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    Problem with Camera Capture Utility

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by mdpham05, Jan 16, 2008.

  1. mdpham05

    mdpham05 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, everyone. I have a problem with the camera on my VAIO VGN-CR290. Whenever I take a still photo or video, the captured image or video that is saved becomes mirrored (the left and right are reversed). Even the mirror box in the camera setup is unchecked. Currently, I am running version 2.7.01.08030 of VAIO camera capture utility and the driver for the webcam is version 6.1005.209.0. Thanks in advance.
     
    mdpham05, Jan 16, 2008
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    where did you get the camera driver verion 6.1005.209.0
     
    MaXimus, Jan 16, 2008
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    mdpham05, Jan 16, 2008
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    It says that that driver is not intended for use with my camera? how come?

    I guess mine is currently using the VCC5 driver.
    any help?
     
    MaXimus, Jan 16, 2008
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    the link i posted was for the cr series. so go to the sony esupport page and look for your specific notebook.

    anyways...can anyone help me with my problem? thanks
     
    mdpham05, Jan 20, 2008
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    I had Windows Vista preinstalled on a FZ31M Vaio. Somehow I managed to lose it and I had to install another Vista on this laptop. All the drivers are OK now, but the VAIO Camera Capture utility program fails to start.

    I need the VAIO Camera Capture utility so that I can use the camera as well.

    Can anyone help me ???
     
    puroi, Feb 23, 2008
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    MaXimus, Feb 23, 2008
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    I have installed the utility for the camera, but when I started it there was a "No Input" message. What do I do now?
     
    puroi, Feb 23, 2008
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    My CR240 has the 6.1005.209.0 driver installed for the VCC6 camera
    and i have the 2.7 utility.
    i think that's the newer utility to solve the audio/video lag that the original software had when you tried to record a short video.
     
    nodrogkam, Feb 23, 2008
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    with 2.7, i can't record video AT ALL
     
    MaXimus, Feb 24, 2008
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    Since I don't really need Camera Capture Utility I always test my cam device (VCC6) using VirtualDub (GNU GPL, x64 version available, no installer required; http://www.virtualdub.com/).

    "File->Capture AVI..."
    check menu "Device".
    "Video->Capture Pin..." to select resolution/fps.
    "Video->Capture Filter..." has mirror, color correction etc.
    ...

    Always works fine on my machine, Vista32 and 64. Advantage of VirtualDub might be that you can use any (VfW) codec you've installed for output, just gives you much more options if you really want to record from webcam.
    Another thing I noticed: VDub worked even without having installed nVidia graphics driver while Sony's Cam Utility didn't (might use some accelerated video overlay mode).
     
    PWR, Feb 24, 2008
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    It works, thanks for your support. Sony support sucks.
     
    puroi, Feb 24, 2008
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