I want to use the camera as a webcam but once I plug it into my computer, the screen shuts off, which I think its suppose to do. And when I try to detect it on my computer to use it as a webcam it says it cant find anything.

ur computer simply didnt install the camera drivers try this unplug cam and plug in to different port

Make sure your computer can connect to the Internet. Remove the camera from the computer. Reboot the computer. Once the computer is up and running, plug the camera into its' port (USB). Windows will detect the device and then attempt to locate the drivers. If it cannot find one in your computer, then it will attempt to locate it from the Internet. When it prompts you, click yes to go online and find it.

Use the software you have loaded but try operating in Compatibility Mode

Right click on the webcam icon on your desktop or the webcam file from 'All Programs' - select 'Properties'
Select the 'Compatibility' tab
Select 'Compatibility Mode'
Use the dropbox to show the OS
Click OK
Restart your computer

Go to Control Panel, hardware, Devices and look for your webcam. Go through the tabs to make sure it is Enabled. If you don't see your webcam, or you can't click enable, then you will need to reload the software drivers, either from disc or the manufacturer's website. Once you think you have it working you may want to reboot your computer, and then try the free webcam test tool.

It could be (Cable, USB Port, or a driver problem)
try reinstalling the drivers & then use a high speed port (do not use USB hub or the USB's in the front side of your desktop), after connecting the camera, turn it on (make sure you have a fully charged battery

Hi,
I think this a problem with a USB driver. I had a similar problem once with a USB mouse and keyboard, when running XP. I never isolated the reasons for it happening, but I uninstalled the USB drivers for both and reinstalled them and rebooted and the problem disappeared.
Maybe try uninstalling the Logitech driver and then doing a Registry Clean (and a Clean System) with nCleaner and then downloading the latest zipfile for your webcam model from the Logitech support webpage.
Then plug the webcam in. It will detect and try to look for drivers but not be able to find any.
Now unzip the driver to a folder. Go to Control panel > System > Device Manager, and look for the Unknown Device with a yellow exclamation mark next to it. Double click it to open the driver window and then click the Driver tab. Press Install Driver and choose the 'Browse Computer for Driver' type option and navigate to the folder you unzipped the driver to, select it and open it.
It will Install and then you should reboot.
The problem should be solved, unless some IRQ conflict still happens, in which case you should do a Scan for Errors with an operating system disk.

SO, to sum up, when in doubt, uninstall the driver, clean the registry,reinstall the latest driver, reboot!

Hope that helps

Chris (ziraffa)

driver cam for xp

hi i had the same problem ......then i tired pushing the usb cable all the way in the camera which is difficult as of that flap thing but that worked !!!! hope this helps

For the first user, The screen will cut off on the camera when you plug it into your computer. That is the way it's supposed to work. Make sure your camera is set to webcam. That will be under video resolution in your tools and settings screen. Looking at your camera, it will (or should) be the bottom left button. The camera won't work properly on your computer in Hi Def and that's probably why Yahoo won't recognize it. The resolution is just way too much for it to handle. Hope this helps some.

For the second one, did you install your driver software? Good, had to ask, don't cuss me! (HaHa) Okay, plug in your camera, open the little viewscreen on your camera (this MUST be open or you'll only charge your camera, go to my computer, then to whichever drive your camera is hooked to. It's removable media "L" on my computer, but yours may be different. Click (or double click) on that. You should see an icon that says DCIM, double click. Click on 100 media. Your files should come up. Hope this helps.

I was having this same problem..the only way I knew to fix it..shut down your window for the cam when it pops up..you shouldn't be seeing two windows of yourself. I thought was supposed to. So just click View my Webcam or use the Webcam button on YM...then shut the one that comes up when you turn your cam on.
Hope this helps.

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