Amazon.co.uk Review
Following on from the success of the Webcam Go Plus, Creative Labs hopes that the PC-CAM 300 will become a part of our daily lives, as more and more people take up video conferencing at home. Like before, rather than be restricted to using it only in front of your PC, the PC-CAM 300 is a fully portable digital camera coming with 8 MB of internal memory allowing up to 128 hi-res VGA images and over 250 low-res images. In addition to serving as a digital camera, the device can also record video and even sound, albeit not very much.
The camera comes with plenty of software and drivers to get you up and running quickly. And one of the good things is that it can all be installed separately, meaning you can customise what you install and what you don't. In case you don't have a picture editor, the camera comes with Ulead Photo Express 4, a fully operational picture-editing suite, so you can touch up your images once you have downloaded them onto your machine. In addition to this, Creative has included a facility which enables you to choose the images you want to extract from the camera rather than making you download the whole lot every time.
Whilst the camera is designed for portability, the addition of a sturdy base to rest the camera on comes in very handy to the desktop user. Although this doesn't suit those with a TFT monitor, it does allow some stability. This camera is a nifty little fellow that's only drawback is in elements of the design. If you have that flat screen monitor then you may find some difficulties as you'll have to perch the camera next to the computer rather than on top. But this is more of a superficial problem that will affect a very small number of people, rather than a real setback. Otherwise, you have a well-built Webcam, which holds its own as just that, but comes with the additional bonus of being able to detach and take snaps wherever you are.--Jason Denwood
Manufacturer's Description
Finally, a stylish, compact Web cam that doubles as a portable digital camera and even works as a video and audio recorder. Hip and ergonomically designed, Creative PC-CAM 300 fits snugly in the palm of your hand for absolute convenience! Power-packed with smart features, your pictures will not only look great... You will too with the all-new and nifty PC-CAM 300!This 3-in-1 camera for digital stills, video chatting, and full motion videos with sound allows you to record all your exciting adventures and preserve your memories for life. It delivers brighter, clearer images and videos with realistic skin tones and rich colors. PC-CAM 300 captures still images at up to 800x600 and 1024x768 (interpolated). It also capable to record up to 75 seconds of video with sound in mini-movie mode, or up to 34 minutes of audio.