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    webcam help

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by mufasis, Mar 19, 2010.

  1. mufasis

    mufasis Notebook Geek

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    i have a clevo m571tu and i installed the software from there site the bisoncam nb pro but when i open the program it just displays black. i searched around but couldnt find what i was looking for and im not sure where to find another driver. anyone?
     
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    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    Did u enable the cam with Fn+F10?
     
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  3. mufasis

    mufasis Notebook Geek

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    yes i do that before i start the bisoncam program, it wont start if i dont. after it starts and i want to preview its just a blank black screen...
     
    mufasis, Mar 19, 2010
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    Aikimox Weihenstephaner!

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    Do you see the cam in the device manager? Is it enabled there?
     
    Aikimox, Mar 19, 2010
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    mufasis Notebook Geek

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    yes i do, i actually uninstalled the bisoncam nb pro software and just let windows install a driver and now it works. do you guys have any software that is updates or will work with this webcam?
     
    mufasis, Mar 20, 2010
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  6. Aikimox

    Aikimox Weihenstephaner!

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    You can try Youcam but it's not free AFAIK. Also there are plenty of open source programs that provide all the basic features. Won't be too hard to find.
     
    Aikimox, Mar 20, 2010
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