Creative Labs WebCam Go Plus

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004YKI7
• Item model number: 5071501000
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #209,005 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

Product Description

It's time to let your WebCam get out and get some sun! The amazing Video Blaster WebCam Go Plus is a desktop PC camera that's great for videoconferencing, sending full-motion video e-mail, or creating awesome multimedia web sites. But that's just half the fun.When it's time to get out and see the world, just unplug it and go. The sleek, ergonomic design makes it both easy to use and easy on the eyes. And, when you're on the go, it does double duty as both a digital camera and a digital voice annotation recorder. Take snapshots, record your brilliant thoughts, and look good doing it.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very versatile for the price, March 27, 2001

By	Adam Edwards (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Although it may seem expensive at first for a webcam, that is far from its only feature. It can also be used as a portable digital camera and voice annotation recorder. The 8MB internal memory is enough for more than 90 pictures at 640x480 resolution. Yes, the images can be a bit blurry and require you to hold the camera steady for a couple seconds, but don't expect miracles from something so inexpensive. The other drawback is that there is no video display, only a very basic three-character LCD. Fortunately there is enough memory to take more than enough shots for most occasions. It also comes with a carrying case which, while protecting the lens, shows off its rather odd profile by leaving the top two corners exposed. The included software is adequate but not extraordinary.

Pros: lots of memory, versatile, folding hinge and rubber strips make desktop use easy and steady, voice recorder, 640x480 resolution which is rare for many webcams

Cons: strange shape, feels too big and too flimsy, expensive

Bottom Line: This fills the gap between a dirt cheap webcam and an entry level digital camera, so you get some features from both. However, you may want to spend a little extra and get one of each instead of trying to use this beyond its capacity. The best alternative I have found while shopping is the Aiptek Pen Cam (may cost anywhere from US 60-90), which I still may get later because it is much more portable and looks to have better software. Nevermind the inherent cool factor of having a pen cam, just like James Bond!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It started out ok..., November 19, 2001

By A Customer

I bought this cam from Wal-Mart, brought it home, installed it, and everything was fine. A few weeks later, I was trying to get it online for my family to watch me on cam, and the output was just a green screen. At first I thought it was te free program I was using for the online web community. But I was checking out the cam and the batteries were corroded!! They were brand new batteries too! So it wasn't the batteries fault. I paid way too much for this camera. I bought it when they were $... and I took it back to Wal-Mart and only got $... of my money back because Creative had limited refund requirements. Overall a bad buy. I will never buy from this company again!!