Webcams again

[Ric Moore]

On Wed, 2007-02-07 at 09:48 +0000, Keith Powell wrote:
> On Wednesday 07 February 2007 6:05 am, Ric Moore wrote:
> >
> > Anne, this might sound crazy, but it's worth a try. I was dinking
> > with my little logitech and by turning the lens to focus it better,
> > the color and contrast also improved. Sounds dumb, but worth a
> > shot? Ric
> >
> 
> Ric.
> 
> Butting in for a few moments.
> 
> I too am having aMSN picture problems. The picture is very "brown" in 
> either daylight or artificial light. In fact, it is brown in other 
> Linux video chat programs (Kopete and Ekiga). If I even 'touch' the 
> brightness control, it immediately goes very over-exposed. Altering 
> the focus doesn't improve it at all.
> 
> I'm not flaming, just stating facts, but in Windows Live Messenger, 
> with Logitech's driver, the picture is excellent for a 640x480 
> camera. Correct colours, and it works in far lower light levels than 
> is required in Linux.
> 
> I'll now retire into the background again!
I just saw what you are talking about. Yeah, it is a little brownish.
The correction sliders don't appear to do much, it goes from fair to
worse with just a click! Ric

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