I'm tryin to use my crystal eye web cam out of an acer extensa 5620-4801 but for some reason I can't. I opened a Live Messenger account and I'm able to text with people but I can't use the web cam. What am I doing wrong?

You can use your web cam on many different applications. To test it out and take some pictures you can go to "My Computer" and then find something like camera, web cam, etc. You can also use in Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, AIM, etc. Hope you have fun.

Good luck,
Brandonmxb

youll have to go to ACER PAN-AM AND DOWNLOAD THE DRIVER

The Acer Crystal Eye Web Cam automatically integrates itself into whichever program you are using be it an aftermarket video control or Windows Live Messenger or Yahoo Messenger. The only way I know how to bring it up MANUALLY is to go to the Control Panel or your Start menu (in Accessories) and bring up the Scanner & Camera Wizard. When you bring that up, click "Next" and it will start the camera and you will see yourself. When using a program like Windows Live Messenger (version 8.5 is the BEST!) you will have to tell the program what source to use for the camera, Your only choice is the Crystal Eye Web Cam unless you have installed a different cam that sits atop your screen, in which case, tell the program to use that one. You might try downloading a program called YAWCAM from the web and installing that. Just do a Google search for it. Give that a try because the Acer web cam doesn't do video with the limited controls in Scanner & Camera Wizard.

i have static sound

This usually happens when the cam is still being used by another application. Go to Task Manager and see if windows live messenger is still running. If so close it in Task Manager then try to run the cam again in yahoo messenger.

its a vista issue. might be a newer driver fro it. also the messenger if its yahoo u need the newest for vista.

hi that would be simple if you find the folder in which the web cam icon is located right click on the icon scroll down to send another window should open up on the side then click on desktop(shortcut) this should put the icon as a short cut on the desk top.
NB:
the icon that you right click on must be the icon that acesses & activates the crystal eye web cam.

hope this solves your problem.

re install with fresh drivers from www.acer.com

hi, if its a built in cam , then the driver disk will take care nof it, now for chatting, u just need to open the chat applet, there you can find or go to "My Web Cam" that doed not need any software for video chat, most of the chatt applets are smart to locate your system web cam.. let me know

i think you cant use the built in cam from your acer to used for video conferencing using logitect account. but you can disable the built in cam of your acer and install logitect to your acer to continue loging in you logitec account.