Image color settings on SoC PC Camera

by sosogood313 Oct 16, 2006 9:49PM PDT

Hi all,

I bought this webcam on ebay because I thought it was cool that it had 6 on-board LEDs, yet when I got it and installed it, the image is horrible - I look like something out of a J-Horror film (where my eyes should be white it shows up yellow, with light gray, almost clear irises and my nails are yellow, too; also shows a light gray skin tone when in real life I'm a medium brown). I contacted the seller and was told that the camera has ''settings'' (like I wouldn't have already tried the settings); problem is, the settings don't improve the problem one iota.

Has anyone else had a problem like this with particular camera, and if so, is it resolvable?

Thanks in advance.

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Looks broken to me.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Oct 16, 2006 9:54PM PDT

http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-7591-0.html?forumID=26&threadID=140555&messageID=1577559

At least you got a driver disk, but it sounds defective to me. I'd return it since no webcam I have or my friends never sounded that bad.

One idea. Is there enough light? Some of these do that in low light.

Bob

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Probably...

by jaynad Oct 16, 2006 11:19PM PDT

It is likely that the six LEDs around yur camera lens are Infra Red emitters. The colours you describe sound like the result of IR lighting.

To test this theory, turn off ALL the lights and see if the camera can still "see" you.

Try covering the LEDs (maybe with a few small pieces of black tape) and then add enough room lighting to get a better image.

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Camera Problems

by SJ79 Oct 23, 2006 1:03AM PDT

Hi I brought the same camera and I found that the lens it's self can be turned to focus the image better. I hope this helps Rgd's SJ

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Ditto

by Melissaniel Nov 12, 2006 8:35AM PST

Ok, same problem. My hair looks blue and so do my eye lashes. I am sending it back, I think. Did you find a solution?

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same camera

by ladiisweet Nov 1, 2008 6:12PM PDT

i think its supposed to be that way.
but the one question i do hav is that, do the LED things light up?
mine dont, i dont kno if its supposed to be that way.

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