Creative Live! Wireless Internet Camera System | 
| Brand: Creative Labs
Category: CE
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Rating:  16 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 3.1
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 73VF018000000
Model: 73VF018000000
UPC: 054651122185
EAN: 0054651122185
ASIN: B000BVLYLM
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| • | Product Type - Web Camera | | • | Dimensions WxDxH - N/A | | • | Weight - N/A |
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Product Description
Watch over your home or business from wherever you access the Internet. The Live! Wireless security camera lets you keep a safe eye on your surroundings - your living room, your vacation home, or your business. Now you can see what's going on using any Internet-enabled device such as a PC or even your mobile phone.The Live! Wireless is an easy-to-install web camera with detailed, step-by-step instructions. Simply insert the CD into your PC's CD-ROM drive, follow the on-screen instructions, and you'll setup the camera for remote monitoring in no time.No need to constantly check in with your Live! Wireless camera. You'll receive an alert via email when your camera senses motion in the area.Listen to your favorite music, watch a video, or download files saved on a flash drive; you can grab any files remotely with the Live! Wireless. The Wireless Server has a second USB port that works with all Creative flash drives and many other flash drives. Simply connect your favorite flash drive to the Wireless Server's USB port, access your website remotely, and drag and drop the files to your local PC. Enjoy high-speed wireless access and smooth, high-resolution video; thanks to the WiFi 802.11 b/g and up to 54Mbps data transmission rate. Live! Wireless is also compatible with the 802.11b standard.The Live! Wireless uses Creative's #1 selling web camera. In addition to the remote monitoring capability, you can add live video to your Internet chat. This cool webcam works with Yahoo! Messenger and other popular instant messaging applications.
Amazon.com Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description Wouldn't it be nice if you could keep an eye on your home or business no matter where you roam? With the Creative Live! Wireless Camera you can do exactly that, plus a whole lot more. In fact, the Creative Live! Wireless is one of the first easy-to-install Internet cameras on the market, 
Setting up your Live! Wireless Camera is an easy, three step process. | 
The system consists of a camera unit and a wireless server that connects to your home network. View larger. | 
The camera is designed to be placed anywhere in your home or business. View larger. | 
Creative Internet Camera Center software lets you monitor up to four cameras at once. View larger. | allowing you to watch over your home or business from anywhere you have an internet connection. In fact, you can even monitor your property from an Internet-enabled mobile phone. The Live! Wireless couldn't be easier to install. Detailed, step-by-step instructions get you up and running in minutes. At the heart of the system is the Live! Wireless Server, which connects to your home wired or wireless network. Wireless networking with the Live! Wireless Server is compatible with the 802.11 b/g, or "Wi-Fi" standard. Meanwhile, you can also connect the server to your network router via an included ethernet cable. Once the wireless server is connected to your network, all you have to do is connect the Live! Wireless camera to the server via the server's USB port. The camera is small and lightweight and it includes a multi-attach base that lets you set up the unit virtually anywhere. The camera features a high quality 640 x 480 (VGA) sensor for crystal-clear images. With the hardware set up, next you simply insert the CD into your PC's CD-ROM drive, follow the on-screen instructions, and you'll have the camera ready for remote monitoring in no time. Once you're up and running, you'll know right away when your camera sees something odd. There's no need to constantly check in with your Live! Wireless camera, as you'll receive an alert via email when your camera senses motion in the area. Plus, with the bundled Creative Internet Camera Center software, you can view up to four cameras from four different locations on one screen. Thanks to Creative's secure server, you can create your own private, secure web address for remote monitoring. Set up an easy-to-remember web address where you'll go to access your camera -- and see what it sees. For example, you can set up an address such as "www.yourname.creativeddns.com" and then point your browser there to access your camera. What's more, you get free, lifetime remote monitoring services using the Creative server. The Live! Wireless system allows you to set up as many as four guest accounts for logging into the camera remotely. The Live! Wireless system is much more than just a security camera. With the Live! Wireless camera tethered directly to your PC via a USB connection, you can use the camera as a dedicated webcam. The camera works seamlessly with Yahoo! Messenger, as well as other popular instant messaging applications, and allows you to add live video to your Internet chat. The Live! Wireless system boasts one more nifty feature that's sure to please. The wireless server has a second USB port that works with all Creative flash drives and many other flash drives. Simply connect your favorite flash drive to the Wireless Server's USB port, access your website remotely, and drag and drop the files to your local PC.
What's in the Box
Wireless server, camera, wall mount bracket, DC power adapter, Ethernet cable, quick start guide, and software CD (Creative Internet Camera Center, Creative Live! Wireless Web-based Utility, Creative Internet Camera Diagnostics, Creative WebCam Live! Driver, complete user's guide).
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 Horrible product - do not buy October 26, 2009
Brian E. Mitchell (San Francisco, CA United States)
This web cam is awful. The set up is time consuming just to get the basic functionality up and running. And, despite repeated efforts, I can't get it to connect to the web or anything else (like Skype) beyond the specialty software that is included with the camera.
 A nice value, if it's what you're looking for February 23, 2008
K. A. Shaw (Yorktown, VA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Like many others, I picked this item up as a home security feature. I get some peace of mind from the fact that I can check on the status of something remotely with only an internet connection, and the motion detection works reasonably well. It does a few false positives here and there, probably due to changes in light coming in through the window, but they're really not that frequent.
The positives:
- Easy setup, at least for me. Had it up, connected to the internet, and the motion detection / email configured in less than a half hour.
- Motion detection works as advertised. Sometimes the pics are a little blurry if the light is low, but for this price I'm not complaining.
- Adjusting settings, turning motion on and off, even turning the camera on and off... it can all be done remotely via the internet. Solid.
Areas for improvement:
- Can we PLEASE get a timer option for the motion detection? Instead of having to turn it on and off, I'd LOVE to be able to set it come on between the hours of 8 and 5, Monday through Friday. That would make the motion detection feature far, far more useful if the unit lives in a trafficed area.
- It's a little wobbly. I ended up taping it to its wall mount bracket, and the additional heft makes it far more stable. Just use electrical tape, and it doesn't even look that bad.
- It really can't be used for monitoring outside. Any brightness much above normal inside lighting washes out the picture, no matter how much you play with the settings. Not a huge deal, just make sure you're buying it for inside use.
Overall, well worth the money.
 A good product with not so good documentation October 15, 2007
Senna (Portland, OR USA)
I both this camera from Techforless/ Amazon website. the process worked great deliver was fast and minor problems were resolved quickly no complaints. I'm please with this product as the image quality is good and provides a decent software interface. On the flip side if you are looking for a hobby application this is not the product for you. I have tried several capture softwares to use this camera with my robot and it is frustrating!! none work. Documentation for the user is a bit confusing some of the things you need to pay attention when installing the camera. You need a router to use the camera. You need to install the camera on wired mode first with your computer connect to the router; go to camera monotoring website then choose wireless option. Find your wireless router on the list, enter your password then disconnect when prompt from software installation. The reason for this is that your router have to detect the camera to give a address before you are abel to connect wirelessly. This is the easyiest way to install this camera.
Just what I was looking for - great value April 11, 2007
Michael J. Gallagher (Philadelphia, PA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I was looking for a set of web cams for security purposes while we were on vacation. Setup of the cameras was very straightforward and had them both up and working the way I wanted them to be in about 30 minutes. I had one camera trained on the front door and one on the basement door. I was able to view both cameras side-by-side with Creative's Internet Camera Center software. The cameras are also individually accessible via any web browser.
To view the cameras, you have the option of subscribing to a DDNS service so your cameras can be accessed by a DNS name, or if you keep track of your public IP address (as I did), you can use that as well. If you have more than one camera, you'll have to configure a unique web and streaming port for each one, and port forward appropriately.
I also used the camera's motion detection capability. It has the capability to email you when motion is detected, and will send you a configurable number of still images of what it detected. If you do use the feature, be prepared for false positives. Sudden light changes, such as lights on timers, seem to trigger the motion detection. I probably only received five or six emails per day (all false positives, thankfully), which I thought was perfectly acceptable.
The camera image is quite good for a camera in its price range. I considered a Linksys, however after reading all the horrible reviews regarding its camera quality, I passed it up for the Creative.
Overall, I'm really happy with the product.
 Creative Live! Connects Wireless, but no to chat programs March 8, 2007
S. Scher (MA United States)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I got this product because I wanted to connect to a website wirelessly, but I also wanted to use it for chat. It said it could do both. It lied. My computer could not see the camera for any of my chat programs. I returned it and gave up on the idea of having a wireless cam for chats. Maybe someday in the future it will be a possibility. SO if you want a security camera, this one is fine, but that is all it can do.
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