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    Web cam in the F2 Vaio

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by CRracer_712, May 16, 2012.

  1. CRracer_712

    CRracer_712 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is the Web Cam in the F2 Vaio just really bad or is it a software/driver issue? My lower quality spec'd Logitech has a much better picture.

    I'm guessing it's either the camera or the driver since the image quality seems to be the same whether using Skype or the Arc Soft software.
     
    CRracer_712, May 16, 2012
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  2. Mitlov

    Mitlov Shiny

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    It's really bad, particularly in low light. No matter what I do, colors are muted and sepia-toned. I've tried uninstalling Arcsoft, tinkering with settings for hours, and everything I tried was even worse than the poor-quality stock settings. A $519 ThinkPad E420 has much better picture quality. Sorry, but Sony just dropped the ball on the F2's webcam (particularly offensive because it's a multimedia machine). Nothing to be done about it so far as I can tell.
     
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  3. CRracer_712

    CRracer_712 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks, and that's what I was affraid of... At least it's not a feature important to me, but as you say, a multimedia machine, in this day and age, outta do a decent job, this one doesn't qualify as decent...
     
    CRracer_712, May 17, 2012
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