Cant seem to tind my built in camera - Acer Aspire 5100 Notebook

The record button on your Panasonic NX VX77 movie camera is likely located on the top of the camera, near the shutter button.

If you can't find it there, try looking on the back of the camera, near the LCD screen. The built-in microphone is likely located on the top of the camera, near the record button
I hope this helps.

You may want to try a freeware tool to assist in finding a driver for it such as this one (top rated/downloaded one on CNet):


http://download.cnet.com/DriverMax/3000-18513_4-10572602.html



It's possible that a driver update may help but most built-in webcams are typically auto-detected and generic Microsoft drivers are installed for them in most current versions of Windows.


If that utility does not help, it is also possible that a program is loading at startup that is monopolizing the camera and thus causing it not to be recognized by a second application.

Try NOT connecting your camera to your computer.


The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.


Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program such as Picasa.

Here is the support page for your laptop. Unfortunately, there are 10 different camera drivers. http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us. You did not state Windows you are using and entering that info into the page may narrow things down a bit. In my Asus there are 3 programs for you camera. The virtual camera seems to have to be turned on in order for it to work in the other programs. Hope this helps.

There is a switch on the hot shoe to detect the external flash. When you use an external flash, the switch will be pressed down, then the unit will bypass the internal flash and won’t let it fire. If the little switch gets stuck somehow, you won’t get your internal flash on.
Check this switch on the hot shoe (either on the left side or the right side), blow some compressed air then plug/unplug an external flash several times. Hopefully you can get it back

remove the driver and reinstal again if is WINDOWS vista.

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For find your best solution.

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Once the computer is restarted - look for the camera in My Computer - it'll show-up as a removable device. Browse & copy the files inside.

Try NOT connecting your camera to your computer.
The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.

Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program, such as Picasa.

Try NOT connecting your camera to your computer.


The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.


Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program such as Picasa.