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In article <qSjwXGAZvji4EwdB@atelier48.demon.co.uk>, Richard Landau
<Richard@atelier48.demon.co.uk> writes
>
>Demon have been selling to their customers a colour Quickcam for half-
>price (around 28 quid). I weakened and ordered one but am very
>disappointed in the  hazy and ill-focussed images it delivers.

The images certainly don't match those in the supplied album of samples
- though it's not impossible that the latter were taken with something
else.

>Do any of you out there know anything about this product, and whether it
>is likely to achieve an acceptable picture?

You could always play around with the settings - adjust the focus ring
on the front of the lens, and try Camera --> Settings --> Device
Settings and Camera --> Settings --> Advanced.

I found the settings I used last night, in artificial lighting, were
totally wrong when I used the camera this morning, next to a sunlit
window - sadly, sets of settings cannot be saved.

You also need to pay attention to where you are - how is it lit? Is
there a reflective, or highly contrasting background? If you have a
light source over your head, put something white - like paper - on your
keyboard, to reflect light onto the shadows under your eyes, nose and
chin, for example.

> If so, what should I do to
>obtain this. Or should I just return the camera to the supplier as unfit
>for the purpose for which it was sold?

Given how many of these have, presumably, been sold to Demonises,
perhaps demon.tech.logitech, or demon.ip.support.video-conference, or
some such, is needed?

(cross- posted)
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Andy Mabbett
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