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    HP Envy15 Purple Color in Webcam

    Discussion in 'HP' started by bryan1988, Mar 22, 2010.

  1. bryan1988

    bryan1988 Notebook Consultant

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    anyone has this issue? I tied looking elsewhere seems many people have this issue? are there any solution?

    Please share if you know any idea why or how or what to solve the problem.
    Thanks
     
    bryan1988, Mar 22, 2010
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  2. GTx08

    GTx08 Notebook Guru

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    i have the same problem, i believe its due to lighting. theres a built in "night vision". try moving it to a location where its well lit.
     
    GTx08, Mar 22, 2010
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  3. bryan1988

    bryan1988 Notebook Consultant

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    yea, I dont know why this problem occur but Hp doesnt even look into this issue :(
     
    bryan1988, Mar 22, 2010
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    wild05kid05 Cook Free or Die

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    The best is to either tweak it yourself or stay in a well-light room.. Everyone has this issue
     
    wild05kid05, Mar 23, 2010
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  5. bryan1988

    bryan1988 Notebook Consultant

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    ok, then i think I need to stay in a very bright room. I tried using it in the morning and open up all my window. The color went well but far from good because it look gray and green :(
     
    bryan1988, Mar 23, 2010
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  6. smilepak

    smilepak Notebook Deity

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    It has to do with the auto white balance. If you used a digital camera (dSLR), you will know that white balance is a pain in the $$. But yes, as they stated, if you sit near a window or partial lit room, it has issue balancing that. Might or could be fix with software I suppose. I just disable the auto white balance and set mine manually to 6500
     
    smilepak, Mar 23, 2010
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  7. Serg

    Serg Nowhere - Everywhere

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    Uninstall all the drivers and use a software like Skype that lets you change those settings. Do it manually and you can get better colors.

    The problem is the light sensor, and the low-light mode. If you disable the compensation, and mod the colors yourself, you can get slightly warmer colors and more accurate, but it is a pain to do so, and you lose all your "fun" stuff on the webcam such as portraits, different colors schemes, etc.
     
    Serg, Mar 24, 2010
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    mintchap, May 12, 2010
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  9. m3ta1head

    m3ta1head Notebook Geek

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    Yikes. That's pretty terrible looking.
     
    m3ta1head, May 13, 2010
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