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    Alienware M9750 WebCam

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by bloodandsoil, May 15, 2008.

  1. bloodandsoil

    bloodandsoil Notebook Guru

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    Got an Alienware M9750 . It has a built-in webcam, but the software that comes with it (BisonCam) only let's me capture videos. I want to take a picture instead.

    So what do I need to do so I can take pictures with the webcam? Thanks.
     
    bloodandsoil, May 15, 2008
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    tokaygecko Notebook Consultant

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    I would like to know the answer to this as well.
     
    tokaygecko, May 15, 2008
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  3. Konig

    Konig Notebook Evangelist

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    You should have a shortcut created in My computer.
    When you open My computer (not explorer), you should see the webcam listed as BisonCam or something. click on it. on the left side of the window, there would be an option to take a pic
     
    Konig, May 15, 2008
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    Levenly Grappling Deity

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    the pictres it takes are not good. you need to have a lot of lighting in the picture for it to turn out somewhat decent
     
    Levenly, May 15, 2008
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  5. bloodandsoil

    bloodandsoil Notebook Guru

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    Alright thanks, I will check this out and see if it works.
     
    bloodandsoil, May 16, 2008
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    bloodandsoil Notebook Guru

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    I clicked on Start --> Computer, and I do not see BisonCam or anything like that. Am I doing something wrong?
     
    bloodandsoil, May 18, 2008
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  7. Konig

    Konig Notebook Evangelist

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    Konig, May 18, 2008
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    xxEIEIOxx Notebook Enthusiast

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    Are you running XP or Vista? This worked in XP, but there seems to be no My Computer Icon in Vista. :(
     
    xxEIEIOxx, May 18, 2008
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  9. bloodandsoil

    bloodandsoil Notebook Guru

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    Running Vista, not XP.
     
    bloodandsoil, May 18, 2008
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    mjl2142 Notebook Evangelist

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    My computer in Vista is:

    Start- Computer. (Not exactly rocket science)
    Just start search for bison cam.
     
    mjl2142, May 18, 2008
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  11. bloodandsoil

    bloodandsoil Notebook Guru

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    mjl2142:

    Once you load BisonCam, are you able to take a picture?

    Because I already tried the obvious--loading the BisonCam software. All it allows me to do is to record .avi videos. There is no option in the software to simply take a picture.
     
    bloodandsoil, May 19, 2008
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