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    webcam is blurry and has a yellow tinge to it

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by maluskeeter, Apr 5, 2009.

  1. maluskeeter

    maluskeeter Notebook Consultant

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    brand new t400, i was talking on skype video today and the family i was chatting with said I my picture looked blurry and had a yellow tinge to it.

    I also noticed that the green light on my camera would go off and on sometimes.

    are there settings to fix this (if so, what adjustments?) or is it a bad camera?
     
    maluskeeter, Apr 5, 2009
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    kazaam55555 Notebook Evangelist

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    did you update the driver? or see if windows update had a new driver?
     
    kazaam55555, Apr 5, 2009
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    zeusmd Notebook Enthusiast

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    Same here. The webcam is the worst past of the T400 which I love.
    There are no "good" drivers that would improve that.
     
    zeusmd, Apr 5, 2009
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    just curios have are you run low lights stuff that turned on it can realy cause webcam to be slow
     
    andyasselin, Apr 5, 2009
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    Are you sure that you took the protective plastic film off the webcam? I've seen people with the same problem realize that was the issue.
     
    Generator, Apr 5, 2009
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    I checked and windows says the drivers are up to date
     
    maluskeeter, Apr 5, 2009
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    man, i hope this is not the issue. then it was a waste of a purchase to add the camera.
     
    maluskeeter, Apr 5, 2009
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    lol, i just toook of the protective film, ill check tonight on a video call if the issues continue..but i doubt the film could have caused all that..maybe it did- im an idiot either way! ;)
     
    maluskeeter, Apr 5, 2009
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    That makes us 2 idiots! :D During 6 months :)
     
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    still crappy yellow tinge!
     
    maluskeeter, Apr 7, 2009
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    Under what lighting conditions are you using your webcam? I've tried various lighting conditions and the camera has adjusted to all of them very well.
     
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    Still, yes :)
     
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    When you first power on your camera, try holding a piece of white paper directly in front of it for a few moments. This should auto-adjust the white balance and get rid of some of the yellow tinge.

    I find that the camera overcompensates in yellow when there isn't enough light in a room. Making it brighter gets rid of the yellow for me.
     
    Generator, Apr 7, 2009
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