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    M860tu Webcam questions

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by fundamental7, Jan 24, 2009.

  1. fundamental7

    fundamental7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys,

    Got my M860tu recently and have a few questions about the webcam after playing around with it for a bit.

    -Is there any way to tell what type of webcam you have (1.3mp or 2.0mp?). I ask because the specs when I bought it state 2.0mp but it looks pretty crappy to me :/

    If its any help, it says "eyeshot" right next to the cam.

    -I'm using BisonCam software, and I'm wondering if its possible to set to output video codec to something else. It seems that the camera is recording in uncompressed AVI, so we're talking 4 gigs for 12 minutes of video.

    Thanks for your time.
     
    fundamental7, Jan 24, 2009
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  2. livesoft

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    Quality have always been poor on this webcam, no matter which resolution you choose.
     
    livesoft, Jan 24, 2009
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    fundamental7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    What a disappointment. I'm sure people would pay more for quality
     
    fundamental7, Jan 25, 2009
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    I was disappointed too. Especially when you compare it to other laptops. It still stays conveniant, just in case you need it ;)
     
    livesoft, Jan 25, 2009
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