Suhit Gupta
03-16-2007, 02:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/creatives-live-cam-optia-af-is-the-rolls-royce-of-webcams/' target='_blank'>http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/creatives-live-cam-optia-af-is-the-rolls-royce-of-webcams/</a><br /><br /></div><i>"We're not too big into 'camming' or video chats -- one of the joys of working at home is a mandatory bathrobe dress code -- but had we taken another career path that involved people paying us to perform in front of the camera (you know, juggling, magic tricks, etc.), we'd want to give our customers the best show possible with Creative's new Live! Cam Optia AF. Taking a huge step up from the original VGA Optia (pictured above), the AF offers not only the auto-focus that its name suggests, but a two megapixel CCD capable of 640 x 480 video at 30fps as well. The glass-lensed cam also sports dual microphones, USB 2.0 connectivity, 270 degree swivel with auto reorientation, and a software suite that adds face tracking capabilities, auto levels, video / voice effects, remote monitoring, and background noise filters."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/lowres_camoptia.jpg" /><br /><br />Oooh, very nice. I personally use the Logitech Quickcam Notebook Pro which is a thin little camera that clips very nice to my laptop. But this 2MP auto-focusing camera sounds amazing. No pricing information available here yet.