How do i use my webcam? - Acer Computers & Internet

Does your webcam work on this free webcam test site? If so your webcam is fine. You may want to download a free program to take webcam pictures and videos. This article has free download links. If your webcam still isn't working try downloading the webcam driver from the Fujitsu web site.

Activating the webcam
The drivers for the webcam are pre-installed and an HP Webcam 1000 icon displays on the desktop. Double-click on the icon to activate the webcam. The blue light illuminated next to the webcam lens, just above the LCD screen, indicates the webcam is on.

If double-clicking on the icon does not activate the webcam, do the following activities:

Click Start, then right-click on My Computer, and then select Properties.

On the My Computer properties window, click on the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager.
Click on the plus ( +) sign next to Imaging Devices and locate the webcam item in the device list.
If the webcam is not listed, do the following activities to install the driver using the webcam driver recovery.
Click Start, click All Programs, click PC Help & Tools, and then click HP Application Recovery.
Select Driver installation and click Next.
Select the HP Webcam 1000 driver from the list, and click Install.
If the webcam is listed under Imaging Devices but there is a red X on the icon, the webcam is disabled. See figure below.
Figure 1: Disabled Webcam Icon

To enable the webcam, right-click the HP WebCam 1000 icon and click Enable. The webcam icon should display on the Desktop.
Alternate locations for the webcam icon
If the webcam is installed but the icon is not displayed on the desktop, look for the webcam icon in one of these alternate locations.
Click Start, and click My Computer. The webcam icon should be displayed with the other devices. See figure below.
Click Start, and click Control Panel , and then click Scanners and Cameras. The webcam icon should be displayed with the other devices.
The HP Webcam 1000 does not install a listing under any of the All Programs menu.
Using the Webcam Diagnostic Test
To ensure the webcam is operating, do the following activities:
Right-click on the WebCam icon, and then select Properties.
Click on Test Camera under Diagnostics on the General tab.
The test should only take a few moments, but allow the test to complete operations by itself.
The result of the test, either “passed” or “failed”, will be displayed.
Figure 2: Webcam 1000 Properties Window

test your webcam by going to this website:
http://www.testmycam.net/

Connect Webcam
Test your webcam here by hitting "Allow" in the top window and checking for your webcam in the left hand panel

http://www.testmycam.com/

If it works reasonably well
Reboot webcam by disconnecting from USB for a few seconds.
Open WLM ( msn )
Click ( > ) Open menu > Tools > Audio and webcam setup - set up audio by dedicating default mic and testing > Next - make your webcam default and adjust settings > Finish

here is a link to test your web cam with yahoo messenger.

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/messenger/messenger9/webcam/index.html

I have an HP Laptop with the webcam. Here is info on it.

There should be an icon on the desktop that you can double click to activate it. Then if it is activated the blue light will go on next to the webcam. If there is no icon do the following:

If the webcam icon is not on the desktop, click Start , click All Programs , select HP Pavilion Webcam to open the webcam from the Windows Start menu.

1. • Select HP Pavilion Webcam Demo for a demonstration of the features.
   • Select HP Pavilion Webcam to open the webcam window and display an image from the webcam
2. If the webcam icon is not on the desktop or on the Windows Start menu, click Start , and My Computer to open the My Computer window. The webcam should be listed under the Scanner and Cameras heading. Double click on the icon to open the webcam window and display an image from the webcam.
3. If the webcam icon is not displayed on either the desktop or the My Computer window, or cannot be started from the Windows Start menu, the webcam is either disabled or the drivers are not installed.

Enable the webcam If the webcam icon is not displayed on either the desktop or the My Computer window, or cannot be started from the Windows Start menu, the webcam may be disabled. To enable the webcam, do the following actions.

1. Click Start , right-click My Computer , and then select Properties .
2. On the My Computer properties window, click on the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager .
3. Click on the plus ( + ) sign next to Imaging Devices and locate the webcam item in the device list.
4. If the webcam is listed under Imaging Devices but there is a red X on the icon, the webcam is disabled. To enable the webcam, right-click the HP WebCam 1000 icon and click Enable . The webcam icon should now display on the Desktop or the My Computer window.
5. If the webcam is not listed in the Device Manager window, you should install the original webcam drivers.

If you need the drivers see below.

1. Install the original webcam drivers If the webcam is not listed in the Device Manager window, do the following activities to install the original webcam drivers using the HP System Recovery.
   1. Click Start , click All Programs , click System Recovery , and then click Application and Driver Recovery .
   2. On the Application and Driver Recovery window, select Driver installation and click Next .
   3. Select HP Pavilion Webcam from the list, and click Install .
   4. When prompted that the installation is complete, click OK .
   5. Allow the PC to restart and test the operation of the webcam.
   When the webcam is operating, visit to the HP web site to look for and install the latest updated webcam drivers. If the quality of the image is not acceptable, you can perform a functional diagnostic test of the webcam.

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Do you know for sure your webcam is working? Have a look at this webcam problem fixing article.

At least check:
- the Device Manager to make sure the webcam drivers are installed
- a different program, like SplitCam, to see if the webcam really works
- your webcam settings in the chat program

Jules

There are basically 2 adjustment can be made to focus your webcam, 1st is by the webcam software, try to search from the software any feature that can focus your webcam. The 2nd is the mechanical adjustment on the webcam itself, try to rotate the focus ring (webcam's eye) and see how the picture improvement.

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hi this is nichu you can download the drivers for your webcam from this link http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/SCANNER-Digital-CAMERA-WEBCAM/GENIUS/index3.shtml


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