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    Is my Mini 9 webcam a .3 or 1.3 MP camera?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Sneakyasiankid, Mar 12, 2010.

  1. Sneakyasiankid

    Sneakyasiankid Notebook Consultant

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    How can I tell if I have the .3 or 1.3 MP camera? I bought the 1.3MP but can't seem to get any resolutions close to that.
    My mini 9 is running windows XP.
    When I go to 'My Computer' and choose the 'Integrated Webcam' option and take a picture, the resolution is 352x288.
    Also, how do I increase the resolution?

    Thanks.
     
  2. JoshGlzBrk

    JoshGlzBrk Notebook Evangelist

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    Well there has to be some option because that size of picture does not fit either.

    The maximum resolution for 0.3 is 640×480 and 1.3 would be a maximum of 1280×1024.


    Try this, I use google picasa which organizes your photos, lets you edit them etc. But it also has a web cam feature that I know you can customize the picture size.

    Get it here: http://picasa.google.com/

    Then when it's installed and you open it look for this button:

    [​IMG]

    It should bring up your webcam and let you take a picture or a video, and there will be a settings button that is clearly visible and lets you choose the picture size.
     
  3. Sneakyasiankid

    Sneakyasiankid Notebook Consultant

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    Thank you, it turns out that I do, in fact have the 1.3.
    Now I just need to figure out how to take pictures at a higher resolution in windows.