, 2004

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HY (Burlingame, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Labs WebCam NX Pro (Personal Computers)

For the $40 I paid after the rebate, this NX Pro offers good picture quality. Even under very dim indoor light, the screen always show a brighter picture than the actual scene. Most of the time, the color/contrast/brightness/etc don't need adjustment to render good natural color. Just set to default.

In comparing with my other 3 unknown brand webcams, this NX Pro is quite an interesting contrast. When shooting out of my office window, my cheaper ($20) webcam made by Zoom Telephonics could pick out details of buildings at the end of the street, about 600 ft away, with accurate colors. But NX Pro just showed a misty outline of the buildings, just cloudy, no colors. Maybe it doesn't see through glass that well.

The NX Pro is good primarily for video conferences where people are from 4 ft to 10 ft away from the lense, and are almost always shot indoors. This NX Pro shines in daytime and night artificial light conditions of all levels of dimness.

The unknown brands always show reddish color at night scenes lit by artificial lights. Regardless of any color adjustment, they alway appear funny. Also, with indoor lighting, these cheaper brands show lots of blur with the slightest movement.

But, surprisingly, in daytime, the unknown brands are so sharp that they show your pimples and wrinkles. NX Pro is very flattering when it shows peoples' faces - always smooth, even colored, no blemishes, - like in a movie studio.

Conclusion: since webcams are mostly for indoors, with artificial lighting, and for shooting at close range not over 15 ft, the NX Pro is the best for the price in terms of sharpness, skin color tones, and frames per second.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Webcam...a steal at $40 w/ free shipping!!!!!, October 4, 2003

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Chris (Tamarac, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Labs WebCam NX Pro (Personal Computers)

I spent about a month reading reviews and comparing webcams. For a long time I was convinced that logitech was the best way to go, but I was wrong. This shows much clearer that any logitech on the market, all of which sell for much more that $40. you will not be disappointed. I had the cam for about 2 months now, and have no complaints. I everybody says is the clearest the have seen.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Deal, December 3, 2003

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Henry S. Bailey (Wichita, Kansas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Labs WebCam NX Pro (Personal Computers)

I don't write many reviews but this webcam deserves one. Great price, excellent picture, good color and contrast. It beats many more expensive products and is certainly far superior to some of the Logitech products out there. I'm running a 2.4 gig machine with 512kb memory, Windows XP Pro, which of course did not recognize the driver compatibility but installed without a hitch anyway. This webcam works great with the software bundle it comes with, and it is an above average bundle at that. Works out of the box with Yahoo Messenger and Windows Messenger, no problem at all. Total installation time about 10 minutes. My only complaint would be that the stand for a flat panel monitor include some type of device that allowed for a firm attachment. I suppose a little velcro or tape would solve that problem. Other than that, you cannot go wrong with this purchase. Creative has another winner with this one.