I have a brand new Logitech 9000 but when I zoom it gets blurry. I cant take a close pic of my eyes. I have to put the camara close to my face to do it. Why cant I zoom into my eyes like many web cams and then the auto zoom fixes it?

M stands for macro.this is for extreme close so dont take photos with m displayed unless extreme close

In portrait mode the pre-flash helps prevent red-eye in your pictures. You can set the flash to do this in other modes. As far as improving your pictures, are you pressing the shutter button half-way and allowing the camera to lock in the focus (it will beep) before pressing the rest of the way or do you just press the button all the way every time hoping to get lucky?

Some webcams have a focus ring around the lens that you rotate others rely on the software for a good focal length
Launch your Logitech toolbar from the desktop or from 'All programs'
Click on the 'Quick Capture' menu (2 photo frames picture) to start your webcam.
With the webcam running click on the 'Settings' menu (2 gearwheels picture)
Here you can adjust all your settings to achieve the best image

Don't go too close to the object, since the lense works similar to the eye. EX if you put something mm. away from the eye it appears blurry and hard to see.
You need a certain distance and then use the zoom untill you have the desired image.
In SCN there is a special option for close up pics.

Pls. rate me good if any of these tricks have been useful for you.
Good luck

number 1,make sure you have lithium batteries,energizer prefered.2 put it on auto focus.3dont be too close on the object your trying to photograph,and 4 do not zoom in too close on object either.this should solve your problem,good luck,hope i helped

I believe the ring around the eye moves and will focus.

try to tap the lens cover upon opening the cam..

The black face plate. Turn to the left and the right untill the picture become clearer. You will need to manually focus the cam

Does this camera have the ability to zoom while in recording mode?