On Tue, 19 Jul 2005, Berndt Josef Wulf wrote:

>> This side belongs to the developer of Linux' ov511-driver. He
>> lists a *lot* of cams. I usually got to eBay and compare with
>> this side to get the right cam. Unfortunately, these cheap
>> cameras are not built for 24/7 work. My cameras die after some
>> month, but they are cheap enough.
>
> The Creativ Webcam is based on OV511 and has been operational 24/7 for some
> time without any ill affects.

As you can see on mentioned website
(http://alpha.dyndns.org/ov511/cameras.html), there is no thing
like THE Creative Webcam. There are plenty and I can count 8 or 9
chipsets. You are lucky to own one which has an ov511 :)

-- 
Tom