Integrated 2 megapixel camera on Inspiron 1525.

I have just purchased a new Inspiron 1525 laptop computer from Dell. It has an integrated 2 megapixel webcam. I think that the camera was manufactured by Creative Labs, but there is so little information available that I have no idea exactly what model the camera actually is etc. Can anyone confirm this and/or provide any further information on its specification?

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    FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/western"
    FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/decoratives"
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    # Timing", version 1.0, revision 0.8, adopted September 17, 1998.
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    # 640x400 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
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    # 720x400 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
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    # 640x480 @ 72Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
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    # 800x600 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
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    ModeLine "800x600" 49.5 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync
    # 800x600 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 53.7kHz
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    # 1024x768 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 48.4kHz
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    # 1024x768 @ 70Hz (VESA) hsync: 56.5kHz
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    # 1280x960 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 60.0kHz
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    # 1856x1392 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 86.3kHz
    ModeLine "1856x1392" 218.3 1856 1952 2176 2528 1392 1393 1396 1439 -hsync +vsync
    # 1856x1392 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 112.5kHz
    ModeLine "1856x1392" 288.0 1856 1984 2208 2560 1392 1393 1396 1500 -hsync +vsync
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    ModeLine "1920x1440" 234.0 1920 2048 2256 2600 1440 1441 1444 1500 -hsync +vsync
    # 1920x1440 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 112.5kHz
    ModeLine "1920x1440" 297.0 1920 2064 2288 2640 1440 1441 1444 1500 -hsync +vsync
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    ModeLine "1800x1440" 230 1800 1896 2088 2392 1440 1441 1444 1490 +HSync +VSync
    ModeLine "1800x1440" 250 1800 1896 2088 2392 1440 1441 1444 1490 +HSync +VSync
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    ModeLine "768x576" 34.96 768 792 872 976 576 577 580 597 -HSync +Vsync
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    Section "Device"
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    SubSection "Display"
    Depth 8
    Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
    Depth 15
    Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
    Depth 16
    Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
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    SubSection "Display"
    Depth 24
    Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
    Depth 32
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    EndSection
    Section "Extensions"
    Option "Composite" "Enable"
    EndSection
    Section "DRI"
    Mode 0666
    Group "video"
    EndSection

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